On Thursday, March 9, Darren Dixon completed IS-200: Basic Incident Command System For Initial Response.
Author: Bob Snyder
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Thursday, March 7, John Horgas completed IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction.
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Friday, March 3, John Horgas completed IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System.
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Monday, February 27, John Horgas completed IS-200: Basic Incident Command System For Initial Response.
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Friday, February 23, John Horgas completed IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System.
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Monday, February 13, Chris Deck completed IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System.
Attic Cleanup Completed
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, the cleanup of the attic space directly above the PARA EmComm station was completed by Joe Petrulionis, Darren Dixon, and Bob Snyder. This space can now be used to house small, indoor antennas and feed…
Charitable Donation
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Chad McKissick donated a 75-foot length of Times Microwave LMR-400 Ultraflex cable for use in constructing the PARA EmComm station. We anticipate using the cable to connect one of our primary base-station antennas to a…
New PARA Members
On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Frank Harchak (W3IWJ) of Altoona and his sister, Susan Harchak of Philipsburg, became new PARA members. You may already be acquainted with Frank or Susan, as they have many connections with Philipsburg and the Moshannon…
EmComm Presentation
Carmine Prestia gave a presentation on emergency communications to an audience of fifteen attendees at the February 2023 PARA meeting. A complete audio recording of the meeting and Carmine’s presentation can be found in the Members Area of this website…