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Public Service
News and information about providing service to the public
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Announcing: 2025 WPA Spring SET – April 5
Let’s start planning for the WPA Spring Simulated Emergency Test scheduled for Saturday, April 5th. The focus this year is on providing communications support for a wide-scale evacuation event, like…
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Watch for Tower Site Vandalism
The following is from the Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center:“The Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center (PaCIC) is requesting information on any incident involving vandalism or other damage to communications towers or other…
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New HF Net to begin Friday, November 1st
We are inviting all Hams from Pennsylvania and the surrounding States to join us for a wide area emergency communications and traffic net. We are bringing back a net which…
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Allegheny County ARES: Organization Meeting – Sept 21 at Red Cross
All Allegheny County ARES members, and those interested in ARES are invited to the Allegheny County ARES Organization Meeting on Saturday, September 21 from 12 noon to 3:00 pm. The…
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Allegheny County Gets New ARES Emergency Coordinator
We are happy to announce that Bob Mente NU3Q has been appointed to be the new Allegheny County ARES Emergency Coordinator. Bob is well known for his work coordinating public…
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WPA Section News – August 18, 2019
2019 Simulated Emergency Test – October 5 Preparations are currently underway for this fall’s Simulated Emergency Test. This year the SET is on Saturday, October 5. Section ARES officials in…
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WPA Section News – June 15, 2019
It’s time to start planning for this fall’s Simulated Emergency Test. This year the SET is on Saturday, October 5. Initial plans are for a scalable exercise, adding additional served…
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