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The City of Yellowknife has released the Final Report on the 2023 North Slave Complex Wildfires event. The report is available from the City's website at:
The Final Report was prepared by KPMG for the City. KPMG did not interview the Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society. Recommendations 15-26 (pp. 71-75) are of particular interest. Pages 96-97 (Appendix G) of the Final Report describe the the Northwest Territories Emergency Management System.
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[2024-06-17] From about May to October 2023 a series of wildfires occurred across the Northwest Territories. The wildfires were wide-spread geographically and coincided with abnormally high temperatures and a major drought. Significant loss of forests occurred as did loss to private property including homes and infrastructure (roads, fibre optic cables, hydro-electrical transmission lines etc.). The community of Enterprise was consumed. Fort Smith, Hay River, Enterprise, Kátł'odeeche First Nation, Yellowknife, Behchokǫ̀ etc. were all evacuated amongst other locations. Fortunately there was no direct loss of life.
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This web page is aimed at providing some information about the wildfire situation in the Northwest Territories etc. for 2024.
Northwest Territories
- GNWT Evacuee Registration Form
- NWT Wildfire Update (ECC)
- NWT Public Safety (MACA)
- NWT Alert Page (Lists all alerts in the Northwest Territories)
- NWT Fire Facebook Page
- GNWT Facebook Page
- Air Quality - updates (NWT Alert)
- NWT Highway Map
- NWT Status of Highways (INF)
- NWT Emergency Plan (2018)
- Yellowknife Emergency Plan
- Hay River website
- Hay River Facebook Page
- Kátł'odeeche First Nation Facebook Page
- Fort Smith Facebook Page
- Emergency Management Act, SNWT 2018, c.17
- Continental Smoke Plume (Environment Canada)
- Continental Wildfire Situation (NASA)
- Public Safety Canada
YARS Repeater Frequencies.
The Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society runs two VHF 2 m repeaters in the Northwest Territories:
- VE8YK/R (146.940 MHz with -600 kHz offset with a 100 Hz sub-audible tone) based in Yellowknife (IRLP was verified as functional as of 2023-08-02 by VE8IR and M0XWS and VE8RT); and
- VE8RAE/R (145.150 MHz with -600 kHz offset) based in Behchokǫ̀ (formerly Rae).
There is also a Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society test repeater in operation on the 70 cm band:
- VE8YK/R-2 (440.000 MHz with +5 MHz offset) based in Yellowknife.
YARS Simplex Frequency
The Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society also has traditionally used a simplex frequency to fall back on should any repeaters fail - 146.520 MHz .
Members of the Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society and all amateur radio operators in the area are asked to monitor the VE8YK and VE8RAE repeaters when they can for emergency traffic that needs to be relayed.
Other Amateur Repeaters in Yellowknife
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National HF Emergency Communications Frequencies for the Amateur Radio Service
| Single Sideband | CW | Digital | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | Frequency | Tactical | Frequency | Tactical | Frequency | Tactical |
| 80 m | 3.675 MHz LSB | Alfa | 3.535 MHz | Golf | 3.596 MHz | Mike |
| 40 m | 7.135 MHz LSB | Bravo | 7.035 MHz | Hotel | 7.096 MHz | November |
| 20 m | 14.135 MHz USB | Charlie | 14.035 MHz | India | 14.096 MHz | Oscar |
| 17 m | 18.135 MHz USB | Delta | 18.075 MHz | Juliet | 18.096 MHz | Papa |
| 15 m | 21.235 MHz USB | Echo | 21.035 MHz | Kilo | 21.096 MHz | Quebec |
| 10 m | 28.235 MHz USB | Foxtrot | 28.035 MHz | Lima | 28.096 MHz | Romeo |
https://www.rac.ca/national-hf-emergency-communications-frequencies/
For more information see:
- NWT Wildfire Alert page
- Repeaters
- 2017 Images (Images of 2017 Refurbishment of the VE8RAE repeater)
- https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/location_search.php?state_id=CA13&type=city&loc=Yellowknife
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On February 2, 2023 North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) issued a press release indicating that NORAD and US Northern Command detected and is tracking a high altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States. The NORAD commander, General VanHerk stated that the balloon does not present a threat to persons on the ground. The balloon is travelling well above commercial air traffic.
Read more: Military Applications of High Altitude Balloons in the 21st Century