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Positions Open Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Emergency Operations Center • Station Manager • Operators • Tigard Area (OR-217 & Hwy 99) • Emergency Manager asked ARES to re-activate this station by request of TVF&R. • Equipment is still in-place … Continue reading →

Oregon DART is Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team (ODART info). “A local DART is an airport-centered group of pilots, aircraft, and supporting functions that are trained and prepared to provide an airlift response to a disaster.” The Emergency Communications part … Continue reading →

Send a Radiogram One way to introduce people to a ham radio Radiograms is to offer to send their message from your outreach booth. If you are not yet set up to do this but have internet access, you can … Continue reading →

9-1-1 Now has a Nurse Navigation program. Summary: Appropriate callers can be connected with a licensed nurse to guide them to care options and can arrange transportation. At 1800 hrs every Wednesday & Thursday: RatPac RatPac Latest: Vernonia Marathon Sunday … Continue reading →

Old TV Weather Guys calling for freezing rain, sleet, 0.2″ ice, 1-3″ of snow on the valley floor starting about 0800L, Thursday. Old TV Weather Guys expect up to 4″ in West Hills and outside the metro areas by Saturday. … Continue reading →

Sim(ulation) City Feb 8, 2025

Recent mailings to YOUR-Call-Sign @ washcoares.org: This email list may not be complete. New DMR Net: Cascadia Coastal Community HAM Net February is Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month in Oregon. Original source is OEM. 2025-02-11 It will be very cold … Continue reading →

If you do NOT receive email at [your-call-sign] @ washcoares.org PLEASE contact KU****@wa********.org. Some of our members have not “activated” their [@WashcoARES.org] account. We can get you going on this if you contact us and we will get you through … Continue reading →

I will call for check ins each Thursday (late Wednesday). . It will work best if we have enough local participants (WashcoARES, live or work in Washington County, OR) all in sync with the lessons. Each week may have a … Continue reading →

[If you did NOT see this article in your email, see the post just below getting you dialed in.] 01/13/2025 As the firestorms across Southern California continue to threaten millions of residents, trained amateur radio operators are serving critical volunteer … Continue reading →