May 14th, 2005 Hurricane Drill Briefing Update

The command vechicle demo portion of the 2005 hurricane briefing has been cancelled. This is due to budget constraints with some of the main public safety entities and also because the MEMA Mobile EOC was repositioned for another event at the request of the state director. The Hurricane Drill Briefing will still be done and Amateurs that attend the briefing can get a tour of the State EOC in Framingham.

Mr. Tom Kinahan, N1CPE, State RACES Officer will be hosting a briefing for the upcoming statewide Hurricane Exercise at the State Emergency Operations Center, 400 Worcester Road, Framingham, Massachusetts beginning at 10:00 A.M. This briefing is very important for radio amateurs to attend to learn about the details of the statewide Hurricane Exercise planned for Monday June 6, 2005. All are welcome to attend though this briefing will be geared toward participants in regions 1 and 3 due to a different reporting form utilized in Region II. For Region II participants, a briefing will be held at the Region II HQ in Bridgewater Mass. on Monday May 16th at 7 PM.

The June 6th statewide hurricane exercise is a wonderful opportunity for ARES Operators to practice their emergency communications skills alongside the RACES Officers in their hometown.

If you are interested in attending the briefing and demonstration, please either send an email to Tom Kinahan, n1cpe@arrl.net or call the RACES line at MEMA – 508-820-1428 by Thursday May 12, 2005 so that he can obtain clearance for you to attend the briefing in the SEOC. You will need a government issued photo ID to enter the SEOC. No Walk-ins can be accepted for this event so please pre-register by the deadline of Thursday May 12th, 2005.

We look forward to seeing you on the 14th.
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