Who is WCEC?
Wood County Emergency Communications Inc. (WCEC) is an all
volunteer Non-Profit organization, created to provide back-up and
overload communications to all Public Safety agencies in Wood
County, West Virginia and the surrounding counties in WV and OH.
Read more in our Mission Statement
to see what we do. For more information on Emergency Communicators
and Amateur Radio read the "Who Are
We?" article.
The organization's Bylaws are available in Adobe pdf format by
downloading them here.
You can also read the WCEC
Operation plan.
Capabilities:
- Mobile communications command center setup
- Skywarn operating under the National Weather Service
- Digital Communications statewide via D.A.R.E.N.
- Voice Communications via handheld and mobile radio and in
house wired and wireless telephone systems.
- Both fixed and mobile voice repeater setups available.
- Long range WIFI internet available at site
- Contacting
Us
- Membership Info
To obtain information about a specific event or to enquire
about becoming a member of WCEC please contact one of the
following members by phone or use the 147.255 MHz repeater.
Our Address is:
Wood County Emergency Communications
Attn.: Kenneth Harris WA8LLM
319 Communications Drive
Waverly, WV 26184
Ken Harris WA8LLM / Unit 251
Terry Mills KC8TUE / Unit 254
Judy Peterson N8UFQ / Unit 255
Kenn Harris Recognized for Decades of Service
Meetings are held at 7:00PM on the first Tuesday of each
month at The Lubeck Community Center, 275 Lubeck Road,
Lubeck WV. (unless specified otherwise).
Applicant should arrive 30 minutes before the meeting to
submit their application to the Director for review. Those
wishing to test for an Amateur License or an upgrade should
arrive around 6:00PM.
- Application and Information Form -
Applicants will need to authorize a background check for
membership approval and individuals under the age of 18 will
be required to present a signed Parental Authorization form.
Wood County Emergency Communications inc. protects all
information presented to it for membership purposes and does
not share this information with anyone else for any reason
other than a background investigation
Monthly Business Meeting
September 6, 2022
The Business Meeting will start at 7:00 PM. You don't have to be
a member to attend.
W5YI VE testing material will be available at about 5:00 pm
before the meeting.Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Social
Distancing guide lines will apply.
Contact Ken Harris WA8LLM at 304-481-3840 or email
wa8llm@yaho.com.
support Groups
- ARES
(Amateur Radio Emergency Services)
If you are interested in registering with ARES in the
Wood/Washington County area, contact
Ken Harris. Blank forms are available in the training
section.
- RACES
(Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services)
If you are a member of WCEC and wish to become a RACES member
read the requirements
statement then fill out an application
and bring it to the next regular scheduled meeting.
Mobile Communications Unit
We continue to upgrade our Mobile Communications capabilities.
Thanks to the generous donations from local foundations and the
general public we are able to deploy this mobile unit to any
disaster or terror activity to assist local Fire, Police and
emergency personnel. Your continued donations will help us keep it
up to date with the newest technologists.
Supporting WCEC
Wood County Emergency Communications is a Non
Profit 501c3 Organization Supported Entirely by Public and
Private Donations! There are three ways you can Support Amateur
Radio Emergency Communications in Wood County, West Virginia and
the surrounding area.
First by donating directly to WCEC using the Pay Pal button
below.
Second you can support WCEC by using the AmazonSmile
Foundation.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same
products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The
difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile
Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible
products to the charitable organization of your choice.
Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also
available on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com)
at the same price.
Third you can support WCEC every time
you go shopping at Kroger. It's easy when you enroll in Kroger’s
Community Rewards® program.
Just go to Kroger/CommunityRewards and create an
account using WCEC’s Rewards Number HL113. Then
all you have to do is shop at Kroger using your Plus Card. Kroger
will donate a percentage of you purchases to WCEC every time you
shop and use your Plus Card. Kroger is committed to helping our
community grow and prosper.
Thank you!
