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Arizona, New Mexico & El Paso Region of the American Red Cross consolidates social media pages

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PHOENIX — )The Arizona, New Mexico, El Paso Region of American Red Cross has consolidated all existing chapter social media pages into one regional page per social media channel effective July 4, 2018. The purpose is to create a greater impact and provide the most value to our online audiences. Twitter will provide breaking news on our disaster response and preparedness activities while Facebook will focus on volunteers carrying out the Red Cross mission. Over the weekend we will discontinue posting on the previously recognized social media accounts and shift ALL Red Cross social media content to the new regional accounts. We thank you for being great partners in helping us create a stronger community.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @AmRedCrossSW

American Red Cross dispatched teams to three fires last night

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FLAGSTAFF – It was a very busy night for the Arizona American Red Cross last night. Three teams were dispatched to various fires.

Casa Grande, Arizona – The American Red Cross Pinal County Disaster Action team lead by Captain Jim Porter assisted 3 adults displaced due to a Mobile Home #fire and a fifth wheeler trailer parked in the back. Included in the #fire 1 adult next door displaced due to no utilities.

Phoenix, Arizona – The American Red Cross Phoenix Chapter, led by DAT team Captain Michael Young cared for 3 adults and 3 dogs displaced by a multiple apartment units #fire near West Campbell Ave, Phoenix, AZ.

Prescott Valley, Arizona – American Red Cross Northern Arizona, assisted 1 adult and 1 dog from a single home #fire due to the Viewpoint fire. Both are safe and being cared for by the DAT volunteers of Northern Arizona Red Cross. This was follow up as part of their larger wildfire response efforts.

Thank you, DAT volunteers, in providing shelter, food and emotional support to these families. We appreciate all that our volunteers do, to provide hope and help to members of our communities.

Carol Glassburn Clean & Beautiful day successful

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Clean and Beautiful photo – Kerry-Lynn Moede

WILLIAMS – Williams loaded 16-1/2 tons of electronic waste and garbage at the Williams Waste Transfer Station after a morning of cleaning up the city. The event was the Carol Glassburn Clean & Beautiful day named after one of Williams’ prominent citizens who started the event years ago.

Kelly-Lynn Moede took the helm of the event this year. She and her volunteers did a good job of setting up the event. The American Legion Cordova Post #13 ran the barbecue pit, again, distributing cheeseburgers and hot dogs for the volunteers after the clean up. APS provided trash bags for the volunteers to use.

NAG Editor working with Yvette Villeneuve extract a Safeway basket that lay in Cataract Creek for years.

This year they added a You Found What? game for an extra prize along with the regular eggs with cash prizes.

Clean and Beautiful photo – Kerry-Lynn Moede

Clean and Beautiful photo – Kerry-Lynn Moede

Of course it was the individual and service group volunteers that loaded the sixteen-tons of garbage in the bins to be sent to the transfer station.

American Red Cross provides recovery assistance to those affected by the Tinder Fire

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FLAGSTAFF – The Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross will be joining a number of state, county and local agencies and organizations at an Individual Assistance Service Center (IASC) and is urging those affected by the Tinder Fire to contact the Red Cross at 800-842-7349 or visit the IASC to open a case.

The Individual Assistance Center will be located at 5023 Enchanted Gardens Lane in Happy Jack and will be open from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

Caseworkers trained in disaster recovery will be available at the IASC to provide assistance to those in need. Community as well as government partners will be represented at the IASC providing Spiritual Care, Disaster Mental Health, clean-up and recovery services.

Emergency supplies including clean-up kits (general household clean-up supplies), Comfort kits (basic personal hygiene supplies), and snacks will be distributed to clients at the IASC and through mobile distribution once those evacuated are able to safely return home.

The Red Cross Shelter located at the Twin Arrows Casino Resort (22181 Resort Blvd.,Flagstaff, AZ 86004) is accepting anyone that has been evacuated from the fire area and needs a place to stay. The Red Cross and participating partners, The Salvation Army and the Coconino Humane Association will continue to staff the shelter and provide assistance as long as there is a need in the community.

Red Cross shelter open at Twin Arrows Casino

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FLAGSTAFF – The Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross has relocated the Tinder fire evacuee shelter to Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, 22181 Resort Blvd., Flagstaff, AZ 86004, I-40 east of Flagstaff. The shelter in Winslow has been closed.

The Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort shelter is available to people needing assistance, shelter, food and information.

Prepare now for wildfire season, keep your property and your family safe.

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PHOENIX – The Red Cross is reminding Arizona that wildfire season is here. Red Flag conditions are in effect now and will continue across the region through the end of monsoon season. Now is the time to take action, build an emergency preparedness kit, make a plan and download the Red Cross Emergency app. Yesterday, the Northern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross opened a Reception Center in Coconino County in support of the Copley Fire. The National Weather Service predicts an active wildfire season and the Red Cross is ready to respond by providing shelter to people affected by a fire or by evacuation.
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East Valley Toms chapter of NWTF hosts 5th annual banquet

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TEMPE – The East Valley Toms chapter of the National Wild Turkey Foundation will be hosting its Fifth Annual banquet at its new location–the Tempe Elks Lodge, 2320 S Hardy Dr Tempe AZ 85282–on March 3, 2018. Purchase your tickets before Februray 12th and get a free $20 raffle ticket.
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Tickets can be purchased at their online store along with tickets for their Arizona Turkey Tag and Canyon Cooler raffles.​​​​​​​

Amateur radio satellite Fox-1D (AO-92) now commissioned

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AMSAT Vice President-Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, has
declared that Fox-1D (AO-92) is now open for general Amateur Radio use. That word followed an announcement from AMSAT Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, that AO-92 had been commissioned and formally turned over to AMSAT Operations.

Initially, the U/v FM transponder will be open continuously for 1-week. After that, operation will be shared among the U/v FM transponder, L-Band Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa’s High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI).

AO-92 was launched from India on January 12. For the past 2 weeks, the AMSAT Engineering and Operations teams have been testing the various modes and experiments on board. Testing has shown that both the U/v FM transponder and L-Band Downshifter are working well. The Virginia Tech camera has returned photos of Earth and data from HERCI has been successfully downlinked.

AMSAT thanked the 178 stations around the world that used FoxTelem to collect telemetry and experiment data from AO-92 during the commissioning process.

AMSAT News Service, AMSAT-BB, AMSAT’s Twitter account (@AMSAT), the
AMSAT-NA Facebook group, and the AMSAT website will report any updates.

Coconino ARES to participate in statewide emergency exercise Saturday

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FLAGSTAFF – The Coconino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will be participating in a statewide disaster exercise this weekend conducted by the Pima County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). The exercise will be held in the morning hours of Saturday January 13. Coconino ARES is a component of the Coconino Amateur Radio Club (CARC) in Flagstaff.

The southern Arizona ARES group in Tuscon will be collecting information on 3865-KHz lower side band (LSB). Net control for the group is N7OEM and they will start taking reports about 7:15 a.m.

In Flagstaff, the Coconino ARES will use the ARES 146.980 repeater (CTCSS 162.2 – offset) and the Utah Intertie 448.875 repeater (CTCSS 100 – offset). Joe Hobart W7LUX, District Emergency Coordinator for ARES in Coconino County, will be Net Control for the Utah Intertie repeater and 3390-KHz high frequency. Glen Davis, KG7YDJ in Williams, will be Net Control for the 146.980 ARES repeater. Williams may monitor the 146.780 repeater on Bill Williams Mountain, but it is not part of the exercise.

The people involved in the exercise may send drill emergency messages. People with real emergencies may, of course, call in for help.

ARES is a component of the Amateur Radio Relay League. RACES is an emergency organization formed by the FCC during the sixties and codified in 47 C.F.R. Part 97.

Arizona Red Cross chapters responding to California fire crisis

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PHOENIX — The American Red Cross is working closely with government and community partners to coordinate relief efforts and provide evacuation centers where people can find safe refuge from the fires. Meals, health services, comfort and other support is being provided for the affected residents. Red Cross volunteers from across the country are now traveling to California to support relief efforts, including 9 Red Cross volunteers from the Arizona, New Mexico, El Paso Region (3 from Phoenix Chapter, 2 from Southern AZ Chapter, 4 from Northern Arizona Chapter). Additional supplies, such as, cots, blankets and other relief supplies are also being mobilized to support the effort.

People with loved ones in the affected area can visit the Red Cross Safe and Well website at http://www.redcross.org/safeandwell. The site allows individuals and organizations to register and post messages to indicate that they are safe, or to search for loved ones. The site is always available, open to the public and available in Spanish. Registrations and searches can be done directly on the website. Registrations can also be completed by texting SAFE to 78876.

The Red Cross depends on financial donations to be able to provide disaster relief immediately. You can help people affected by Hurricane Harvey by visiting redcross.org, calling 1- 800-RED CROSS or texting the word HARVEY or IRMA to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster.