Lake County REACT
(Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams)

Contact information: Dale Waba President 1027 North Lincoln Madison, SD 57042 E-mail: dalreasa@iw.net Joel Brick Treasurer 524 North Kansas Madison, SD 57042

REACT REFERENCE LINKS and INFORMATION

• REACT International
• Lake County REACT History(Adobe .PDF)
• Lake County REACT (Weather Spotter) Radio Frequency 453.225
  

National Weather Service “STORM READY” Awarded to Lake County and City of Madison for 2002-2005 Recertified for 2006 - 2008 Recertified 2009 – 2011

REACT RADIO FREQUENCY 453.225

* Deceased members… numbers retired

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS and LINKS

• Lake County Map with Spotter Locations
• Lake County 9-1-1 Road Numbering tool (Adobe .PDF)
• Lake County Siren Activation Policy
• National Weather Service – Radar and Forecasts (NWS - Sioux Falls, SD)
• NWS – Basic Spotter’s Field Guide (Adobe .PDF)
• NWS – Advance Spotter’s Field Guide (Adobe .PDF)
• NWS – Storm Spotter’s Checklist
• NWS – Mobile Weather  (Cell & Mobile media users)
• Madison SD Airport AWOS(Madison Current Weather Information)         

NOAA All Hazard Weather Radios  

A “NOAA All hazard weather radio” is a useful tool that can help alert families and businesses of coming severe weather as well as provide several additional emergency messages.  Since sirens are useful and designed for outdoors, alert weather radios take up the void when a home or business is not within hearing distance of a siren.  Weather radios can be placed in a residence or business to provide up to date weather information as well as early notification of a hazard for the user’s specific location.  Most weather radios can be programmed to utilize SAME or FIP codes for their specific counties.  Utilizing these codes allows only emergency messages designed for your specific or surrounding areas.   For additional information checkout the links provided by the National Weather Service (NWS).

• NOAA All Hazard Weather Radio General information
• Weather Radio Programming Manuals    
• Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E) 
• NOAA Weather Radio Frequently Ask Questions (FAO)  
• What features should I look for in a weather radio?   

Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) codes for Lake County and Surrounding Counties

National Weather Service warning tower frequencies

Lake County Storm Shelter locations
(Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week)

• 116 West Center Street, Madison SD
  Enter at Police Station entrance
  
  
• 219 NE 1st Street, Madison SD
  Public Safety Building basement (Courthouse North side)
  

REACT TOTAL HOURS AND MILES LOGGED
1996 - 2009

A Tribute to our fallen Comrade—PERRY RICHMAN
(Perry Richman was REACT Member No. 5)

"43-2…THIS IS REACT 5, DO YOU COPY?"

THE Tower Clouds were building; the oncoming storm was in sight,
The Weather Bureau had just made it official we could be in for a long, rough night.

"43-2"—"This is REACT 5"—A voice out of nowhere echoed loud and clear.
" Our guys are out there doing their job and they know that I will be near."
" I’ll be on the side, monitoring their every move during this night of anguish and fear"
" Until things are back to normal and once again appear to be safe and secure."

The raging storm moved quickly, bringing with it rain, lightening, and hail.
The sky lit up like the 4th of July and wind blew like a gale.
" Hang in there guys"—"the storm is about over," a voice out of nowhere seemed to cry.
Everyone felt a little more at ease just feeling that "REACT 5" was standing by.

The wind finally receded and there was clearing to the West.
The guys were ready to call it a night, go home, and get some well-deserved rest.
" 43-2"—"This is REACT 5"—His voice once again broke the silence of the night.
" Things are looking better now, there’s not a threatening cloud in sight."

"With the tower clouds disappearing and the further fear of storms so slight,"
" This is REACT 5 signing off and on the side, may we have a peaceful night."

REACT AWARDS RECIPIENTS

Occasionally, REACT will honor one of their members with a Service Award for their time and service helping to make Lake County a better and safer place in which to live. Past recipients of this award are:

*denotes that this number has been retired