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The INDEPENDENT, September 5, 2001 Page 13 Columbia County “ham” receives Emergency Management award During a natural disaster, one of the most critical tools of emergency management per sonnel is com m unications. However, communications can be severely damaged and ham per relief efforts. Often, the only contact that can be made is by ham radio operators. D eveloping a countyw ide system of ham operators who can spring into action when an emergency situation develops has been a top priority of John Clouse, Emergency M anage ment Coordinator for Columbia County. With the help of Martin T. Anderson, a volunteer ham edge, Martin has done innu merable things," Clouse said of Anderson in a nominating letter to OEMA. “The intangible thing is that he has been very uplift ing to my morale as I build an emergency management pro gram from very meager begin nings," Clouse continued. Anderson, a manager at the Mill Plain Fred Meyer store in Vancouver, Wash., is currently the Emergency Coordinator of operator working with Clouse since 1999, com m unications equipment has been upgraded, ham operators recruited and training and a communications plan developed. For all of these accomplish ments and more, Anderson was recognized with a Service Award from Oregon Emergency M anagem ent Association (OEMA) at the association’s annual workshop in Eugene on August 22. Only two such awards were given out state wide. “Not being one to sit around and waste his energy or knowl the Columbia County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES). According to Clouse, Anderson has recruited a num ber of volunteers, including sev eral younger people, and has trained eight Assistant Emer gency Coordinators. Anderson has also upgraded equipment located on the roof of the courthouse and the Meissner Road repeater sta tion. 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