Communications Program

Emergency communications in Chatham County fall under the jurisdiction of the County Emergency Operations Center.

Janet Scott is the County Emergency Communications officer.

The Citizens Corps Council has formed a committee to organize volunteers, including those from local ham radio clubs, to help get information to the general public during any disaster.

Effective communications during disasters is essential.

Communications Committee:
Fred Judge Townsend's
Randall Riggsbee Chatham News
Tony Tucker Chatham County EOC

Emergency Communications Goal:

Establish and operate an amateur radio emergency communications network in Chatham County. Such a radio network will be part of an existing national network supported by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Surrounding counties now participate in such network. The network is periodically activated as part of ongoing training; it is activated for official emergency use by the County Emergency Operations Manager.

Network members are required to have a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued license. License training is offered for individuals interested in participating in network activities.

Topics covered in meetings have been:

a) The national ARRL emergency and the County's participation as part of the national network.

b) Organizational and individual interest matters.

c) Introduction to County Emergency Operations and the network's possible integration into that activity.

For Ham Radio information in Chatham County, contact Ann Watson at awatson@chathammrc.org.

This page was last modified on Thursday, January 07, 2010 05:54:27 PM

Chatham Citizen Corps Council

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