If you visited our table at the Richmond Frost Fest today, thank you for doing so. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I enjoyed meeting you and talking about emergency communications.
Tip from REACT's Operations Committee - update your team alert roster at least quarterly – and make sure every Team member and your supported organizations have copies.
Tip from REACT's Operations Committee - in a disaster area at night drive so that your stopping distance is inside the area your headlights cover. #REACToperations
We are proud to announce that REACT Warning Team 6247 has qualified for the President's Volunteer Service Award at the Gold level for 2018, with 1129 volunteer hours in the disaster service focus area.
Tip from REACT's Operations Committee - know your 911 dispatch center's non-emergency phone number. It is your back-up when the 911 number fails.#REACToperations
Tip from REACT's Operations Committee - high PF sunscreen and insect repellent are key items for your deployment kit, whether for one day across town or two weeks in a disaster zone.
The new Spot Reporting course is finished and should be up on the REACT website next week. If you need Deployment Awareness for Type IV credentialing it is available on the website now.
Tip from REACT's Operations Committee - make a checklist of all the emergency communications equipment you need – use the checklist to check every month to make sure all the bits and pieces work and are where you can get to them in an emergency.
operations tip - color code your radios and all their supporting cabling, power supplies, chargers, etc. with colored tape so that you can easily match up the right radio to the right supporting equipment.
REACT Traffic System and Virtual Emergency Operations Center activated at Activation Level 2 - PARTIAL ACTIVATION for the Great Shake Out earthquake drill.