ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores voluntários activos para os fogos na California

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham Radio volunteers active for California wildfires

The ARRL reports the massive and barely contained Thomas Fire in
Southern California has consumed more than 230,500 acres, and the
emergency has caused residents in fire-threatened areas to evacuate

Amateur Radio volunteers remain active supporting communication for
American Red Cross shelters in Ventura County. More evacuations are
likely, although the need for Amateur Radio assistance remains
dynamic. Cal Fire said on December 11 that evacuation operations will
occur ahead of westward fire growth, speeded by low humidity and gusty
Santa Ana winds, which will push the fire further into Santa Barbara,
County. One of several fires that have broken out across Southern
California, the Thomas Fire is far and away the largest.

Ventura County Auxiliary Communication Service (ACS)/ARES activated a
week ago to support Red Cross shelters there, providing communications
between shelters. Radio amateurs also have deployed to the Ventura
County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). ACS/ARES expects to be
deployed while shelters are open. According to ARRL Ventura County
District Emergency Coordinator Rob Hanson, W6RH, the ACS/ARES
volunteers are staffing four evacuation centers, in addition to the
EOC.

Santa Barbara Section Manager Jim Fortney, K6IYK, told ARRL, an
Amateur Radio digital network (ARDN) MESH video network has been live
streaming images from several sites, as long as the network remains
up.

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/amateur-radio-volunteers-active-in-latest-round-of-california-wildfires