Some
of Our Activities During & After 'Hurricane Sandy'
Updated
7 NOV 2012
- Some of our
members conducted communications at shelters in NYC
- Some of our
members are active as Red Cross logistics volunteers in NYC
- Some of our
members are active as NYC Medical Reserve Corp at OEM shelters
- Continue
to be a point of real-time information to the public through Twitter
- assisted with obtaining help for persons in buildings on several
occasions
- Assisted
with communications for mobile transportation of goods to disaster
zone
- Participating
in Military Auxiliary Radio System regional nets
The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) is a
United States Department of Defense sponsored program, established
as a separately managed and operated program by the United States
Army, Navy, and Air Force. The program is a civilian auxiliary
consisting primarily of licensed amateur radio operators who are
interested in assisting the military with communications on a
local, national, and international basis as an adjunct to normal
communications. MARS has a long history of providing worldwide
auxiliary emergency communications during times of need.
- Relaying
status reports for the ERC-Eastern USA nets on 40 meters
- Collecting
local weather reports from members around the area on VHF nets
- Providing
real-time answers to questions from citizens via Social Media
- Making on-the-ground
observations in our communities and reporting conditions
NYC-ARECS
National
Weather Service (NYC)
NYC Mayor
NY State Governor
FEMA Region II
American Red Cross NY
American Red Cross Metro
Photo:
Shelomo Alfassa, NYC-ARECS Public Information Officer with Greg
Mocker, NY PIX 11 News Reporter. Alfassa was interviewed during
hurricane Sandy on the corner of Avenue P and Coney Island Avenue
in Brooklyn, as Coney Island was being inundated with seawater
and the local
police precinct was being evacuated.
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