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<title>New OK-First Website Launched</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 9:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Today marks a new chapter for OK-First as we unveil a fresh, new website for our public safety partners participating in the OK-First program! The new website is now integrated into www.mesonet.org...]]>
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<title>NEW OK-First Website in Development</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 4:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The Oklahoma Mesonet team is currently hard at work designing a new OK-First website. The new site will be located on the Oklahoma Mesonet website under the public safety section. Highlights of the...]]>
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<title>Fall 2013 OK-First Class Schedule - Apply Here!</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 9:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[OK-First is pleased to announce our Fall 2013 class schedule! OK-First training &amp; weather/ radar data access is available free of charge to city, county, state, regional, and tribal agencies with...]]>
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<title>Oklahoma City Re-cert Class Re-scheduled for Monday April 8, 2013</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 3:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The OK-First Oklahoma City re-certification class has been re-scheduled for Monday, April 8, 2013! As of February 28, 2013 we have a couple spaces left in this 30-person class, so please sign up at...]]>
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<title>OKC Re-cert Class Cancelled</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 6:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Due to weather, the February 26, 2013 OKC re-certification class has been cancelled. For those signed up for this class we will re-schedule for a date in early April.Thanks!-- OK-First&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Apply for a Spring 2013 OK-First Class!</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 4:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[OK-First is pleased to announce our Spring 2013 class schedule! OK-First training &amp; weather/ radar data access is available free of charge to city, county, state, regional, and tribal agencies...]]>
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<title>Dual-Pol Installations Complete for Oklahoma Radars</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 7:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[As of October 15, 2012, dual-polarization upgrades have been completed for all Oklahoma radar sites&nbsp;(KVNX, KINX, KTLX, and KFDR). The region is not completely finished, however, as several...]]>
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<title>OK-FIRE Fall 2012 Workshops</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 9:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[The Oklahoma Mesonet's OK-FIRE program, which is coordinated by Dr. J.D. Carlson of OSU, has recently announced a fall season of workshops. If you've never attended OK-FIRE before or would like to...]]>
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<title>OK-First Updates: Dual-Pol Training and New Website in the Works</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 6:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Interested in dual-pol radar training but too busy to get to an OK-First class this fall? No need to worry! OK-First will continue to train on dual-pol radar products at all re-certification classes...]]>
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<title>OK-FIRE Class August 31, 2012 in Norman</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 3:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[A&nbsp;full-day OK-FIRE computer training workshop will be&nbsp;held at the National&nbsp;Weather Center (NWC) in Norman on Friday, August 31. &nbsp;Dr. J. D. Carlson (jdc@okstate.edu), OSU fire...]]>
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<title>Fall 2012 OK-First Classes - Now Taking Applications!</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 3:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[OK-First is pleased to announce our Fall 2012 class schedule! OK-First training and access is available to city, county, state, regional, and tribal agencies with jurisdictional responsibilities in...]]>
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<title>Spring 2012 Courses Complete; Application Period for Fall 2012 Courses to be Opened in the Coming Months!</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:45 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[OK-First's spring 2012 courses are now complete. We had a great turn out this spring with nearly 150 people attending classes. We greatly appreciate all those who hosted us this spring, with a...]]>
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<title>OK-First Spring 2012 Classes - Now Open!</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 8:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[OK-First is pleased to announce our spring 2012 class schedule! So you are aware we will be processing applications once a week this season in an effort to be more efficient with our time, so you...]]>
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<title>OK-FIRE to Offer 1-Day Workshop at the National Weather Center on March 16, 2012</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 2:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[In conjunction with OK-First training earlier that week, a&nbsp;full-day OK-FIRE computer training workshop will be held at the National&nbsp;Weather Center in Norman on Friday, March 16, 2012. Dr....]]>
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<title>Spring 2012 Classes to be Announced in Early 2012</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 2:45 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[OK-First recently completed its Fall 2011 instructional season and is now in the process of evaluating valuable input and feedback provided during that season as well as preparing materials for...]]>
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<title>OK-First Holds First Annual Advisory Committee Meeting</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 2:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[On Friday, November 4, 2011 OK-First hosted its first ever Advisory Committee meeting at the National Weather Center in Norman. The meeting brought together 15 individuals from the emergency...]]>
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<title>All OK-First Fall Courses Announced</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[We are now accepting applications for all of our Fall Recertification and 2-day Assistant's Courses! We are also accepting applications for the Full Certification Course from those interested in...]]>
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<title>New OK-First Program Manager</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:00 CDT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Greetings everyone, my name is James Hocker and I am the new program manager for OK-First! I have been assisting with the program as a co-instructor the past 2 years and am thrilled to have an...]]>
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<title>OK-First Spring 2011 Schedule</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 2:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[Want to know what the "Enhanced" in the new Enhanced radar means?&nbsp; Come to a Refresher or Assistant Course to find out!Below is the list of all the spring season classes.&nbsp; Remember,...]]>
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<title>Old (4-bit) Radar Tilts 2-4 Disappear Today</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:00 CST</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[First of all, please do not panic.Second, Tilt 1 (the lowest tilt) of Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity will be staying around for a while longer (we heard that it will be available until a year...]]>
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