Meigs County Amateur Radio Club
Emergency Communications
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Emergency Communications

Our Team provides Emergency Communications assistance primarily to Meigs County Emergency Management Agency. The EmComm group is a subsidiary of our club,. Club membership is not required to participate in emergency communications. If you have questions regarding the Emergency Communications Team, please reach out to us at emcomm@kc4mc.org

Operations Center

The majority of our base of operations are located within the Meigs County Emergency Operations Center, located at 14816 State Highway 58 South in Decatur, TN 37322. Our team maintains the ability to deploy to remote locations as needed. 

Emergency communications leadership

Coordinator- Jodie Brantley, N4JLB

Asst. Coordinator- Chris Hinson, K4OSK

Asst. Coordinator- Rick Bassette, WR4RR 

Agencies we assist

Meigs County Emergency Management

Meigs County Fire-Rescue

Meigs County Emergency Medical Service

Meigs County Sheriff's Department

Meigs County 911

Decatur Fire Department

Decatur Police Department

National Weather Service

Tennessee Valley Authority

Services we provide

Secondary Emergency Communication

Weather Spotter Reporting

Disaster Communication

Shelter Information Points

Traffic Checkpoint Communication

Training we take

ARRL Intro To Emergency Communications 

FEMA Incident Command ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-700, ICS-800

National Weather Service SkyWarn Weather Spotter Training

American Heart Association CPR/First Aid/AED

Associations

American Radio Relay League- Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

NWS SkyWarn

Auxiliary Communications Service

Interested in joining or learning more about the Emergency Communications Team? Send us an email!

secretary@kc4mc.org