2023 Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week

Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 19-25th. Plan Ahead and Stay Weather Aware for a Safe Spring! Severe Weather Warnings and Outlooks Product Description Awareness & Action Level Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued at least twice daily by 6 AM and 4 PM to alert you of potential weather hazards.   Stay tuned to later statements...

Statewide Tornado Drill

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.

Is This Thing On? Using Backup Communications Systems To Ensure Mission Readiness

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...

Weather Spotter Training Webinar 3

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 Wilmington – Ohio Spotter Training

National Museum of the U. S. Air Force 1100 Spaatz St, Dayton, OH 45433, Dayton, OH, United States

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  

Kids and Cops Day 2023

Ohio University Lancaster Pickerington 1570 Granville Pike, Lancaster, OH, United States

Date: Saturday, May 20 Time: 10 am to 2 pm Place: OHIO Lancaster | Brasee Hall Parking Lot Free and Open to the Public About: Kids and Cops Day returns to #OHIOlancaster campus for the 7th season! Agencies throughout the Fairfield County and surrounding areas will attend with cruisers, helicopters, Air Evac, S.W.A.T. vehicles, patrol...

Columbus Air Show

Columbus Air Show 1953 South Mallway Drive, Columbus, OH, United States

The Columbus Air Show Presented by Scotts is happening on June 16–18, 2023, at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus. This event is headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The show will also feature a variety of modern military aircraft, warbirds, and civilian aerobatics, both on the ground and in the air. This show is...

ARRL Field Day – 2023

Central Ohio Coonhunters Association 6995 Coonpath Rd NW, Carroll, United States

Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day...

Sixteenth Annual Ohio State Parks On The Air – Amateur Radio Contest

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...