HF equipment and communicators are assigned to several water departments throughout the state. Volunteers will also be on standby for the American Red Cross for shelter management purposes. The wing has been asked to standby to assist the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Wing officials have attended briefings this week at the command center in Atlanta. The wing has provided contacts and alert rosters to emergency management officials.
Volunteers are also on standby to assist local emergency managers in seven counties.
Helicopters from the Division of Aeronautics will be staged at various locations around the state. Another team, stationed at the Division of Aeronautics Headquarters in Springfield, will be able to relay instructions to helicopter crews via HF radio. On New Year's Eve, the Civil Air Patrol will be providing an HF radio link to the State Emergency Operations Center at the state capital. The wing is also poised to provide support to Allient Energy, which operates the local nuclear power plant. Wing members are also coordinating with the Red Cross in the event that agency is tasked to provide shelters.