Project Responder Truck - Skywarn Test Video

This is our first video created by Kaufman County ARES, Inc. Here we are showing our newly obtained project truck to be used in our Project Responder program., visit our programs site at http://www.projectresponder.us.

Have a photo of your chase vehicle and would like to show it off, please visit http://www.stormspotters.org and place it in our forum.

This is a 1979 Dodge D-100 with a 318 CID engine. Currently has a 2 meter radio mounted on the dash and a red/white LED light on the windshield. Look for more videos in the near future. Please visit our site to see how you can help.

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[ozarkmac]

Another skyporn wannabe cop. HamSexy... Google it.

[kcares]

I might take offense to that but since this is an organization owned truck (being a fire/disaster department), its a project to build up a vehicle that serves a purpose. Project Responder.... Google it

[greenrefrigerator]

Sooooo what exactly was this video a test of?

[kcares]

I was testing the video function of my camera itself, then the use of the basic micorsoft video program on our computer. This vehicle is a work in progress for what it says, but this was just testing the video we made.....

[kcares]

That is one of the things we always tell people, check with your local law enforcement and see what is permitted and what is not. It is always up to you to check the facts first.

[Austinh182006]

In Georgia you need a permit for any warning lights regardless of color except for clear I have a Ford Ranger as my spotting vehicle and have clear strobes in tail and head lights and amber dash lights I have the permit for amber and update it yearly with the State Patrol. I am a Storm Spotter and a Ham radio operator as well as an emergency response team member,y Amber lights are non emergency and can only be used as warning lights to signal danger I think it is wise it is know your local laws

[ilovemoney888]

i have a 81 F100 and we had hail a cuple of days ago and i didnt get a dent

[IowaStormspotter]

i use my strobes i have a min bar a mini phantom an a whelen dash i use them for a lot of reasons. if i come across a car in the ditch ill stop and flip them on.. i know friend of mine gets asked to block roadds by cops after tornados.

[bigskyskywarn]

Yeah-I'm a chaser/Spotter and I do it to realy info to the NWS. I started out with a big visor light and a rear LED lightbar. Now I'm am a little older and wiser (23) and I am goung to get a single beacon to replace the others. THe AMBER lights arent to make you official though, that is a misinterpritaton of many spotters and the public. Its for safety; and too much is dangerous. If spotters continue to use lights excessively, law enforcement will begin to intervene.

[StormSense]

I think lights are okay if they are AMBER. I've seen alot of illegal red strobe lights out on the plains. Most chasers with red strobe lights are locals who want to look important.