Several members of the Watertown Amateur Radio Club participated is a "Mock Bioterrorism" drill.
Maranatha was set up as a Medical dispensing facility. This drill was put on by the Watertown Health Department.
The American Red Cross also participated in this drill. They provided sandwiches, water and snacks for the
volunteers.
The auditorium at Maranatha was the area used for the drill.
The auditorium at Maranatha was set up as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
We set up a 2 meter radio using battery power and a make shift antenna. Net Control was set up at our
"Central Command Post" (CCP) in our designated area in the basement of the Firestation.
Amateurs were dispatched to the Hospital to aid in communication between the EOC and Hospital. Several
Amateurs were at their home stations to help were needed.
The "Incident Commander"
at Maranatha gave us a hand held 2 way radio. This is how communication needs were given to us.
We in turn sent out the communication.
This was a successful drill.
Our Club will be reviewing the drill and having discussions regarding our effectivness.
