 Oxford
County ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) Annual Field Day
The Oxford County ARES team will be competing in the 2008
Field Day for 24 hours beginning at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, June 28 at His Place Teen Center in Oxford at 254 Webber
Brook Rd.
The objective of the nationwide competition is for local radio emergency
services to test their gear and equipment under emergency field conditions. To
test their equipment, radio emergency services must attempt to contact as many
of the 80 different ARES sections in the United States and Canada using
different frequency bands and modes.
If you have an interest in amateur radio, or would simply like to understand the
capabilities of our ARES team, please take a moment and stop by their field
site.
Funding has been provided to the State of Maine, through the Maine Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) by the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
and the Department of Commerce (DOC) to improve the interoperable communications
capabilities of first responders.
By clicking on the above link you will be directed to MEMA's PSIC Grant
page where you can download all materials needed to file the grant application.
Please follow this link for CASM information.
All applications must be submitted in electronic format to
our office by 4pm on Tuesday, July 1st.
If you would like more information on the grant process or if you need
assistance with filling out grant forms please contact our office at 743-6336 or
via email at oxctyema@megalink.net
 FY2008 National Incident Management System Update
Please follow this link for updated
information on the detailed Training Requirements for Maine recently released by
MEMA. If you are unable to view these
files, please contact our office at 743-6336 or via email at
oxctyema@megalink.net.
Summer is the peak season for one of the nation's deadliest weather
phenomena— lightning. Safeguarding U.S. residents from dangerous lightning is
the goal of the National Weather Service Website. The campaign is designed to
lower lightning death and injury rates and America's vulnerability to one of
nature's deadliest hazards. Please click on the above link to be directed to the
NWS website for more information. In addition, click on the following links to
download the daily public information statements from NWS as word documents.
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 Oxford
County CART Meeting
On Monday, June 30th, 2008 at
5:30pm in the basement of the County Courthouse on Western Av,
the County Animal Response Team will meet to discuss the County Animal Response
Plan, Pet Friendly shelters, group organization, and create a list of goals to
accomplish in the next year. For the schedule of 2008 meetings
follow this link. If you are interested in
joining us please contact our office at
oxctyema@megalink.net or call
743-6336.
On February 28, 2003, President Bush issued Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-5. HSPD-5 directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and
administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a
consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and
nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents. You
can also find information about NIMS at
http://www.fema.gov/nims/ For a complete list of the
upcoming IS-700 classroom courses
click here.
- This training workshop covers:
- How to educate families with pets about disaster planning
- The realities of helping animals during disasters
Why EARS is needed in disaster times
- How EARS responds during emergencies
- What roles volunteers can play during a UAN emergency response
- Common emergency terminology
- Key temporary emergency shelter animal care protocols
- The basics of Incident Command structure
- Available resources to advance your emergency response training and
expertise
The workshops are also a unique opportunity to network with other animal
advocates.
The workshop registration fee of $60 includes an EARS volunteer handbook, an
EARS t-shirt to wear while volunteering, lunch (vegetarian), a photo ID badge
and a certificate of completion.
This seven-hour workshop is designed to be an introduction to emergency
animal sheltering
 In
Case of Emergency (ICE)
If an emergency happens and you are not at home and unable to speak, by storing
a few emergency phone numbers in your cell phone, EMS (ambulance personnel),
Firefighter or a Police Officer can contact your family.
Simply store these emergency numbers in your cell phone under the name ICE
(In Case of Emergency). More than 1 number can be stored by using ICE 1, ICE
2 and ICE 3.
So please take a few moments and ICE your cell phone.
 Western
Maine CERT Jamboree September 12th, 13th & 14th, 2008
More information COMING SOON...
ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident
Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training.
This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational
structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship
between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS)For a complete list of the upcoming IS-100 classroom courses
click here.
The digital television (DTV) transition refers to the switch from analog to
digital television broadcasts. On February 17, 2009, federal law requires
that all full-power television broadcast station stop broadcasting in analog
format and broadcast only in digital format.
Consumers who own analog sets that are not connected to a subscriptions TV
service must purchase a digital-to-analog converter box for each of their analog
TV sets to continue to receive over-the-air programming. A government
program run by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
is making available $40 coupons, limited to two per household, to help consumers
pay for the converter boxes. More information on the
digital-to-analog converter box program is available online at
www.dtv2009.gov, or by calling
1-888-388-2009 (voice) or 1-877-530-2634 (TTY).
Click here to download the FCC Public Safety Advisory.
 Maine
Prepares: A Special Supplement to Local Papers
This insert has lots of very
useful information that your family and businesses can use to build a disaster
supply kit, create an emergency communications plan, or be ready to evacuate
your home if disasters strike. Please follow this
link to view the entire insert courtesy of Bangor Daily News.
Maine Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) has always worked hard with Federal partners,
other state agencies, and county and local governments to be sure that planning
and coordination is in place to deal with all hazards. We work very closely with
first responders to make sure they have the equipment they need and are trained
and exercised on how to use their tools to protect the people of Maine. | 
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