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BID: $RACESBUL.232
TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)427-4281
RACESBUL.232 DATE: July 27, 1992
SUBJECT: MGT: Administering the flow of responders
One vital task that befalls the telecommunications manager
during an emergency is to screen the communications volunteers
who respond; especially the intermittent flow of those that come
out of the woodwork at such times. It's not that they're not
wanted or needed, it's just that their usefulness may be other
than what they expect, depending on various factors. During an
emergency is NOT the time to train in such things as tactical
calls, the agency structure, proper identification, prowords, net
procedures, and other items learned only over time and practice.
However one may view it, the pressures on the Radio Officer,
staff, and operators can be far too great during an emergency
situation to put up with untrained operators or a partially
trained ego-centric know-it-all who inadvertently fouls up any
situation however well meaning.
Part of the value of training is that it alerts the manager
to these types in advance so adjustments can be made (including
specialized training) as appropriate. The aversion to training
by many people is natural for several reasons. Perhaps another
term should be used to emphasize that what is needed and benefi-
cial is simulated emergency activity on an on-going basis. This
insures that the practices and mindset so vital to emergency
operations become second nature and automatic.
That's the essential difference the Radio Officer or Emer-
gency Coordinator looks for -- the operator whose participation
and natural abilities are those that develop from actual partici-
pation and time in service. ---Cary Mangum, W6WWW
EOM