In most years, thunderstorms, tornadoes and lightning cause hundreds of injuries and deaths and billions in property and crop damages. To obtain critical weather information, the National Weather Service (NWS) established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with between 350,000 and 400,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local comm unities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service. Although SKYWARN® spotters provide essential information for all types of weather hazards, the focus is reporting on severe local thunderstorms. In an average year, the United States experiences more than 10,000…
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CERT Training
BROOKVILLE 2020 CERT Training Program A new class is beginning Tuesday, March 24th . Classes will be held every Tuesday through May 19th and will conclude with a mock disaster on Saturday, May 30th. Class is free of charge and is open to Brookville residents and those interested in learning the basics of Emergency Response. All supplies are provided. For more information or to register for the class, contact us through our Brookville CERT Facebook page, through our email at BrookvilleCERT@gmail.com or text 937-321-7534. GERMAN Township CERT Training German Township will be holding another FEMA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)…
Feb 2020 Program
Tonight’s program will be a discussion of portable antennas. What do you use and what would you recommend? Please bring your portable antennas to display. Bob Baker, N8ADO
