The purpose of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) is to train and acquire personnel skilled in emergency communications and message handling, who will support Salvation Army operations in local, regional and international disaster situations.

SATERN Communication Support

• Plainfield,Illinois tornado, 1990
• Hurricane Andrew, Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, 1992
• Mississippi River floods, 1993
• Oklahoma City bombing, 1995
• Hurricane Marilyn, Virgin Islands, 1995
• Los Angeles earthquake, 1997
• Red River floods, North Dakota, 1997
• Hurricane Mitch, Honduras, 1998
• Hurricane Keith, Belize, 2000
• Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center, NYC, 2001
• Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon, Washington DC, 2001
• Haitian Coup, 2004
• Hurricane Francis, Florida, 2004
• Hurricane Charley, Bahamas, Florida 2004
• Hurricane Ivan, Grand Cayman,Florida, 2004
• Hurricane Wilma, Florida, 2005
• Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast, 2005
• Hurricane Rita, Gulf Coast, 2005
• Haiti Earthquake 2010

Information Packet

During times of disaster we receive large numbers of request.
Bacause of limited staff and volunteers to process these request,
it may be a few weeks before your request can be processed.

To obtain a SATERN information packet, E-Mail Request or mail request to:

Major Patrick McPherson
The Salvation Army
6860 Hagar Shore Road
Coloma, MI 49038
or call 269-605-9945