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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: AUXILIARY RADIO SERVICE
- CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
- 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)262-1603
- Landline BBS (FIDO) open to all: (916) 262-1657
- RACESBUL.268 DATE: April 5, 1993
- SUBJECT: TNG - GLOSSARY FOR COMMUNICATORS - Part 1/2
- In a recent meeting with volunteers it was apparent that we in
- government take it for granted that new staff, paid or volunteer, will not
- necessarily know the meaning of frequently used initials and acronyms. This
- list is not all inclusive and some of these are used only in California:
- ARES Amateur radio Emergency Service
- ACS Auxiliary Communications Service. What some governments call their
- RACES plus non-ham communications resources.
- ARS Auxiliary Radio Service. Similar to ACS.
- BLM Bureau of Land Management
- CALCORD California On-Scene Emergency Coordination radio plan
- Caltrans California Department of Transportation
- CAP Civil Air Patrol
- CCDN California Civil Defense Net (name of State RACES net 1950-1992)
- CDF California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Remember
- that "Forestry" is always State; Forest Service is Federal.)
- CESN California Emergency Services Net (formerly called the CCDN)
- CESRS CA Emergency Services Radio System (formerly known as the "LG system.)
- CHP California Highway Patrol
- DAC Disaster Assistance Center
- DCS Disaster Communications Service. What Los Angeles County calls
- their RACES
- DFO Disaster Field Office
- DOT Department of Transportation
- DWR Department of Water Resources
- EBS Emergency Broadcast System
- EDIS Electronic Digital Information Service
- EMP Electromagnetic pulse
- EMS Emergency Medical Service(s)
- EOC Emergency Operations Center
- EOF End of File
- EOM End of Message. (Same as EOM)
- FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
- REPLY TO W6HIR@WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA
- Continued in the next Bulletin
- EOM
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