September reporting activity was received from 32 counties out of our 65 counties that have ECs. Covid continues reduce our activities but don’t forget that radio nets and virtual meetings certainly count as hours of service. Now that it’s October, I hope the SETs are proceeding. I’ve received a report from District F that held …
As I write this update, October is approaching. October is the official month for conducting your Simulated Emergency Test (SET). SET is designed to exercise your communications skills under various scenarios as designed by your exercise team. Here in St. Charles Co., our group is doing a shelter deployment exercise. The catch is that the …
Covid-19 continues to impact our section as activities have been reduced due to the many cancellations that are occurring for public safety. Masks are now common place in most stores and restaurants. Consider holding your meetings virtually. Zoom has been working well for our group here is St. Charles County. Remember that nets and other …
We still seem to not be able to control the virus as cases continue to escalate around the state. It seems most of us in ARES are staying safe as the reporting continues to show much less activity. I encourage the ECs to try and at least report for your county and track hours as …