The Carteret
County Amateur Radio Society provides emergency
communications to support the Carteret County Emergency Operations
Center when hurricanes landfall our coast. Hurricanes often
take down the power grid, cell phone service, and even Internet service
in Carteret County. Amateur radio volunteers from Carteret
County Amateur Radio Society man
volunteer stations at the Morehead City 9-1-1 center, the evacuations
shelters in Carteret County, Town Halls in Carteret County, Fire
Departments in Carteret County, and volunteer in several other stations
around the county. Our volunteers are able to pass welfare
messages to family and friends in other areas via the National
Traffic System, assist overwhelmed 9-1-1
operators, assist in vital communications such as Fire/EMS, and provide
vital information from the area to the planners at the Emergency
Operations Center. This "instant information" from Ham radio
operators in the field assists emergency planners to be able to get
relief supplies such as food, fuel, water, and medical supplies to
residents of the county, and aids law enforcement and rescue to plan
response routes around areas where roads may be blocked or washed out
in order to get to the emergency faster.
(Click on any
image in the gallery below to view the full-size image.)
| Carteret
County Amateur Radio Society at the June
Hurricane Drill |
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Members of
the Carteret County Amateur Radio Society attended the hurricane
practice drill at Newport Middle School on June 29th. During
this "refresher" practice drill, approximately 50 volunteers from the
Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Carteret County Animal Shelter, and
other volunteer agencies across the county practice setting up the
evacuation shelter at the school in preparation for the 2022 hurricane
season. Topics included preparing the schools cafeteria to
feed hundreds of displaced residents, checking in and registering
residents, preparing the nurses station, setting up cots
in sleeping areas, health and welfare discussion, and checking
and ensuring the Ham radio station located at the school was
operational. In the event of a hurricane, Carteret County
Amateur Radio Society ham radio volunteers will be in direct contact
with planners at the Carteret County Emergency Operations Center in
Morehead City and are able to furnish County Emergency
planners with vital information such as shelter capacity,
medical needs, request food, supplies, and equipment, and are able to
communicate with law enforcement if needed. Local Ham Radio
Operators are one of the vital lifelines of North
Carolina evacuation shelters when area communications are
down.
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NEWPORT
MIDDLE SCHOOL is designated as an evacuation shelter for the residents
of Carteret County and is an PET FRIENDLY evacuation shelter.
Area
residents who feel they may need to use the shelter during a disaster
are encouraged to pre-register their pets with Carteret County.
Residents with special medical needs are also encouraged to
pre-register with the county. Pre-registering speeds up the
process in what will likely be a very busy time for volunteers
at the evacuation shelter. You can help streamline the
process by downloading the PET REGISTRATION
form or the MEDICALLY
FRAGILE NEEDS form here, completing it, and
mailing it to Carteret County at the address provided on the form.
Carteret
County Amateur Radio Society at the Newport Flea
Mall
| Meeting
new Hams and promoting CCARS at the Newport Flea Mall. Solar
powered go box, morse key, HT, Yaesu HF, on display. |
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