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SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX002
ARLX002 Amateurs Respond to Pennsylvania's Big Chill

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QST de W1AW =20
Special Bulletin 2  ARLX002
From ARRL Headquarters =20
Newington CT  March 5, 2003
To all radio amateurs=20

SB SPCL ARL ARLX002
ARLX002 Amateurs Respond to Pennsylvania's Big Chill

Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Service (ARES/RACES) team members in southern York County,
Pennsylvania, activated March 3 after a natural gas shutdown forced
residents to evacuate homes. Two dozen amateurs took shifts to
assist the American Red Cross, staffed the local emergency
operations center and provided other necessary communication.

York County ARRL Emergency Coordinator Kerry Smeltzer, KA3KAR,
expected the activation to continue through March 5 as the utility
company works to correct the problem, an apparent regulator failure.
Thousands were affected, with temperatures in the teens and 20s.

The natural gas problem, which occurred around 11 AM March 3, cut
off the main supply serving the communities of Red Lion and
Dallastown. Estimates vary as to the number of residents directly
impacted by the gas failure, but they run anywhere from 5000 to
10,000.
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In addition to the ARES/RACES teams activated in York County,
Smeltzer said, ARES teams in surrounding counties and from nearby
Maryland are on standby in case they are needed. "I'm going back for
my third cycle," he said. "We hope that this thing will be wrapping
up March 5." Typical shifts were eight hours. ARES used the W3HZU
and WB3ERZ VHF repeaters.
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SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX002


ARLX002 Amateurs Respond to Pennsylvania's Big =
Chill


ZCZC AX02


QST de W1AW  


Special Bulletin 2  ARLX002


From ARRL Headquarters  


Newington CT  March 5, 2003


To all radio amateurs 


SB SPCL ARL ARLX002


ARLX002 Amateurs Respond to Pennsylvania's Big =
Chill


Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Radio Amateur =
Civil Emergency


Service (ARES/RACES) team members in southern York =
County,


Pennsylvania, activated March 3 after a natural gas =
shutdown forced


residents to evacuate homes. Two dozen amateurs took =
shifts to


assist the American Red Cross, staffed the local =
emergency


operations center and provided other necessary =
communication.


York County ARRL Emergency Coordinator Kerry Smeltzer, =
KA3KAR,


expected the activation to continue through March 5 =
as the utility


company works to correct the problem, an apparent =
regulator failure.


Thousands were affected, with temperatures in the =
teens and 20s.


The natural gas problem, which occurred around 11 AM =
March 3, cut


off the main supply serving the communities of Red =
Lion and


Dallastown. Estimates vary as to the number of =
residents directly


impacted by the gas failure, but they run anywhere =
from 5000 to


10,000.


 


In addition to the ARES/RACES teams activated in York =
County,


Smeltzer said, ARES teams in surrounding counties and =
from nearby


Maryland are on standby in case they are needed. =
"I'm going back for


my third cycle," he said. "We hope that =
this thing will be wrapping


up March 5." Typical shifts were eight hours. =
ARES used the W3HZU


and WB3ERZ VHF repeaters.


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