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Go Bags The Sequel KC Ø NRK St. Louis County ARES ® April 13, 2009. ready.gov. www.prepare.org. aspca.org/pet-care/disaster-preparedness. Bug out? Bug in? Get home from work? Deploy as responder?. CERT. Photo by KB0H. ARES Field Resources Manual Basic Deployment Equipment Checklist.
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Go Bags The Sequel KCØNRK St. Louis County ARES® April 13, 2009
Bug out? Bug in? Get home from work? Deploy as responder?
ARES Field Resources Manual Basic Deployment Equipment Checklist • 2-meter hand-held • 2-meter mag-mount antenna and coax • Earphone • Paper and pencil • ARES ID card • Extra batteries • Appropriate clothing • Food and water http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/aresman.pdf
ARES Field Resources Manual Extended Deployment (72 hour) Equipment Checklist • 3 day change of clothes • Foul weather gear • Toilet articles • Shelter (tent and sleeping bag) • Portable stove; mess kit with cleaning kit • Waterproof matches • Flashlight • Candles • Alarm clock • 3 day supply of water (3 gallons!) and food • Snacks • Liquid refreshments • First aid kit • Throat lozenges • Prescriptions • Aspirin or other pain reliever • Additional radios, packet gear • Power supplies, chargers • Microphones • Headphones • Patch cords • Antennas with mounts • SWR bridge (VHF and HF) • Extra coax • RF connectors and adapters • Power, audio and other connectors and adapters • Batteries • Toolbox • Soldering iron and solder • VOM • Electrical and duct tape • Safety glasses • Log books • Message forms Whew!
Anderson Powerpole connectors for 12V AA for everything else
Forms • Radiogram • Red Cross Disaster Welfare Message • FEMA ICS-213 • Message Handling Log Instructions for making antennas Contact numbers / phone tree Frequencies for Simplex, Repeaters Instruction manuals for radios FEMA “Are You Ready?” book Maps Digipan, other ham software But don't count on having a working computer!
St. Louis County ARES® Responder Coffee Mix ½ cup instant coffee ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon - and - ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup Coffee-mate powder (original flavor) ½ cup sugar - or - 3 single serving packets of instant hot cocoa mix At home Combine all of the ingredients together in a quart-sized bag, shake well. Makes about 10 servings. Store in a ziplock bag with a spoon. At disaster Add 3 tablespoons (to taste) of mix to 1 cup boiling water. Stir well and enjoy.
INVENTORY • Contents • Know what you have available • What needs to be restocked afterward • Expiration dates • What needs to be replaced (food, batteries) • Seasonal • What to switch out for Summer and Winter