November 2020 Newsletter
The purpose of Georgia AUXCOMM is to promote, support, and lead emergency communications activities that support community needs. This is our monthly newsletter.
Please share this newsletter with your fellow emergency communicators. They can sign-up by visiting our new website:
https://gaauxcomm.org
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November/December Training Meeting - 12/3/2020, 8pm
The Job of an EMA Director
Join us online on Thursday, December 3 at 8pm for our monthly Georgia AUXC Training Meeting. This month's presentation will be "The Job of an EMA Director" by Hall County EMA Director Casey Ramsey and GEMA Area 1 Field Coordinator Don Strength. Because of the holiday season, this training meeting has been combined for both November and December. We will return to our regular schedule after the holidays in January 2021.
NOTE: This is the rescheduled meeting that was originally going to be held on 10/29.
About our speaker
This month our guest speaker will be Casey Ramsey, EMA Director for Hall County, Georgia. Casey's job means coordinating responses for various public safety agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector during large incidents. He notes that the job carries a lot of responsibility, being personally responsible for the 200,000+ citizens that live in Hall County, GA. Casey got his start as a firefighter and grew up in a public safety household. His father was a firefighter and paramedic.
Connection Information
This online meeting is open and free for interested amateur radio operators, ARES members, and anyone else with an interest in Emergency Communications. You do not have to be a member of Georgia AUXCOMM to attend. We hope you'll join us. Here's the connection information:
AUXC October Training
Thu, Dec 3, 2020 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/256817021
You can also dial in using your phone.
(For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.)
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412
- One-touch: tel:+12245013412,,256817021#
Access Code: 256-817-021
We will be recording the session and will make it available for later playback on our new Georgia AUXCOMM YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtgAs5ps7IZI-zSRPMZqiA
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Georgia AUXC / ARES support the 2020 Georgia Death Race
NORTH GEORGIA
Saturday, 11/7 - Sunday, 11/8/2020
Georgia AUXC teamed up with Georgia ARES to provide communications support for the rescheduled 2020 Georgia Death Race on Saturday, November 7 through Sunday, November 8. The Georgia Death Race is a 74-ish mile grueling ultramarathon that traverses some of the most rugged and remote sections of North Georgia. Normally held in the spring, this year's race was rescheduled for the fall due to COVID-19.
In addition to a rescheduled date, this year's race featured a new course that started and finished at Reece Farm & Heritage Center in Blairsville, GA. Amateur radio operators from AUXC and ARES staffed aid stations across the course. Here's a course map:
Thank you to Tom Olley (KG4VUB), Jim Millsap (K9APD), Larry Whited (AB4NX), and Greg Smith (KK4YLX) for sharing these photos:
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Georgia AUXC Participates in the Gilmer County MCV Exercise on 11/12/2020
Gilmer County Airport
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Report by Joe Martin, WB4S, AUXC Training Manager
On Thursday, November 12th MCV (Mobile Command Vehicles) from GEMA Region 1 and 6 gathered for a 1 day exercise at the Gilmer County Airport. In addition to the exercise, participants were asked to take part in a risk assessment/GARs class. Additional activities included drone demonstrations and a technology talk. Special guests included several rotary and fixed wing aircraft as well as VHF communications with them while airborne. AUXC, COMT, and COML trainees were given several assignments that earned Position Task Book (PTB) sign-offs as part of the overall exercise.
Participating agencies:
- Athens-Clarke County
- Bartow County Fire Emergency Services
- Carroll County E-911
- Catoosa EMA / E911
- Cherokee County School Police
- Cherokee EMA
- Cherokee Sheriff's Office
- City of Lafayette Emergency Management
- Clarke County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
- Cobb County Fire and EMS
- Dawson County
- Fannin County EMA/E-911
- Floyd County GA EMA
- Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
- GA Dept of Corrections
- GECA
- GEMA
- Georgia AUXC
- Georgia Department of Public Safety
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- Gordon County EMA
- Gwinnett County Police Department
- Hall County Emergency Management
- Kennesaw Acworth 911
- Paulding ARES
- Paulding County EMA
- Red Cross / Government Operations (Lead)
- Whitfield EMA
Here's some pictures of the event taken by Tom Olley, KG4VUB, AUXC.
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GaAUXCOMM needs your support!
We have established a non-profit membership organization to support our mission. Consider becoming an early bird member with a $30 donation. We need your support so we can continue serving the community. Here's a link you can use to apply for membership and make a donation.
https://gaauxcomm.org/membership
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FAQ and Social Media
Keep in touch with Georgia AUXCOMM! We've prepared a handy FAQ about the organization and will regularly communicate updates from this monthly newsletter and via social media outlets. Check out our new Website, YouTube Channel and Groups.IO email reflector to stay informed!
Website (new!)
https://gaauxcomm.org
FAQ
https://www.gaauxcomm.org/media/GaAUXCOMM-FAQ-Version12-2020-April.pdf
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/georgiaauxcomm
YouTube (new!)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtgAs5ps7IZI-zSRPMZqiA
Groups.IO email reflector (new!)
https://groups.io/g/GeorgiaAUXCOMM
Twitter
https://twitter.com/gaauxcomm
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/georgiaauxcomm
Please direct all general questions and press inquiries to Georgia AUXCOMM PIO Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK, at ki4ask@gaauxcomm.org.
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