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November 8,
2005 -- ARRL Southern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator Jeff Beals, WA4AW,
reports that all Amateur Radio support in the Southern Florida Section in
response to Hurricane Wilma secured Monday, October 31. All out-of-area
operator assistance was released the next day. "Some shelters and feeding
stations were still in operation through the week, and many affected areas are
still without power and telephone service," he told ARRL November 4. Beals
said officials at the Broward and Palm Beach county emergency operating centers
(EOCs) reported that Amateur Radio assistance was invaluable in conducting
their tactical operations. In addition to volunteering to supplement
communication at the EOCs, ham radio volunteers also assisted at American Red
Cross shelters for hurricane evacuees and at staging areas. (Photo: Ray
and Daisy Crepeau, K1HG and KT4KW, handle traffic at South Florida Fairgrounds
during the Hurricane Wilma activation.)
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