On Wednesday, Ohio will have a statewide tornado drill at 9:50 a.m. This drill is a part of Severe Weather Awareness week, which is dedicated to ensuring that Ohioans are prepared to face any severe weather the state may have.
Maintaining emergency communications capabilities before, during, and after emergencies is critical for sharing life-saving information. Organizations across the Emergency Communications Ecosystem must plan for multiple backup communications capabilities to ensure their mission can still be accomplished if primary systems are lost or degraded. To achieve this level of preparedness, public safety organizations need to collaborate...
The National Weather Service has scheduled three virtual spotter training webinars that will be open to the public and FEEE OF CHARGE. We are also working to finalize details associated with some in-person classes — and an in-person schedule will likely be finalized and publicly released by next week. Each of the three classes will be...
NWS will be hosting an IN-PERSON Advanced Spotter course from 10 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, May 13th in the Carney Auditorium at the National Museum of the U. S. Air Force. We hope to see you there! ***NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED*** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN4bFaUo0MY
Hello OSPOTA Fans, The 16th annual Ohio State Parks On The Air (OSPOTA) contest will be held on Saturday – September 9, 2023. This contest as always held on the first Saturday following the Labor Day holiday. The OSPOTA contest was conceived with three main goals in mind: 1. To promote public awareness of amateur...
Test Your Readiness on October 7 - 8 ARRL's Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is October 7 - 8, 2023, and this nationwide exercise is the chance to test your personal emergency-operating skills and the readiness of your communications equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like deployment. ARRL Field Organization Leaders at the section and local...
This training equips participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response. Most importantly the training provides valuable skills that can...
Registration cutoff: 1 December 2023. You must register with this form to receive the invitation. Registration Link: https://www.blackswancomex.org/net/auxc Course Schedule: First Saturday of December, January, February, March, and April, 1000-1500. Individual study and completion of objectives between training events will be needed for successful completion. Training Location: Haubrich Armory, 4094 Sullivant Ave., Columbus OH...
Sign up today for our upcoming in-person Weather Spotter Training! Visit FairfieldEMA.com to register. Meteorologists from the US National Weather Service Wilmington OH will provide this free training to the public. Storm spotters play an important role in identifying and relaying important storm related information to the County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), local public safety...
