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The monthly Sherwood Firewise Communities (SFC) Meeting was held Nov. 12 via Zoom and included special guests – Brooktrails Fire Chief Jon Noyer and Captain Harry So – who discussed the Oak Fire and home safety in winter months. Nate Russell from American Red Cross provided a synopsis of services available in the area, and John Lemmer talked about HAM radio and American Red Cross.

Sherwood Firewise Communities: ‘Chipper Day’ ahead The monthly Sherwood Firewise Communities (SFC) Meeting was held Nov. 12 via Zoom and included special guests – Brooktrails Fire Chief Jon Noyer and Captain Harry So – who discussed the…

Dayton Hamvention Announces its 2021 Theme — “The Gathering”

“The Gathering” will be the theme for the 2021 Dayton Hamvention®. Hamvention General Chair Rick Allnutt, WS8G, said the theme reflects what has been missing from our lives most of this year.

“We have spent the last 6 months being bound to our houses and small groups,” he said. “We are very optimistic that when May arrives, we will be allowed to get together.”

Allnut, a medical doctor with a master’s degree in public health, said Hamvention management is closely following the coronavirus situation and believes it will improve enough by May that government restrictions on travel and large groups will be relaxed. The Hamvention team will continue to follow developments.

“We hope we will all be able to get together, talk about ham radio, and share the interaction we have missed,” Allnutt said. “The Gathering” theme acknowledges the role that Hamvention plays in amateur radio.

Hamvention 2021 will be held May 21 – 23 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio.

Dayton Hamvention Announces its 2021 Theme-- " The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

California wildfire victims were given 'erroneous' information fire was contained before it killed them.

Two victims of the California wildfires were packed and ready to evacuate the area, but decided to stay at their shared home after reading “erroneous information” about the spread of the fire.

The victims, 68-year-old Philip Ruble and 77-year-old Millicent Catarancuic, were found dead near their destroyed home in Berry Creek, California, last week, after wildfires ravaged areas in the state.

Mr Ruble was found inside a charred Toyota pickup truck by their home, while Ms Catarancuic was discovered in a nearby embankment, according to Butte County sheriff Kory Honea.

An evacuation order was sent out for Berry Creek in the afternoon of Tuesday 8 September and the information was posted on social media sites, the fire information line and was broadcast via ham radio.

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California wildfire victims were given 'erroneous' information about fire before it killed them ‘They had packed their belongings in preparation to evacuate,’ says Butte County sheriff Kory Honea