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2/01/2011

Hello

I hope this posting finds every one well and ready for a new season. All is coming together, so we can continue responding to our requests and providing the support we are so good at. First of all I would like to thank each and every one of you for your support of our operations throughout 2010. We filled 108 responses.  It takes all 90 + of you to make this type of operation work. We have continued to interrogate with the special teams as well as Fire and Police units in our response area.

 Jest last week we responded to assist the Des Plaines fire and police. The police went to serve a warrant in a residence at about midnight on Oxford St. and discovered an Illegal lab operating in the basement of the house. Haz-mat teams and mess were called as they neutralized the dangers to the neighborhood, and took in to evidence the needed chemicals. In our operations used 6 members and the cold teams really liked the hot chocolate; it was a 5 hour operation.

We have had requests for open houses by 6 fire departments already and Waukegan Police have asked for our help at the Air Show in the fall. Because the super sonic jets and war birds will be there, they expect over 25,000 people. (More to fallow). Lake County Citizens Corp Council members have requested us at three area wide drills so far, this includes IL. & Wis. Combination drills for surch and rescue. With the search and rescue dogs, Federal Urban Rescue Teams, and other organized teams.

We have been reorganizing or dispatch operations, so if you get a call from a strange voice it’s your dispatcher. As we change some formatting the web site up dates have been slow. This should be corrected soon.

If you have not been on and operation in the past two months, Please up date your information on the web site. We have been transferring a lot of data and may have messed up the spelling or transfer of Info. Sorry

The department of homeland security has sent out the Incident Command Police and is doing checks for compliance. Because of this, MESS is going to be offering help from our compliance officer Henry Sahler III. Henry has over 30 certifications in the unified command structure. We need to update all your records and help you get in compliance with your on line classes. This is important to the organization as a whole.

Chief Terry B. Cox