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National Homeland Security Knowledgebase

Franklin Parish

ARES

Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Emergency Preparedness

"When All else fails... Ham Radio is there"

Larry Laborde - N5ASA (EC) Emergency Coordinator n5asa@arrl.net

Home: 318-248-3957 Cell: 318-331-1682

Glynn Davis - KD5SII (AEC) Assistant Emergency Coordinator kd5sii@gmail.com

Home: 318-649-5333 Cell: 318-237-0493

ARES Meeting starts at 6:00 pm. Just before the TCHC Club Meeting, and are held the first Tuesday of each month at the Ouachita Parish Fire Training Center at 1000 New Natchitoches in West Monroe, Louisiana

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Louisiana EC Parish Map

Parish Map of Emergency Coordinators [EC].

Map Credit: L. Al Oubre - K5DPG (SK) Webmaster

The Louisiana Section is divided into nine regions (districts) roughly following the FEMA regions assigned to the state. Each region is assigned a District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) and each parish within each district has been assigned an Emergency Coordinator (EC). These appointments are made by the Section Manager (SM) according to and in agreement with the Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC). Some parishes are not heavily populated and EC duties may be spread over parish lines in order to facilitate better coordination and efficiency.

Map & Info www.laarrl.org Webmaster AD5XJ

Presentation On April 14th 2006 at Big John's restaurant in Rayville,LA.

Larry LaBorde - N5ASA (EC) & Glynn Davis - KD5SII (AEC)

Larry LaBorde Presented Glynn Davis with his AEC & Certificate of Merit and In recognition of his Deployment with Hurricane Katrina communications.

His Volunteer work with the ARRL/ARES information booth at the annual Franklin Parish Catfish Festival.

His involvement in ARES in Franklin Parish is very appreciated and valued. Thank you Glynn!

Also present were Larry - KC5YGM & Wilber - K5WCR ,Dinner followed!

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Amateur Radio Sections

Delta Division

Delta Division American Radio Relay League

Mickey Cox, K5MC

k5mc @ arrl . net

Delta Division Director

Delta Division

Delta Division American Radio Relay League

David Norris, K5UZ

k5uz @ arrl . net

Delta Division Vice Director

Louisiana Section

Louisiana Section Manager

Louisiana Section - SM

Gary Stratton, K5GLS

sec @ laarrl . net

Louisiana Section Manager

Louisiana Section Emergency Coordinator

Louisiana Section - SEC

James "Jim" Coleman, AI5B

ai5b @ arrl . net

Louisiana Section Manager

Louisiana Section Assistant Director

Louisiana Section

Ray Husher, W5EW

w5ew @ arrl . net

Louisiana Section Assistant Director

Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator

Louisiana Section - Assistant SEC

David Gore, W5DSG

w5dsg @ arrl . net

Coordinator

Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator

Louisiana Section - Assistant SEC

James Molan, KD5IGG

kd5igg @ bellsouth . net

Coordinator

Louisiana Section Affiliated Club Coordinator

Louisiana Section

Jim Bookter N5NVP

n5nvp @ arrl . net

Affiliated Club Coordinator

Region 8 DEC,EC & AEC

District Emergency Coordinator

Region 8 ARES/RACES - DEC

William "Mack" Redmond, KA5JNL

ka5lnl @ arrl . net

Region 8

Emergency Coordinator

Franklin Parish - EC

Larry LaBorde, N5ASA

n5asa @ arrl . net

Region 8

Assistant Emergency Coordinator

Franklin Parish - AEC

Glynn Davis, KD5SII

kd5sii @ arrl . net

Region 8

Mississippi Section

ARRL Mississippi Section

Mississippi Section - SM

Malcolm Keown, W5XX

w5xx @ arrl . net

Mississippi Section Manager

Related State ARES Wepages

Louisiana Section ARES - Official Homepage

Louisiana ARES Information Page

Louisiana Section ARRL - Official Homepage

Capital Ares Louisiana ARES

Calcasieu Parish ARES

Northeast Louisiana ARES

Area Emergency Service Plans

AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE PLAN FOR THE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA DISTRICT (PDF)

Franklin Parish Amateur Radio Emergency Service Plan

Amateur Radio Emergency Service Operation/Emergency Plan Ouachita Parish (PDF)

Nets, Preambles & ARES Info

Northeast Louisiana A.R.E.S. District Net Preamble

Ouachita Parish A.R.E.S. Net Preamble (PDF)

RICHLAND PARISH ARES NET PREAMBLE (PDF)

Union Parish ARES Net (PDF)

Northeast Louisiana SKYWARN Net Preamble (PDF)

General Emergency Message (PDF)

ARES Brochure (PDF)

Louisiana Section ARES EC Parish Map (Map)

ARRL Video on Emergency Communications (Video)

ARES - Served Agencies:

Northeast Louisiana ARES provides communications assistance to the following agencies in the Northeast District including:

Ouachita Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP)

NELA Chapter of the American Red Cross

Salvation Army

Louisiana State Police

Ouachita Sheriff's Department

Ouachita Parish Fire Department

Ouachita Parish Public Works Department

Monroe Fire, Police and Public Works Department

West Monroe Fire, Police and Public Works Departments

FEMA

LOEP

LANG

National Weather Service

DHH

OPH

EAS Broadcast Stations

local hospitals

Louisiana Blood Share

others as deemed necessary

Emergency Communications

SATERN

Salvation Army SATERN

HWN

NTS

National Traffic System

Digital

RACES

MARS

Louisiana Army MARS

FCC

ARES

Trained volunteer severe weather spotters

WWL Radio

New Orleans Real time News for Hurricane information

VE Testing

Schedule Information With Map

ARES Activities

Marengo Swamp Ride 2005

PR Group Wal-Mart

Air Memorial

Catfish Fesival 2005

Sites by Alan-W5HUD

More at www.w5hud.com

Winlink 2000

Enhanced Digital Messaging for Amateur Radio

Watch This!

The Power of Winlink

Winlink Presentation

Introducing EchoLink

by K1RFD

WX Links

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

National Weather Service New Orleans LA

National Weather Service Shreveport LA

Hurricane Hunters Keesler AFB Mississippi

National Weather Service

Local NEXRAD Doppler Radar

Shreveport Jackson

ARES Responses

Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Katrina

"When All else fails"

NELA ARES

Northeast Louisiana district Website

ARES PR Group

ARES Group 2003

NELA EMERGENCY COORDINATORS

Richland Parish ARES

Hurricane History

list is not exhaustive and does not include every notable storm in history.

Hurricane Katrina aftermath Pictures

Tornados

Tornado Facts

ARES Emergency Personal "Go Kit"

For Emergency Deployment or \u8220 \'93Go\u8221 \'94 Kit Contents Suggestions f1\fs24 \

For the radio side of the "go kit", we suggest it have: A handheld radio, preferably true dual band (able to receive two stations simultaneously on the same or different bands - VHF/UHF), with a minimum power output of 5 watts. Photocopy of the radio's manual DC "car" adapter or AC adapter/charger for the handheld radio(s), Extra batteries and/or dry cell converter with extra dry cell batteries, Photocopy of your current FCC Amateur license, List of the area repeaters with their offsets and PL / CTCSS tones, Higher gain "rubber duck" antenna(s) for your handheld radio(s), Counterpoise for handheld radio long enough for the lowest frequency that you can transmit on, made of small gauge wire. Expedient/Expendable J-pole (300 ohm twin lead) or other antenna, and support hardware, Reasonable length good quality coax cable with connectors already installed, Barrel connectors for mating PL-259 (the \u8220 \'93standard\u8221 \'94 UHF type) connectors togethe,r BNC to SO-239 or SMA to SO-239 adapters, depending upon the handheld radio(s) Combination speaker/mic for the handheld radio Headset, headphones, or earphone for the radio(s) to be used, a small assortment of hand tools, Soldering iron and rosin core solder, Electrical tape, A pair of work gloves, Flashlight and/or small battery powered lantern. (extra batteries, too) AM/FM radio with additional batteries, Notepads and writing equipment, ARRL Radiogram forms.

For the personal side of the "go kit", the kit should have: Canned or bottled water, one meal's worth of ready to eat food, and snacks, preferably stored in a resealable plastic bag, Instant coffee, coffee mix, or tea bags, sugar, and creamer, in a resealable plastic bag. Cutlery, preferably stored in a resealable plastic bag, Aspirin and/or other pain reliever, Several doses of any prescribed medication you may need. One or more folded area maps, A small first aid kit, A moderate amount of money in small bills and a bit of change. (for the vending machines, canteen, or convenience store) Personal care items, One flattened roll of toilet paper (in resealable plastic bag), One change of clothing (Optional, in resealable plastic bag).

Survival Kits and Emergency Supplies

ARE YOUR PREPARED?

Living in this precarious world, not knowing when a Disaster will strike? You need to have an emergency preparedness planready that will protect you at home, work or school . Whether it's a natural disaster in a particular geographic area of the USA or World, Such as an Earthquake, Tornado, Flood or Hurricane we need to have an emergency kit to cover every scenario . Survival Kits Can help protect you against every man made disaster such as Terrorism Attack or Fire having an Family Emergency Plan, Survival Supplies, and Survival Kit will be very important for the protection of your family and pets .

In the event of a Catastrophic Disaster, Emergency Workers will be focused on those in need of immediate emergency and rescue attention it takes about 72 hours for them to get the situation under control, Who will protect your family?

In a disaster or during a health emergency such as a flu pandemic, keep in mind that neighborhood grocery stores and gas stations may run out of supplies. Essential services such as electricity, telephone and health care may be disrupted or shut down. Be prepared by assembling a survival kit to get you through these tough times.

You should have supplies to last everyone in your household — including pets — at least two weeks. Store supplies in a cool, dry place in easy-to-carry containers in case there's a need to evacuate. Check and replace any supplies past their expiration dates. Adapt this supply list to suit your specific needs.

We have some links to Emergency Tips , Checklists, and Survival Kits for every Emergency situation, just Click on the links below.

What is a survival kit?

Our world is a dangerous and unpredictable place and more recently we are seeing disasters of all types more frequently then in the past. One way to help prepare you and your loved ones from these dangers we face everyday is to own a survival kit or pack.

Survival Kits can mean the difference between life and death, and over coming the odds. Being prepared for a disaster is our responsibility. You cannot depend on emergency services for they may be over-whelmed with the injured and the event itself to offer any immediate assistance.

A survival kit or pack is comprised of disasters supplies that help prepare your workplace, home, vehicle or person for natural or man-mad disasters. Survival kits generally include emergency food, emergency water, emergency lighting, emergency first aid supplies, emergency sanitation and shelter supplies and other essential survival and emergency supplies needed to survive the initial stages of a precarious situation.

Most survival kits whether customized or standard generally have a 3-5 year shelf life. You should be sure to check with the manufacturer suggestions for storage, ration life, items that require batteries and anything else you need to keep your kit up to date and ready at a moments notice.

Your contents may vary.... Special Needs,Medicene,Oxygen ect.. One of the most important things to know is how to use them! I provided some links for guidence and education. Hopfuly we will never have to use them, but we must be Prepared.

Be Prepared not Scared !

Survival Articals & Links

Captain Daves

Burning mans

Dicovery Channel

Wilderness

Basic Wilderness

Emergency Preparedness

MAKE YOUR OWN SURVIVAL KIT

Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin

Business Disaster Survival Kit

M40's Wilderness Survival Skills

The 5 Basic Survival Skills

Survival Skills & Techniques

5 Basic Survival Skills

Suriving in the Outdoors

Nuclear War Survival Skills

A Basic Emergency Supply Kit

How to Build a decent Wilderness Survival Kit

Survival kit:

Stock up on essentials for a disaster

By Mayo Clinic staff

Survival kit

From Wikipedia

Survival Kit in a Sardine Can

The Do-it-yourself Coffee Can Survival Kit

Person Deluxe Survival Kit

The emergency Prepardness Center

The 7th Store

10 Day Survival Pack

for your vehicle under $25

Kids Activity Survival Kit

New Survival Topics

Survival Gear Source

The most important thing you can do is to get yourself, your family and your home prepared

SURVIVAL KIT CHECKLIST

Survival Kit Checklist

How large is your survival kit checklist? Get a survival kit checklist.

(Video)

Emergency Made Easy

Extreme Emergency Survival Preparedness

Long-lasting Survival Food Ideas

Survival food is a very important part of your survival supplies. Having the right food on-hand in a survival situation can keep you healthy and strong and keep your morale high.

Choos survival food that will last a long time in storage. It should be packaged well so that no rodents or insects can access it as well. Below is a list of survival food ideas-

Jerky-Almonds-Granola-High Calorie Food Bars-Dried Fruit-Sunflower Seeds, Raisins, Canned Foods-Nuts-Powerdered Eggs-Meal Replacement Mix-Potatoes-Carrots-Powdered Milk-Pasta-Corn Meal-Germade-Rice-Grains-Oatmeal-Bread/Pancake Mix-Beans-Trail Mix

Remember to do research on the different food items above to find out their nutritional value and how to store them properly. Most of the items above are affordable and easy to find.

When choosing your list of survival food, remember to get food that you will want to eat. Survival food can keep morale high and can help relieve the stress you feel during an emergency survival situation.

Prepare yourself and your family with good survival food so that you will be healthy and focused in survival situations. Do not rely on grocery stores and neighbors for food in a crisis. Preparation is the key to survival.

Other Ham Links

Northeast Louisiana Repeaters

Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississppi & Texas

Ham Radio Clubs

New Orleans Real time News for Hurricane information

WWL Radio

Louisiana Council of Amateur Radio Clubs Inc.

LCARC

Areial View

View Your Location from a from space!

Real pic or topo pic

The NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations

Astronaut Photography

Living Earth

Earth View

Governments

Louisiana State Police	Citizen Corps	National Red Cross	Homeland Security	FEMA
Louisiana Road Closures Troop News Releases	Ready.gov	Red Cross The Northeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross	Homeland Security Knowledgebase A Great site!	NIMS National Incident Management System
		Louisiana Amber Alert
Louisiana Homeland Security	Louisiana OEP	O.H.S.E.P. Ouachita Parish
Mississippi Emergency Road Conditions Are Listed Statewide				NIMS Compliance