Mission Statement

"The Wakefield SKYWARN Amateur Radio Support Team exists to provide communication services for the collection of severe weather reports and dissemination of critical weather information in support of the National Weather Service and its mission to protect life and property by improving warning accuracy."

View the National Weather Service Mission Statement.

Core Values

Since 2008 the Wakefield SKYWARN Amateur Radio Support Team has operated under seven Core Values which guide everything we do:

Dedication. We serve the National Weather Service and each other with a spirit of commitment and dedication to our common mission to protect life and property.

Education. We value each others' interests, skills, and experiences and we actively and publicly share our talents and our knowledge.

Integrity. We act honestly and in the best interest of SKYWARN in everything we do.

Respect. We recognize the duties each person on the team has volunteered to perform and we appreciate their hard work, even when things go wrong.

Teamwork. No one person can carry the weight of the SKYWARN program. It takes many people working together with diverse skills and a common goal to achieve success.

Community Involvement. We share our educational resources and our intellectual assets freely with the communities we serve and strive to be good neighbors and partners in the amateur radio world.

Continuous Improvement. We aim to do a lot of things right and want to be the best, but in order to truly be the best we need to accept that sometimes we'll fail, and that's okay as long as we learn something from it and make ourselves stronger.