Just like other living things there are good and bad times for dynamic paths that are taken.

One can opt to be static yet knowing dynamic paths will move you.

What does this mean to those that work in the area of emergency response?

Be flexible with the methods that are used, yet maintain the basic standards that allow a incident operation to be conducted safely. Standards which remain static can be used as a basis for operation integrity and also represent a road map to a successful mission.

Standard Operation Procedures provide the static portion for operational planning yet they should also be dynamic so that when new methods are presented they can be placed into the Standard Operation Procedures as soon as possible.

Every situation, every incident is different, thus the need for being dynamic in operational style. At times incidents will take place that are not amongst the normal operational situations. This indeed is one of the times that we need to be dynamic in readiness and response.

Flexibility is a key ingredient to readiness and the “all hazard” approach to emergency response and planning.

As a organization which path are you opting for: static or dynamic flexibility?

Quick comments for ARMAD, We had 45 HF contacts all made by AI4PJ, Karl using the Drake State Technical College Call sign N4DTC. He was pretty dog gone good. We tried to take his seat so he could get some rest but no contacts were made until Mr. big (AKA) AI4PJ came back. Most of the contacts were made out of Florida and Texas; we had a few from New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Virginia and yes also from Canada. I was only able to make two contacts using the famous Asterisk Bridge Link (ABL) gateway to echolink. The VFW post there in Wichita, KS and the state of Iowa. Mark (W4FMX) was the advisor; advise all to keep the contacts rolling. He didn’t let any of us take a brake and making sure all links and repeater systems were up for the task. We had Lee (KI4BZY) the senior amateur radio operator on site, a retired Korean war army veteran cheering us all on and giving the Air force retirees a run for their money. hi hi. We also had for the first time a special helper, Mr. Roosevelt Thurman who volunteered to help us setup. Being a retired Army soldier this was like taking candy from a baby. He jumped right in and helped us make our on air time operations a success. The Madison/Huntsville ARMAD team had a great time setting up, operating and breaking down. Next year we will be ready to go at it again. 73, Will / W4WWM