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!
Category: Emergency Communications
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…
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…
Volunteers Needed for S.E.T.
The Western PA chapter of the ARRL has scheduled a Simulated Emergency Test (SET) for April 4, 2020 from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. Carmine Prestia K3CWP is the EC for Centre County, and he will be coordinating that portion…