FARS - Health and Welfare Traffic

There are a number of traffic nets that operate before, during, and after a disaster. These nets carry emergency as well as health and welfare traffic into and out of affected areas. The priority is always on emergency and priority communications, so health and welfare may be handled later. Due to the large volume of inquiries it may take some time to get word out, so be patient. See below for web resources for Health and Welfare Inquiries.

Web Resources

The easiest way to make an inquiry to submit a request on the SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network). This is the direct link to the request form.

The Gulf Coast News located in Biloxi Mississippi has local information on Biloxi, Gulfport and surrounding areas. They are also providing welfare information on survivors at this link, or this alternate. You may search for survivors by name or leave a request for contact from survivors. There are about 16,000 entries in the system at this time. These servers are very busy, so you may need to wait a few minutes and try again.

Nola.com is providing a forum where searchers may list people they are searching for and another forum to report on survivors.

You may use the the FARS contact form to submit Health and Welfare inquires. Please provide  your contact information (Full Name, Address, Telephone and Email) and the contact information of the person(s) you are trying to contact (Full Name(s), Address, Telephone Number and Email). We will forward your inquires to the Amateur Radio traffic Nets who will pass the requests to appropriate organizations. They will contact you when and if they have information.

Telephone Resources

The American Red Cross advises it's handling health-and-welfare inquiries via its toll-free "Get Info" hotline, 866-GET INFO (866-438-4636).

Radio Nets

The SATERN network is operating at 14.265. They are currently only handling emergency and priority traffic.

The West Gulf Emergency Net is active (7.285 MHz days / 3.873 MHz nights).

There are special VHF Traffic Nets (San Jose, California area) every night until further notice at 9:00 P.M. on the Loma Pioneer Repeater Club repeaters: 146.640 (and hopefully 442.900) both using a 162.2 PL. If anyone has any incoming traffic, from any source, please bring it to our 9pm net. Local Amateur Radio operator may pass Heath and Welfare traffic for hurricane Katrina on these nets.

Amateur HF Gulf Coast Hurricane Net Frequencies:

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 (altn)
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)<div align="left">
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 (altn)
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) (altn)
07273.0 LSB Texas ARES (altn)
07280.0 LSB NTS Region 5
07280.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
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) (health & welfare)
14300.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14325.0 USB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0 USB Louisiana (1900)