Emergency Communication
SouthBears Virginia Training Site
Training for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board-SouthBEARS
Virginia SouthBears Training Site

Information on this site is to provide training aids to those involved in supporting the efforts of emergency communcations in response to disaster.  Virginia Baptists work to provide relief to those who find themselves victims of disasters in Virginia, the U.S. and around the world. We work in partnership with the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Baptist conventions, agencies and other national and international partners to bring relief and hope to those in need.
Response Fleet
Listing of Resources Prepared to  Respond.
Virginia Winlink
WinLink in
Virginia
Lesson One
Introduction to Emergency Communications-Lesson One
Lesson Two
Understanding Basics for Other Emergency Communications Groups- Lesson Two
Click on the Tower Logo on the left to go to the training Chat Room.  This is a password protected site.  You will need to send an email to W4GHS and request a password.  We will meet in the training chatroom on Monday each week at 8:00 pm EST or EDT.  The subject each week will be some phase of training for emergency communications.  If you have questions, feel free to contact me by clicking on the call letter link in this text.  Remember that your password is case sensitive and will not allow you to enter the site if your do not have the case correct.  Feel free to use the room to chat with members at times other than training periods.
Lesson Three
Understanding Emergency Net Protocol- Lesson Three
Webmaster
W4GHS
Lesson Four
Basic Communications Skills- Lesson  Four
Lesson Five
Message Handling and Forms-
Lesson Five
Photos and Forms
SouthBears, Photos, Forms &
Files
Lesson Six
Preparing for Deployment
Lesson Six
Activation Status: Watch here for activation status for 2009! !





Click here to read about the Gustav and Ike activation-2008
Lesson Seven
Non-Ham Communications System
Lesson Seven
Click logo above to go to the Virignia Baptist Mission Board.
Click logo above to go to the National SouthBEARS site
Lesson Eight
Activation and Deployment
Lesson Eight
On Call Communications
Leadership-2009

July - Ivey Adams, KC4DPY

August - Glen Sage, W4GHS

September - Bob Noack, K4JKZ

October - Jim Bailey, N4ACT