2013 Summer in The Park Report

Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Ontario Section
Magnetawan Sector Activity Report
Sent: 2013-08-07 18:12 for the Month of August
Sent by: Paul Caccamo, Callsign: VA3PC
Email : paul@ciinet.org
On behalf of : North Bay A.R.E.S.
Nature of this Activity Report: --> Special Event <--
Brief Description of Activity : 2013 Summer in the Park Festival
Places or Area Involved : Nipissing Waterfront & Amelia Park, North Bay
Numbers of Amateurs Participating : 5
Numbers of Other Communication Volunteers : 0
Event Start : Friday Aug 2nd 0900
Event Finish : Sunday Aug 4th 2330
Hours Spent Planning and Setup : 12
Event Duration : 45 Hrs
Total Person-Hours : 225
Number of Repeaters Used : 1
Number of Portables Used : 45
Number of Mobiles Used : 0
Number of Bases Used : 2
Number of km driven by Comms Personnel : 60
Person-Power Cost : $ 2250
Equipment Used Cost : $ 14950
Transportation Cost : $ 21
Total Estimated Cost of Service : $ 17221
Nets or Frequencies Used (including Repeater Callsigns):
This event used commercial UHF equipment, one duplex and three simplex frequencies.
The ARES/NBARC manned the command post and coordinated occurrence response with the various groups: Services, First Aid, Security, and Operations.
We also contacted Police and Ambulance when requested by festival personnel.
The use of a custom designed PHP/MySQL program was used to track occurrence information and resource deployment.
Number of Messaages Passed : 90
Names of Agencies receiving communications support:
North Bay "Summer in the Park" Committee.
North Bay Parks and Recreation Department.
St. John's Ambulance
McLaren Security
Call Sign List of Amateurs who were major participants: VA3PC, VA3BDR, VA3CMX, VE3GMG, VE3YUI
Other Comments: The ARES/North Bay Amateur Radio Club with occasional help from non-amateurs have organised and run the Command Post for Summer in the Park (and previously Heritage Festival),for over 20 years.
The peak activity was about 12 years ago, with a 5th frequency assigned to Transportation
(Golf Cart Dispatch) and a total of 80 UHF portables.
Signature Block:
Paul Caccamo, VA3PC DEC 705-840-6577 cell