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…
Author: Bob Snyder
Radio Room Improvements
On Friday, February 10, 2023, C.J. and Becky Metsopulos cleaned the windows and then sanded and varnished the window frames in the PARA EmComm station. Meanwhile, John Horgas and Bob Snyder did some work in the attic space above the…
Clearfield County EOC Drill
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, John Szwarc of the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) and PARA members Bob Snyder, Johna McCormick, and Ryan Williams participated in a simulated emergency test that was conducted at the Clearfield County 911 Center.…
FEMA Coursework Completed
On Wednesday, February 2, 2023, Darren Dixon completed IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System.
EmComm Station Prep
On Wednesday, February 2, Chris Deck put a fresh coat of paint on the walls of the radio room at the American Legion. Meanwhile, Bob Snyder cleaned additional areas of the attic space in order to facilitate the eventual installation…
EmComm Coordinator Meeting
On Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, the PARA EmComm coordinators (Bob Snyder, Darren Dixon, and Scott Rummings) met to discuss EmComm team recruitment and training. The following decisions were reached:
FEMA Coursework Completed
Joe Petrulionis recently completed FEMA course IS-66: Preparing the Nation for Space Weather Events. This is the eleventh FEMA course that Joe has completed. Congratulations Joe!
Preparation for EmComm Station Build
On January 23, a group of PARA members met at the Philipsburg American Legion to clean the second-floor office and the attic space above it in preparation for the EmComm station build. We inspected and boxed up hundreds of historical…
Ceiling Tile Replacement
On Monday, January 16, Darren Dixon, John Horgas, and Bob Snyder replaced about a dozen damaged ceiling tiles and several batts of fiberglass insulation at the Rattlesnake repeater site. Many of the original tiles and insulation along the north wall…
Lease Agreement Signed
On January 14, 2023, PARA officers signed a lease agreement with American Legion Post #437 in Philipsburg. The lease provides PARA with free, exclusive use of a second-floor office to be used as an emergency communications (EmComm) radio station. PARA…