Emergency Frequencies & Information

Emergency Frequencies For LA/MS/AL & Useful Web Sites

Hurricane Katrina HF Response and Recovery Frequencies
02802.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-91) **
03171.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-92) **
05136.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-93) **
05141.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-94) **
05211.0 USB FEMA
05236.0 USB SHARES Coordination Network (Nationwide HF Voice Coordination)
06859.5 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-95) **
07507.0 USB USN/USCG Hurricane Net (primary freq.)
07550.5 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-96 - primary) **
07698.5 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-97) **
09380.0 USB USN/USCG Hurricane Net (secondary freq.)
10493.0 USB FEMA
14396.5 USB SHARES Coordination Network (Nationwide HF Voice Coordination)

** Type-accepted equipment and an issued US FCC license
are required to transmit on Red Cross frequencies

Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Traffic Nets
03845.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
03862.5 LSB Mississippi Section Traffic
03873.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03873.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
03910.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03910.0 LSB Louisiana Traffic
03923.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03925.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03925.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (alt)
03935.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03935.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
03940.0 LSB Southern Florida Emergency
03950.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
03955.0 LSB South Texas Emergency
03965.0 LSB Alabama Emergency (alt)
03967.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing traffic)
03975.0 LSB Texas RACES
03993.5 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
03995.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx

07225.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07235.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07240.0 LSB American Red Cross US Gulf Coast Disaster
07240.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07243.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
07245.0 LSB Southern Louisiana
07248.0 LSB Texas RACES
07250.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07260.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
07264.0 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
07265.0 LSB Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN)
07273.0 LSB Texas ARES (alt)
07280.0 LSB NTS Region 5
07280.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (alt)
07283.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing only)
07285.0 LSB West Gulf ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
07285.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (day)
07290.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07290.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare) (day)
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)

14265.0 USB Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN) H&W Traffic
14300.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (alt)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (alt)
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14325.0 USB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-NHC)
14340.0 USB Louisiana (1900)

The following information is a consolidated list of Frequencies, EOC’s and operators in the affected area, most are in New Orleans area. If you are aware of additional items, or corrections, please let me know and I will correct and update this list… or feel free to correct and resend if you like.

HF Freq for Health & Welfare In The Effected Area
7.290 Day time ARES West Gulf Coast
7.285 Emergency Day time Traffic ARES West Gulf Coast
7.298 Kessler AFB, MS Op is KU4WN, Alan
7.666 Kessler AFB, MS (This Freq is outside the Ham Bands)
3.935 Night ARES?
3.873 Emergency Night time Traffic ARES?
3.917 Lafayette, LA (area)
3.895 Lafayette, LA (area)

Repeater Information In Effected Area
444.200 (PL is 114.8) New Orleans repeater is operational and EOC - Baton Rouge is monitoring
147.380 (NO PL) North shore of Lake Ponchartrain
147.241 (PL is 114.8) East Jefferson (New Orleans)

There Are Several Operational IRLP Nodes In The Effected Area
Node 4958 KD5QZD 443.100 (PL is 107.20) Baton Rouge, LA
Node 5720 NG5T 443.150 (PL is 103.50) Lafayette, LA
Node 3416 KB5ZJJ 146.500 (PL is 118.8) Houma, LA – As of 9/1 This system is DOWN

Known Stations Active In The Effected Area:
WB5LHS, LA State EOC & Dept. Of Homeland Security ( has links to FEMA)
W5SLA Slidell National Weather Service Office
KG7FF LARRY Meadow Crest Hospital in Grenta, LA
KC5EST Danny, EOC Bay St Louis, MS (between New Orleans & Biloxi)
AC5TM Tom, Working on Levee Pumping Stations
KD4WDD/mm Bruce, In port at Oak Harbour Marina, Slidell, LA or has Winlink 2000 aboard & will accept incoming email (KD4WDD@winlink.org)
N4CND Oris, 18 Wheeler hauling materials for FEMA
N4ARC American Red Cross in Orlando

ECHOLINK Information
SATERN has also set-up two ECHOLINK nodes. K7CWA, or W7TSA. RF stations in areas where Echolink repeaters or links are available, may also key in node number #67928 or #262126 using their DTMF pads.

Useful Web Sites & Other Information

SATERN NET WEB PAGE
To send Health & welfare enquires, you MUST fill out the form on their web site and send it in. They will be in contact with you when they have some information. PLEASE, do not send multiple copies of the same query. Salvation Army also has a phone number for people unable to access internet. 1- 847- 709 - 6700

GULF COAST NEWS
This site is fast becoming a good source of information for Health & Welfare

MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Another excellent source of current information for the Mississippi area.

HURRICANE KATRINA: Persons Reported Safe List
This is a list produced by CNN of persons reported safe and their location.

NATIONAL NEXT-OF-KIN REGISTRY
This is a web site where you can register family members that you are looking for in the effected area of Hurricane Katrina. It is on a secure web site.

FAMILY NEWS NETWORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
This is a Red Cross site where you can register missing people or view a list of people located.

THE MISSING KIDS WEB PAGE

This is a page where you can search for missing children from the storm

FIRSTGOV.gov
The U.S. governments official web portal. Lot's of good information and links.

WWL-TV - Live TV feed from Baton Rouge, LA

WDSU-TV - Live TV feed from New Orleans, LA

NOLA - INTEL Wiki
This is a consolidation of a lot of the other sites, information and blogs.

K4TFC Bulletin Board

• Craig's List: New Orleans Lost & Found

• Nola.com's forums

• WDSU-TV's Message Board

• Hurricane Katrina Survivors

• New Orleans Pundit bulletin boards

• Now Public's missing persons board

• Slidell Hurricane Damage Blog

• U.S. Next of Kin Registry

• Hurricane Katrina Message Boards

• Katrina Family and Friends

• The Sun Herald "Reach Loved Ones"

• Hurricane Katrina Survivor Locator

• The Weather Channel Message Boards

• Pearl River County Katrina Survivors

• Katrina Survivors

• GCN Survivor-Connector Database (alt1) (alt2)

• Hurricane Katrina Connection

• Pensacola News Journal forums

• Katrina Lost

• Katrina Finder

• Houston Chronicle

• Katrina Messages

• Homeport (U.S. Homeland Security)

WLOX (Biloxi) Hurricane Katrina

Emergency Numbers
The Coast Guard strongly urges people in distress in the New
Orleans area contact the search and rescue emergency lines for the
State Office of Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge , LA.:
(225) 925-7708
(225) 925-7709
(225) 925-3511
(225) 925-7412

Additional Phone Numbers:

IN LOUISIANA, Louisiana State Police:
(225) 922-0325
(225) 922-0332
(225) 922-0333
(225) 922-0334
(225) 922-0335
(225) 922-0341
(225) 925-7398

IN MISSISSIPPI, Call the State EOC at (601) 360-0054

IN ALABAMA, or
To inquire about family and friends that did not evacuate the
Greater New Orleans area contact the American Red Cross at the
following number:
(866) 438-4636

Last updated: September 5, 2005