Ventura County Auxiliary Communications Service - Area 2

Keeping Thousand Oaks Connected

 

 

Disaster Links

Place / Name Website Links
Ventura County Sheriff's Department http://www.VCSD.org/
California Highway Patrol http://www.CHP.ca.gov
Ventura County Fire Department http://fire.countyofventura.org
Los Angeles County Fire Department http://fire.lacounty.gov
Los Angeles Fire Department http://www.LAFD.org
Fire Line http://38.101.117.146/fireline/index.html
Inciweb (info on fires) http://www.inciweb.org/state/5
NOAA – National Weather Services http://www.weather.gov/
OES – Office of Emergency Services http://www.oes.ca.gov/
FEMA http://www.fema.gov
Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Red Cross Local Chapter http://www.arcventura.org
Red Cross National http://www.redcross.org

Always check your local radio Stations

Weather and Traffic Conditions

Place / Name Website Links
National Weather Service Oxnard http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox
Ventura County Sheriffs Department   (Road closures under Office of Emergency Service tab) http://www.vcsd.org
Freeway Traffic Conditions http://www.traffic411.com
NBC4.TV Weather:  http://weather.weatherbug.com
Real Time Weather Data http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather
Weather Fronts http://weather.uwyo.edu/surface/front.html

 

T.O. City Alert:    http://www.toaks.org/living/disaster/to_city_alert.asp

Emergency Preparedness:    Emergency Preparedness - City of Thousand Oaks

Invisible Bracelet  http://invisiblebracelet.org

Like a virtual medical ID bracelet, iB is a HIPAA-compliant Web service that allows its members to share vital health information during emergencies with participating Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. In the event of a medical emergency, responding medics within our service area can access the information you have made available. If transport is required, text or e-mail messages will be delivered to your In Case of Emergency (ICE) contacts. The service costs $5 per member, per year.

Report Terrorism Tips & Leads leads@lajric.org

“If you see something, say something”

 Internet Crime Complaint Center www.ic3.gov

Provides a central point for internet crime victims to report and to alert appropriate agency on line. 

  1. Provides an analytical repository for internet crime complaints
  2. Analyzes and refers all fraudulent activity identified on the internet to the appropriate local, state, or federal law enforcement authority.
  3. Aids in the development of law enforcement training to address identified crime problems
  4. Serves as the catalyst that allows law enforcement and regulatory agencies to network and share data
  5. Potentially reduces the amount of economic loss by internet crime throughout the United States.

Connecting With Friends & Family

Place / Name Website Links
Safe and Well list http://www.safeandwell.org
National next of kin registry www.nokr.org
Community voice mail http://www.cvm.org
Contact love ones http://www.contactlovedones.org

 

Government

Place / Name Website Links
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Download the daily FCC Amateur Radio Application information
Click on the "readme.txt" file on the FCC site for instructions.
http://www.fcc.gov/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/
FEMA Independent Study Program http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp
National Weather Service NWS Oxnard, California http://www.nwsla.noaa.gov/
National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/infodata/links.html

 

Please share all the above with family and friend  

ACS / ARES

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Place / Name Website Links
Ventura County ACS / ARES http://www.vcacs.org
Ventura County ACS / ARES Area 6 & 7 http://www.rain.org/~jkrigbam/ares01.html
Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club ( CVARC ) http://www.cvarc.org

 

ARRL

Place / Name Website Links
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) http://www.arrl.org
ARRL Divisions http://www.arrl.org/divisions
ARRL Southwestern Division http://www.kkn.net/n6aa

 

Miscellaneous

Income, Demographics, etc by Zip Code

Ionosphere

Critical Frequency

Solar X-ray Flux The amount of D Region absorption is directly affected by the level of X-ray energy being received from the sun. Spikes in this real time display shows the waves of X-ray energy arriving at the Earth as a Solar Flare is occurring

Solar Cycle and 10.7 cm Solar Radio Flux

http://www.solarcycle24.com

D Layer Absorption   Real time display showing above normal D Region Absorption while a solar flare is occurring. View by selecting Global D-Region Absorption under the Popular Pages pull down menu.

IPS Radio and Space Services

IPS HF Systems

NOAA Space Environment Center

NOAA Space Weather Products

NOAA A & K Geomagnetic Indices Daily reports on A & K Indices indicating the condition of the Earth's geomagnetic field (and Ionosphere) ranging from quiet to major storms.

NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Daily reports on Solar activity, Geophysical activity, and 10.7cm flux levels which determine the level of ionization within the Ionosphere

NOAA Polar Map of Earth's Auroral Activity Displays conditions affecting Transpolar Propagation

Propagation Resource Center

Space Weather

 

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