Communitions
Emergency Response Team provide emergency radio communications in support of
the Puerto Rico Emergency Management's mission by handling emergency
traffic during such emergencies when normal public service communication
systems are not functioning or are overloaded. CERT will respond for
declared emergencies which may involve severe weather threats, natural
disaster, large-scale accidents, industrial accidents, hazmat incidents,
weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, war, civil defense/preparedness, and
homeland security.
When activated,
CERT members will operate from an Incident Command location or from the
well equipped A.E.M.E.A.D. EOC. Multiple HF/VHF/UHF operating positions are
provided by the City along with digital Packet and APRS capability. CERT members
are all volunteers from the local community and dedicated to the mission of
serving the citizens of Puerto Rico.
Each member
has undergone extensive training and certified in NIMS and ICS protocols.
Simulated emergency training events are provided a minimum of two times each
year. Training nets are conducted three times each month with each local county
& city group providing on-air training a minimum of two times each month.
All members have a minimum participation requirement for training as well as a
required public service event participation requirement. Each member is
required to attend a National Weather Service Sky warn school at least once
every two years.
Amateur
Radio Volunteer Corps, WP4OGK.
Our
frequency of contact is 145.540mhz in simplex and repeater (toasters) 146.750
(-600MHz)
We are a
group of amateur radio and CERT program instructors in order to create groups
of trainers in ham radio for the Citizen Corps program and prepare
communications groups in the communities to the CERT program and also train
them in ham radio in Puerto Rico to respond to any emergency or disaster local
or national level.
For more information on becoming a member
o the Amateur Radio Volunteer Corps
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