Hi Everyone,
Tomorrow is the 7th anniversary, of much mayhem and destruction to our state, but also survival and people pulling together, united to make good things happen, caring for each other. Let’s forget what makes us all different, and remember we can all be united for the good of our communities and families, even when there’s not a disaster on our hands.
Please remember those who lost loved ones on April 27, 2011, and be kind to them. Maybe do something nice for those you know, who lived through such an experience, and listen to their stories. Maybe write them down for future generations to remember.
Whether or not you’re an enthusiast, we all should have a plan to Weather Ready, in our own houses, as if a disaster can strike at any time. I did, ahead of April 27, 2011 in Pleasant Grove, AL. It can save your family. We didn’t know it would start early, and then come back for a second round while we were without power. Some did not receive the warning.
Here are only a few things you can do, to be ready:
- Have your safe place where it’s easily accessed, with tornado helmets to reduce injury if you aren’t in a certified underground shelter, and with appropriate supplies. Especially in Spring/November, where there’s a statistical uptick in severe weather events.
- Have multiple ways to get warnings including a NOAA Weather Alert radio, fresh batteries in it, maybe even a mobile app like Baron Critical Weather, or any of the WDT products out there in the Google Play/Apple App Stores.
- Have an after-event plan to get back in communication with your families, a way to ensure you are taken care of.
Go to Ready.Gov or your local NWS for more info on how to be ready, today, not 30 minutes before the warning! 🙂
Hope to see you at the Barons game tomorrow! Game starts 7:05PM!
Casey Benefield, NZ2O
ALERT will be at Regions Field tomorrow. ALERT assists with the mission of the National Weather Service, to protect life and property by contributing severe weather reports through the NWS Skywarn program, for the potential use in the warning process, and by promoting education on how to submit a quality report.
ALERT will be answering questions about ham radio in emergency, modern ham radio, as well as promoting the Skywarn Storm Spotter program.
ALERT will be answering questions about ham radio in emergency, modern ham radio, as well as promoting the Skywarn Storm Spotter program.
Good day everone!
I’m pleased to announce that once again this year, ALERT and NWS Birmingham will have a table at the Severe Weather Awareness Night event at Regions Field. This time, it’s the Birmingham Barons vs Biloxi Shuckers. It is also the same night as NASCAR Night, and Friday Night Fireworks. The game starts at 7:05pm.
Here’s more information about Regions Field: http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?content_id=26491494&sid=t247&vkey=team4&ymd=20120127
Attention ALERT Operational Members:
For the table coverage, Michael Lamb has volunteered to take on the task of coordinating this event. If enough volunteers are present, we can stagger our shifts a bit.
Please contact him at 369-4522 or email these two addresses to sign up/get on the schedule: mdlamb555@bellsouth.net and mdlamb556@gmail.com.
UPDATE: ALERT table volunteers to arrive at 5PM; Everyone else at the normal time.
We enter through the side gate at the main entrance.
We will need ALERT volunteers to be scheduled to attend to the table for the event, and wearing your ALERT/Skywarn apparel is encouraged. Volunteers will be talking to people about how to stay weather aware, and also the fact that they also can take part in the warning process, by attending a Skywarn Storm Spotter Training. While we’re at it, naturally, to receive those storm reports we use amateur radio when everything else fails to get the message through.
To represent ALERT and the NWS/Skywarn program in the best light possible, ALERT members should be reminded, that we shouldn’t overexert ourselves in case it’s warm on that day, so if you want a break to chill and enjoy the game for a bit, or bite to eat, it’s a good idea to step away from the table. This will also prevent getting food on the materials/table cloth, and not turn people away from the table while busy eating. (I’m already planning on getting a philly cheesesteak 😛 )
Looking forward to an awesome event! I won’t be there for the entirety due to travel early Saturday morning, but will be there for the first part!
Casey Benefield, NZ2O
Tonight at 7PM, at the National Weather Service Office in Calera, AL, the Alabama Emergency Response Team will review officer nomination recommendations from the nominating committee. Additionally, there will be a vote on a Bylaws amendment.
Don’t miss it!
Other topics may be covered, as time permits.
ALERT Voting Membership (Operational Members and Support Members):
The Board of Directors has approved the following proposed amendment to go to a discussion/vote of the membership.
The purpose of this amendment is to better define and outline actions that ALERT’s Board of Directors would take, in the unlikely event that disciplinary action might need to be taken with one of its own. In the spirit of amateur radio’s commitment to furthering good-will, we are also seeking to make it fair to members if such a controversy ever occurs, with appropriate levels of response.
ByLaws Excerpt for Process:
Article XV, Section 1.
The ByLaws of ALERT may be amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present at any regular meeting, provided the following has been observed:
- The proposed amendment must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors and read by the secretary at a regular meeting.
- Written notice of at least one month has been given to the voting membership.
- The proposal then shall be discussed and voted on at the next regular meeting.
Proposed Amendment 7, as approved by the Board of Directors (to be read at the April 10 meeting; this is part of the written notice requirement):
Amendment 7
Section 1
All members shall at all times comply with the Rules and Bylaws of the Alabama Emergency Response Team, local, state and federal laws or the norms of civilized conduct.
Section 2
Should members be charged with misconduct, as defined by the Rules and Bylaws of the Alabama Emergency Response Team, local, state and federal laws or the norms of civilized conduct, they shall be held accountable to a formal review by the Board of Directors.
Section 3
If after review by the Board of Directors it is recommended that action should be taken, dependent on the severity of the offense, the following actions will be taken:
- The member shall be approached by two or three members designated by the Board of Directors and discuss the situation with that member.
- If the member continues to act inappropriately, the member will be sent a formal Letter of Reprimand from the Board Of Directors, informing the member that should said behavior continue, that member will be expelled from membership from ALERT.
- If after review by the Board of Directors it is recommended that action should be taken, upon Board vote that member will be disaccommodated, that member shall be expelled from ALERT and lose the privilege to operate as an ALERT member and be banned from the National Weather Service.
- If the offense is of a severe nature Subsection 1 or 2 may be bypassed and summary dismissal action may be taken by the Board of Directors.
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