Paul Smith

KNW-172Conduct Threat – Needs Assessment KJ5EMP FOR NW HARRIS COUNTY ARESRevised 12/2021 In the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, every Ranger holds a strong commitment to knowing the entirety of the mission for the whole unit for the whole operation, but additionally being physically, mentally, and morally prepared for any number of contingencies that might be … Read more

KNW-171Water Warnings & Purification Author UnknownRevised 7/2021 Water.Something Americans rarely worry about but making national headlines when we do. The average human in good shape cannot last more than about a week without water yet, oddly enough, most large-scale disasters on the Gulf Coast are cause by too much water. To understand what you need … Read more

KNW-170Harris County ARES Info Resources Written by KD5U 16MAY2021Free for distribution for non-commercial use.Revised 5/2021 RESOURCES REVIEWTonight’s training is just a review of some ARES related information resources available to us and tips on how we might better stay in touch as a team and up to date on ARES activities. We sometimes receive questions … Read more

KNW-169Emergency Deployments…Its Not Just Talking On The Radio Written 02/2021 by Walt Sepaniac, N5TQ, Harris County TX ARES As ARES team members, we train in communications a lot: in weekly Nets, which we attend and during events in which we participate. This training provides us a wealth of valuable skills which we rely upon as … Read more

KNW-168Repeater Etiquette And Insights Harris County Texas ARES, written by David Underwood, WB5HJVand Linda Kangas, W5LDK in collaboration withWayne Wright, KA5QDG and Lance Rumfield, WD5XRevised 12/2020 Technical repeater insights Wait a second or two between keying up the repeater and starting to speak. It takes a few milliseconds for the repeater to decode the tone … Read more

KNW-167Where Do We Fit In An ICS Structure? Where DO we fit in ICS? We fit nowhere in the organization until asked. There is no position within the ICS for “walk-on” operators! If you wish to help in any event, contact your local ARES Emergency Coordinator and volunteer with that person. If you’re needed, they’ll … Read more

KNW-165ICS Resources and Facilities Written by kb5pgy ICS Resources and FacilitiesThis week will be my last week in covering ICS fundamentals. I will be covering both the categories of resources available in ICS and the types of facilities available in ICS. I will also cover mobilization. Resources are grouped according to how they are deployed … Read more

KNW-164ICS Organizational Structure Written by KB5PGY Last week, I went over the basics of ICS. This week, I will describe the basic organizational structure of ICS. ICS is a modular organization that is based on the size and complexity of the incident. By definition, any ICS has an Incident Commander. The Incident Commander is ultimately … Read more

KNW-163Basics of ICS Written by kb5pgy and based on the FEMA ICS-100 on-line course. IntroductionThere has been considerable debate about the new requirements for Incident Command System (ICS) certification for all personnel responding to emergencies. Some of the comments I have seen are of the theme of “Why should I have to learn yet another … Read more

KNW-162Hospital Radio TeamsWhat’s happening in California and in Houston Prepared for ARES South Texas, District 14, SW Unit Training, Dec. 6, 2017Sources for Parts 1 and 2: HDSCS.org and KPARN.orgprepared by Allyson Wells, KE5JBW, with assistance from Linda Kangas, W5LDK PART 1: How Often Do Hospitals Need Hams? From: HDSCS.org, the Hospital Disaster Support Communication … Read more