THE NEW NASSAU COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

Nassau County ARES is helping Nassau County Emergency Management with operations at the new EOC

NC ARES will be operating the EOC amateur radio stations during emergencies as well as helping to maintain some of the other emergency communications equipment.

November 14-18th, 2011. After the great "mold incident" of 2011, NC ARES installed new wood cabinets in our new dedicated communications room in the EOC. Thanks to the team below for the effort! Also, a special shout out to Fred Sanders for doing all the finish work on the unpainted cabinets that NCEM Danny Hinson bought for our communications room.

HERE IS A PHOTO OF THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS ROOM IN THE EOC.

We still have a lot of work to do installing radios under the new cabinets but they do look good!

July 21, 2011 NC ARES installed more radios and more antenna systems at the EOC. We are not quite done but we are getting close! Thanks to these hams for helping out!!

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE EFFORT.

Brian, Tony, John, and Fred (kneeling) work on some antenna mounts in the communications room before taking them outside.	Eric puts the finishing touches on the installation of 3 new transmission lines.
Tony, with John behind him, and Brian watch Fred install an antenna mount.	New STI discone antenna for scanner operations and monitoring broadcast frequencies.
It's not finished but it is getting close. The radios in the communications room are all mounted under the cabinets. All cabling will be hidden from view with the power supplies up in the cabinets. Electro-Voice audio mixers will keep speakers to a minimum and headphones will make if possible for several operators to work side by side.....

March 2-3, 2010 NC ARES installed the antenna systems at the EOC. This effort included 5 antennas, custom antenna mounts, associated transmission lines, jumpers, ground wires, and lightning protection. In attendance for the effort were a group from Nassau County as well as some friends from Jacksonville!

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE EFFORT.

Fred Sanders (WK1F) works the cable reel.	Rich, Matt (W4TEA), Brian (KC5LPA) and Rich (KI4GTS) work to install the N-connectors on the LMR-500DB transmission lines.
Fred and Dwayne (KQ4XF) install the antennas.	Some of the work crew: Brian, Rich, Fred, Dwayne, Miller (W4EMN), and Matt in the telecom room at the new EOC.

January 20, 2010 was moving day to help relocate the existing EOC to the new EOC and NC ARES was there to help. In attendance were:

We helped relocate the computers and new huge flat panel TV screens as well as all of the white boards and of course the communciations gear! Rich Freeman, KI4GTS brought his cargo trailer to help and of course we also christened the new NC ARES trailer too!

The next step will be to start installing the new antennas and coax cables.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE MOVE.

Emergency Manager Tom Kochheiser watches as Rich Freeman (KI4GTS) loads a white board into an ARES trailer at the old EOC.	Rich, Tony (W9AFM), and Dwayne (KQ4XF) take down one of about 6 white boards at the old EOC.
Delivery for the new EOC.	Tony, Curtis (KE4BXR), and Dwayne survey the new EOC crank-up 35' foot tower.