Special NMSC Chase Team Announcement

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

You may remember last year me making a post regarding our project to try and get livestream cameras put up across the state to help improve tornado detection and warning upgrades. It's been a long uphill climb with more than one door shut in our faces, but today it is becoming reality. We are soon to have our first two cameras up and operational. One will be located just west of Starkville near the Adaton community and will provide coverage for Starkville and MSU. A second will be located near Maben, MS, and provide coverage for areas north of Starkville and early warning for West Point. Additionally, we ordered our third camera last night which will be located at Macon, MS. This will be a first in the nation...world for that matter...statewide tornado detection camera network when fully implemented.

If anybody would like to make a tax deductible donation to this network, you can go to www.NMSCAS.org and click the donate button. There were times I had gotten pretty discouraged this would ever get off the ground, but we kept fighting and never gave up and now it's realty. I hope to be able to post some pictures of them being installed when that is scheduled.

 

[Shmuley]

Didn't think y'all could make that happen, so kudos for the effort. If you are able to say, who or what entity is allowing the camera placement and on what structure or structures?

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Didn't think y'all could make that happen, so kudos for the effort. If you are able to say, who or what entity is allowing the camera placement and on what structure or structures?

By picking up IMPP's mantle, he was given carte blanche.**

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Didn't think y'all could make that happen, so kudos for the effort. If you are able to say, who or what entity is allowing the camera placement and on what structure or structures?

Not at all. These first cameras are going on communication towers at 4 County Power Association substations. They are allowing us to use any towers on their properties. My current thinking is to get several cameras installed in their region, and then hopefully use that as leverage to get other power assoc across the state to do a similar deal. They're covering installation as well as donating power and internet. So as we hopefully get more donations in we can buy additional cameras.

 

[Shmuley]

Not at all. These first cameras are going on communication towers at 4 County Power Association substations. They are allowing us to use any towers on their properties. My current thinking is to get several cameras installed in their region, and then hopefully use that as leverage to get other power assoc across the state to do a similar deal. They're covering installation as well as donating power and internet. So as we hopefully get more donations in we can buy additional cameras.

The EPAs talk to each other. I would have my contact at 4County reach out to sister EPAs in the region and get y'all a point of contact for further conversations. The EPAs need and want positive PR. Great community service and outreach.

 

[aTotal360]

Not at all. These first cameras are going on communication towers at 4 County Power Association substations. They are allowing us to use any towers on their properties. My current thinking is to get several cameras installed in their region, and then hopefully use that as leverage to get other power assoc across the state to do a similar deal. They're covering installation as well as donating power and internet. So as we hopefully get more donations in we can buy additional cameras.

At worst they can monitor their own employees.

 

[Dawgbite]

Monroe county would like a word. Nevermind. Our power company cuts the power at the first sound of thunder so nobody would even see the camera feed!

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

The EPAs talk to each other. I would have my contact at 4County reach out to sister EPAs in the region and get y'all a point of contact for further conversations. The EPAs need and want positive PR. Great community service and outreach.

That was my hope that they did. Getting the install, power, and internet donated is huge. That just leaves us buying the cameras and POE injectors. The cameras are taxing enough on our budget.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

This could feed EM officials real-time info for other time-sensitive info as well.

 

[Dawgbite]

Big brother is watching!

 

[woozman]

That was my hope that they did. Getting the install, power, and internet donated is huge. That just leaves us buying the cameras and POE injectors. The cameras are taxing enough on our budget.

All 26 co-ops in MS are members of this organization. I dealt with them recently on a matter and very helpful. FYI

Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi

Think Safety Today in Mississippi Magazine The Unified Voice of Mississippi Electric Cooperatives My Co-op Cooperative Members Find My Cooperative Facts By the Numbers 826958 members 26 electric cooperatives 97091 miles of energized line 3180 employees About...

www.ecm.coop

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

All 26 co-ops in MS are members of this organization. I dealt with them recently on a matter and very helpful. FYI

Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi

Think Safety Today in Mississippi Magazine The Unified Voice of Mississippi Electric Cooperatives My Co-op Cooperative Members Find My Cooperative Facts By the Numbers 826958 members 26 electric cooperatives 97091 miles of energized line 3180 employees About...

www.ecm.coop

Appreciate the link.