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Foster and preserve the esprit, tradition and cohesion of the Bainbridge Island Naval Radio Station.

Publicize and reinforce the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Mission Goals and Objectives.

Foster excellence and belonging through the Amateur Radio Fraternity Recognition Programs for outstanding professional Leadership and volunteers who have made significant contributions to both the Bainbridge Island Naval Radio Station History and the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Mission and Objectives.

The Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club works to form the Bainbridge Island Naval Radio Station Historical Preservation that consists of Naval Leadership and Navel Amateur Radio Operators from Active, Reserve, Retired, Separated, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Enlisted Per, Department of the Navy Civilians, Contractors and Amateur Radio Industry Partners, or Civilians Amateur Radio Operators and Non FCC Licensed individuals that are interested in the Bainbridge Island Naval Radio Station History and the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Mission and Objectives.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club establish as a club communications reserve primarily supported by volunteers:

FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operators,

Citizen Band Radio Operators, and

Support Personnel.

All Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club FCC Licensed Memberships are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

It shall be an "Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Volunteer Emergency Radio Communications", supported by and part of the Island Tower and directly responsible to this Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club under the direction of the Island Tower communications coordinator, who shall be management oriented, rather than technically.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club personnel are volunteer Emergency Radio Communications Operators of the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Registry for Disaster and Emergency Radio Communications Service Team.

To apply for FCC Licensed Membership to the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club by check, please print the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club: Voting Membership FCC Licensed Application Form and mail it to:

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club, FCC Licensed Membership Office
321 High School Road NE, Ste: D3-292
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110

PURPOSE OF FORT WARD AMATEUR RADIO TEAM

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Support any and all government public service communications systems in event of failure, overload or other problems that might jeopardize Emergency Response usefulness and purpose, including monitoring airwaves, as a listen post, keeping communication active and ready.

This shall include "but not be limited to" the following systems and Governmental Agencies: 9-1-1 communication, fire agencies, sheriff-police-secuirity, public works, transportation railways-aviation-highways, search-rescue, FEMA, DHS and weather-natural earth events:

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Provide access to FCC Amateur Radio Service frequencies during times of emergencies.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Maintain communications equipment in an on-going state of readiness and conduct weekly communications tests.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Set up and staff at government locations as specified in the current operations plan.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: "Weather and Earth Watch" during unusual weather such as tornadoes, hurricanes, heavy rains and other disasters or emergency responses.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Provide word processing and computer skills to support Emergency Response Record Keeping in times of unusual need, such as during and following and emergency.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Perform crowd surveillance by the use of ATV/Amateur Television at the scene of an emergency or large public special event, but not limited too.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Activate a minimum level of augmentation whenever alerted to a potential or existing emergency; minimum level being at least one Emergency Radio Communications Volunteer on duty.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Provide operators for all necessary positions to sustain radio Communication operations as long as the Emergency is activated.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Handle message, information, command and liaison 'radio communications traffic' as is required for any communications needed by "Emergency Response Jurisdiction" in an emergency or threat of an emergency.

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Teams: Conduct such training and familiarization with Emergency events and requirement as shall accomplish all of the above.

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