ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamadores auxiliam a evacuação de pessoas em risco, pelo rompimento da barragem de Oroville no norte da Califórnia

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Oroville Dam: ARES volunteers support evacuation

The ARRL reports on the involvement of radio amateurs in the Oroville Dam
evacuation

Section Emergency Coordinator Greg Kruckewitt, KG6SJT, reports that Amateur
Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) volunteers are now actively involved in
supporting communication for the evacuation and sheltering of nearly
200,000 people living below the damaged Oroville Dam in rural California.

The dam, on the Feather River east of Oroville, is the tallest in the US.
Following a period of heavy rain, a section of the earthfill-embankment
dam’s spillway eroded, and authorities issued an evacuation order for
residents living below the dam, in case it should fail. Crews have been
attempting to fill the eroded area with rock transported by helicopter.

Butte County ARES EC Dale Anderson, KK6EVX, was called out by the emergency
operations center (EOC) on the evening of February 12. Six members of the
Butte County ARES team now were deployed a Red Cross evacuation shelter at
the Chico fairgrounds. Anderson said shelter managers were discussing the
need to establish a radio link with the National Guard. Two VHF radios, one
HF radio, and several handhelds were available at the shelter.

On February 12, Yuba/Sutter ARES EC Steve Sweetman, K6TAZ, opened and
managed a net to provide information and gather reports of road closures or
problems during the evacuation.

The Sacramento County EC Vince Cracchiolo, KI6NHP, was called into the
Sacramento County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on February 13 as the
Red Cross opened a shelter at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Kruckewitt said the
Sacramento Valley Section has received offers from hams outside of
California offering to help if needed. FEMA reports that 20 shelters are
open with 3,680 occupants.

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/ares-volunteers-support-evacuation-shelters-in-wake-of-oroville-dam-crisis
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