Tomorrow's the big day!? I hope everyone is as excited about it as I am.? Here are some thoughts before the Big Day:
1.? You have all received your general scripts for tomorrow's drill.? Please review them carefully and email me or post here any questions.? So far, only EJ has asked questions.? Now's the time to ask.
2.? Certified-CERTs - you will be acting as leads to others.? You know what you will be expected to do.? So, please take out your CERT Field Operations Guide and review our assigned tasks before tomorrow.? It might also be good to bring the Field Operations Guide with you just in case.
3.? WT Ops and first-time volunteers - relax and go with the flow.? Don't worry, we will be available to assist you.? It's okay to be confused.? It's okay to be nervous.? That's why we conduct drills.
4.? USE YOUR WTs!? For the most part, we will be conducting this drill "virtually" due to COVID limitations. The radios are not just used to convey information between you and Net Control.? So, talk to each other.
5.? Report actual addresses.? Make up names for victims (e.g. Donald and Daisy Duck along with their nephews Huey, Louie, and Dewy).??
6.? Remember your new zones (i.e. use the OCEPT sub-neighborhood definitions).? Part of this exercise is to test the effectivity of the new sub-neighborhoods.? During the last drill, most of you covered your territories within 15 minutes!? Here are the sub-neighborhoods:
- WingedFoot2101:? Burning Tree / Winged Foot: 89 homes
- Pembroke10 and RiverOaks20: Greenbrier / River Oak / Pembroke / Inverness / Ashdown: 87 homes
- nobody assigned:? Cypress Point / Spyglass: 73 homes
- nobody assigned:? Fairway / Pinehurst: 75 homes
- Muirfield2:? Turnberry / Muirfield / Merion / Birkdale: 87 homes
- Carnoustie127:? Carnoustie / Bayhill Rd / Bayhill Ct: 90 homes
- Eagle368 and Eagle353: Eagle Trace / Bayhill Pl: 71 homes
Side note: we don't seem to have coverage for St. Andrews.
Remember to improvise, adapt, and overcome. Good luck, everyone!
Dennis Tiu, KN6IPE