Severe Storm Impacts Clearfield County
If you were anywhere near Clearfield County on Sunday March 16th you experienced a storm front that brought with it gusty winds, rain and hail. In the hours leading up to the storm hitting Clearfield County the National Weather Service (NWS) had issued several severe weather alerts and warnings. As the storm progressed tornado watch …. Read More
CCARC to Resume Weekly Net
At the September Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club meeting it was decided to resume a weekly net for the club. The last time a weekly net was conducted was at the beginning of the COVID19 epidemic. It is hoped that resuming this net will allow local amateur radio operators a means to share information and …. Read More
Skywarn Training Available
The Central Pennsylvania office of the National Weather Service has announced their Skywarn training classes for Spring 2024. All classes are and open to the public. Virtual classes do require advance registration while in-person classes do not. For the registration link and further details please visit the NWS web site at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/SkyWarn. Monday, March 25, …. Read More
SKYWARN Exercise Conducted
On January 24th at 1900 hours a SKYWARN training net was held conducted with net control operations at the State College National Weather Service Office. The W3GA repeater on 146.760 mHz was used for this exercise. Carmine KC3WP was Net Control for this exercise. Stations from Centre neighboring counties were invited to participate. Stations provided …. Read More
PEMA Activated ACS for Winter Storm
On Tuesday January 9th Clearfield County, as well as most of Pennsylvania, experienced a rather significant winter storm. Forecasts were calling for significant snowfall accumulations followed by wind and rain. At the request of PEMA ACS officials, a state-wide alert was issued and all county ACS teams were placed on stand by status. Local county …. Read More
WinLink Station for Clearfield EMA Center
Members of the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club have started a project which will add WinLink capabilities to the Clearfield County Emergency Management Agency’s Communications Center. According to the WinLink.org web site, “WinLink is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is …. Read More
Clearfield EOC Activated for SET
Members of the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club participated in a Simulated Emergency Test, or SET, on Saturday October 7th 2023. The SET was was an extension of the larger Western Pennsylvania SET. Centre County ARES was active as well as the Philipsburg EmComm team with separate scenarios. CCARC, as well as the Treasure Lake …. Read More
June 2023 Blair ARES Published
The June issue of Blair ARES Alert has been released and is available for review on the CCARC web site. Click here to see the June issue.
April 2023 Blair ARES Published
The April 2023 issue of Blair ARES has been published. Blair ARES is a monthly publication discussing ARES and EmComm activities within and around Blair County Pennsylvania. This issue features an article on the recent Clearfield County EMA Exercise. Click here to see the April issue of Blair ARES.
Clearfield County EmComm Meeting Scheduled
On Wednesday March 15 at 7 PM a Zoom meeting event has been scheduled to discuss Emergency Communications within Clearfield County and the regions immediately surrounding Clearfield County. Members of the Treasure Lake Amateur Radio Group, the Clearfield County Amateur Radio Club and the Philipsburg Amateur Radio Association. We did also reach out to …. Read More
