Western Wildfires Take Toll on Ham Community
The rash of wildfires in the western U.S. this summer has taken a significant toll on the ham community. Sixtysix-year-old Mark McCloud, K6YCV, of Caleveras County, California, was one of two people who died in the Butte fire in mid-September after refusing to follow an evacuation order. According to the ARRL Letter, the county coroner said McCloud and the other victim were both found dead in their homes, which were destroyed by the fire.
In Washington State, the First Creek fire in late August destroyed two repeaters belonging to the Lake Chelan Amateur Radio Club. The ARRL Letter reported that the building housing the club’s 2-meter and 6-meter repeaters was completely leveled by the fire.
Hams up and down the west coast provided…
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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2015