Tyler County Office of Emergency Management

Monday …Morning Report….
Thanks to all who participated in the “Operation 2012 Apocalypse” this weekend….from the comments looks like most had an enjoyable time and got the opportunity to learn and/or see some new thing. We had some glitches and some real world events during the event but all in all I think it was a good event. Looks like about 200 folks participated. Again thanks to all who helped plan and execute the event and to all who participated.

This is from Bill at the WV Deptartment of Homeland Security
tjc

From Clarksburg
Go South on I-79 to Route 20 (second exit south of US Rt 50 at Clarksburg)
At the bottom of the ramp go left on Route 20.
About 5-7 miles out Rt 20, stay to your left onto Route 57 (Route 20 will turn right – do not take!)
This will take you to the outskirts of Philippi. Route 57 will T into Route 119 at the top of a hill.
Take a left onto Route 119.
At Philippi, take a right onto Route 250.
This will take you to the outskirts of Elkins. The road will end at a T intersection of a four-lane highway.
Take a left at the intersection. This road will be marked as Routes 219, 250, 33, and 93.
Follow the four lane to the downtown Elkins exit.
At the bottom of the ramp take a right and head into Elkins.
In downtown Elkins, at the first traffic light, take a left. This will take you through Elkins. Watch for, and stay on, Routes 219 and 250.
About 20 miles east of Elkins you will get to Huttonsville, where Route 219 turns to the right (toward Marlinton and Snowshoe) and Routes 250 and 93 continue straight.
Go straight on Routes 250 and 93.
On the far side of Durbin, Route 250 will take a left – do not take it! Stay straight on Route 93 (toward Green Bank). At this point it will also be marked at Route 28.
Stay on this road to Dunmore.
At Dunmore, Route 92 will continue straight – do not take it! You want to take a right on Route 28.
Route 28 will take to Dilleys Mill. The Scout camp will be on your left. From Dunmore to Dilleys Mill is about 8 miles.
tjc

The LEPC meeting will be at the Sistersville VFD Thursday, May 3 starting at 9am.

After the LEPC meeting the crash demonstration will start at noon at the Tyler High/Middle School. Moulage folks and victims need to meet at the fire truck in the parking lot no later then 11am.

After this we will meet at the OEM office to start the state SAR EX operations planning.

We plan to have dinner at Lucy’s Restaurant at 5pm. After this OEM/SAR/CERT meeting will start at 7pm.
tjc

I have more details on the State SAR Exercise;
Registration starts Friday May 11
Friday classes all start at 5pm including Night Ops, SAR Communications, and Canine Life Support (all 3 at the same time). After these there will be a class about SAR Booby Traps.
The search will start Saturday directly after breakfast. The NG Pathfinders will be showing how to set up a landing zone for helicopters. There will be a Black Hawk helicopter on display.

Food;
On your own Friday
Saturday starts with breakfast and a bag lunch for later. Dinner will be served late afternoon. Breakfast will also be served Sunday.
Facilities;
The event will be held at the old Dilley’s Mills Boys Scout camp in Pocahontas County. There are showers and flush toilets. There is an old bunk house that can be used at night. There will also be a place to park campers and tent areas.
tjc

May 5th is the Youth Fishing Day at Conway Lake. Each year we are requested to participate. This year we have been asked to set up communication links between the different fishing spots and the ranger station in case there are any emergencies.
We have done this for several years. It has always been a fun event. All K9 handlers are invited to bring their dogs. The kids really enjoy this.
The lake is located about 10 miles south of Middlebourne off Rt 18 on County Road 48. We will meet at the ranger station at 8AM and be finished up by noon. We will use channel 3 on our team radios. You can bring your own radio or use the team’s.
tjc

Chief Leasure has asked us for some help. The Fire Association is planning an accident simulation to remind the students to stay sober prom night. The event will take place at noon on Thursday, May the 3rd. It will be staged at the Tyler Consolidated High/Middle School parking lot.

Chief is requesting 5 young people to act as victims. We do not want to use the students from the school, so college age players would be best. We also need our moulage team to help make up the victims.

Local firefighters will be extricating the victims from 2 real crashed automobiles. The medical helicopter will be there to simulate flying the survivors to hospitals. The event will only last around 30 minutes. The moulage crew and the victims will need to be there at 11am. Please let me know right away if you can help.
tjc

We had a good turn out at Saturday’s SAR training even though the weather was wet and cold. We had 39 participants from at least 10 counties! Everyone trained hard ignoring the bad weather conditions. I want to thank everyone who participated. And a special thanks to those who helped set up the courses, brought food, helped prepare the food and helped instruct.
I’m gathering information about the State SAR Exercise. Once I get the details, I plan to have a meeting with those who want to help work the event. I’ll keep you all posted on this. I need a list of everyone who plans to attend the May 11, 12, 13 event.
Our next meeting is May 3rd. Call or email me with any questions.
tjc

We have everything ready for the Saturday April 21 SAR training. The compass courses, route search area and GPS course are all laid out.
Directions ae list in the blog below. The GPS coordinates are 17S 049 1664 / 436 9615.

We are expecting some rain, so bring your rain gear. We do have shelters and restrooms. Lunch will be provided.
tjc

We have a new location for the Saturday, April 21st training!!! We will be training at the Momentive Employee Park. The park is located just south of the Momentive Plant on Rt 2.
To get there;
From the north, come down Rt 2 through Sistersville and Friendly. Below Friendly you will cross a railroad track. Continue south 1 mile and the park is on the left.
From the south, come up Rt 2 through St Mary’s into Tyler County. You will then cross a railroad track. Continue north 1 mile and the park is on the right. We will have the banner out. There are restrooms, electricity and running water.

We’ll start the training at 10am, breaking for lunch around 1pm. We plan to set up a large challenging compass/GPS course. We will also lay out some search areas as we did last year. We will have folks helping the beginners get started. Bring your gear and dress for a search. If you are new, we have training gear to get you started. If there is anything special you would like to do, please let me know. This area is relatively flat. We plan to get on the hills next time.
Please let me know if you plan to attend. This will help us prepare a good lunch for you.
tjc

The April OEM/CERT/SAR meeting will be held April 12 instead of the first Thursday! Same place; OEM office. Same time; 7PM. Hope to see you there.
tjc