August was a quiet month around the Section with far fewer emergency and Skywarn operations during the month. Hours work were down 300+ from last month. As September is halfway through now, we are approaching Simulated Emergency Test time in October. Here in St. Charles County, we have our SET planned as an activation of …
I has been brought to my attention that there have been some strange issues with the online EmComm Courses. As you work through your course and complete the required material online, be sure to save a copy of your work using screen prints or Windows Snipping Tool. On some occasions, the online system has lost …
June was a busy month with flooding issues, statewide communications exercise and Field Day. The hours contributed are up this month due to these activities. The communications exercise on Saturday, June 15th was the first statewide ARES exercise in a few years. There were 16 sites around the state that participated with 35 amateurs involved. …
The month of May has lived up to the severe weather averages as a number of tornadoes struck various areas of the Section. Unfortunately, several fatalities occurred in SW Missouri. There were 558 hours contributed this month by ARES members in SkyWarn Nets. Remember to consider your own safety when weather spotting and have an …