Public Service Activity Report

1. Nature of Activity: Alert

2. Activity Description: Assisted in search by Howard County
   Maryland Police, Fire & Rescue Departments for a 67 year old
   woman suffering from Alzheimer's Disease reported missing
   after 0700, 27 June 07.  We were called in at approximately
   1700 local time to assist by providing network of mobile
   observation and reporting points.

3. Places or areas involved:  Our search area included ten sets
   of highways and/or streets to be patrolled in the southeast
   corner of Howard County Maryland.

4. Number of amateurs participating:  11

5. Event start date/time:  27 June 07 1700

6. Event end date/time: 28 June 07 0030

7. Duration of event (hours):  7.5

8. Total person-hours:  82.5

9. Number of repeaters used:	 1

10. Estimated person-power cost:  $825.00

11. Estimated cost of equipment used:  $5,000.00

12. Total estimated cost of service (10+11):  $5,825.00

13. Nets and/or frequencies used:  Comms were handled on K3CUJ/R,
    147.135/735 MHz

14. Number of messages handled:  Tactical net

15. Names of agencies receiving communications support:  Howard
    County Police Department (Incident Command)

16. Call signs of major participants:
    W8AJR (RO)
    KF3O (ARO/AEC)
    WR3F (EC/ARO)
    K3UOD
    N3RER
    W3GJN
    KB3OOT
    K8JDP
    KB3WK
    W1TRT
    N0NQW


17. Other comments:  K2YWE OFFERED HIS SERVICES AND WAS ON
    STANDBY, ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT PARTICIPATE.


Amateur Radio organization providing service:  Howard County
    ARES/RACES

Location:  Howard County, Maryland

Submitted by:
Richard Firestone, WR3F
7401 Hickory Log Circle
Columbia, MD 21045

ARRL appointment:  EC

Your E-Mail address:  wr3f@arrl.net

Telephone: 410 309 1984 (days) 410 309 1984 (nights)

Signed: Richard David Firestone
Date:   28 June 2007