Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association The Charleston, West Virginia National Weather Service presented the 6 hour Tri-State Integrated Warning Team Workshop today, October 16 at the KDMC training conference center Ashland, KY.
The workshop provided a great opportunity to network and discuss the challenges we face with weather and communications. The workshop was interactive and featured a HSEEP compliant tabletop exercise which benefited all partner groups.
The attendees represented a very diverse group which included city, county, state leaders, LEPC, Emergency Management Agency, Coast Guard, School Transportation, the private sector, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, 911 Centers, WSAZ -TV meteorologists Tony Cavalier and Brandon Butcher, NWS meteorologists and hydrologists from West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, others
Attending from the Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association and Lawrence County, Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Service were James Rowe N8TVO, Don Kemper KN4KSS, Michael Love WB8YKS and Eddie Jenkins N8URU. Eddie also served on the discussion panel representing ARES.
Mike Love was interviewed by WSAZ-TV meteorologist, Tony Cavalier concerning weather related issues and how amateur radio operators respond. The interview Will be part of a special weather segment and will air in November around Thanksgiving.
We want to thank Tony Edwards, Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the Charleston, West Virginia National Weather Service for the invitation to attend this incredible weather workshop.
Tony is also a General Class Ham Radio Operator, KJ4FYM.
Mike Love, WB8YKS
SOARA / ARES
Ohio Section PIO
