Happy New Year from the Sharon Civil Defense/Emergency Management Department! This will be an update from the last 2 weeks of meetings.
Work is progressing on the generator installation on the Bucket truck. The generator has been permanently mounted, exhaust ports cut in the floor of the truck, fuel lines run from the truck diesel tank supplying fuel to the generator, and the battery has been installed. The generator was tested and ran. There is still much work to be done to get it fully operational with the correct safeguards and outlets. See the picture below of how we are making a template for mounting outlets in the truck's service body.
A switching panel was added to the generator on the Utility truck so that the generator will not start under a load. The switch needs to be pressed so that power will go to the outlets around the truck. Also a welding plug was added to the truck for added capabilities.
With the staff room renovation completed, work has continued on other outstanding projects including the radio console and the AM 1630 strobe boxes. The boxes were completed and now left on the project is to attach mounting bolts to the signs around town.
We have another ongoing project, making our LED scrolling signs easier to deploy and operate. The signs are controlled through a remote control similar to a tv remote. The signs are starting to be preloaded with "canned" messages that could be used in an instant. The programming of the signs is done through a laptop computer.
Our AM 1630 radio station was retrofitted with a new call in phone number and the new instructions for all town departments to use the radio station were made up and distributed.
Also this was the first monday of the month, so Sharon CD participated in the monthly ARES radio drill with all Sector 2D RACES stations, copying messages from MEMA.
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