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- From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
- To : RACES @ ALLUS
- Msgid : $RACESBUL.177
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- 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.177 DATE: July 8, 1991
- SUBJECT: Equipment for emergency responders - Part 5
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- Carry matches. I don't smoke and have been caught out needing
- a campfire, only to find I didn't have any matches. A muzzle
- loading pistol was used to start a fire to dry my wet clothes and
- cold body on one of my outings.
- I carry a tool kit with a supply of connectors and terminals.
- If you use cables to connect any of your gear you should have
- spare cabling or the parts and equipment to make field repairs.
- I carry some solder and a propane powered soldering iron. This
- has saved the day on several disasters.
- I am sure that you can add to my list. The intention of this
- article is to give you suggestions and make you think of things
- you will need when you respond to an incident. You can be called
- on to supply mutual aid communications for other agencies.
- Be flexible. To borrow a concept from the Boy Scouts, "Be
- Prepared."
-
- (By Les Ballinger, WA6EQQ, and concluded with this part.)
- EOM
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