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- BID : $RACESBUL.269
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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.269 DATE: April 12, 1993
- SUBJECT: TNG - GLOSSARY FOR COMMUNICATORS - Part 2/2
- FIO Fire Information Officer
- GIS Geographic Information System
- IC Incident Commander or Incident Command
- ICS Incident Command System
- JIC Joint Information Center
- LAN Local Area Network (a network of computers in a single facility)
- NDF Nevada Department of Forestry
- NHP Nevada Highway Patrol
- NPP Nuclear Power Plant
- OASIS Operational Area Satellite Information System (new CA system 1993)
- OAECC FCC Operational Area Emergency Communications Committee
- OES Office of Emergency Services (be sure to specify whether city,
- county, or State)
- PAO Public Affairs Office(r)
- PC Personal Computer (generally refers to IBM compatible)
- PIO Public Information Officer
- RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency ServiceRO Radio Officer
- SAM State Administrative Manual (CA)
- SCC State Coordination Center
- SCCN State Coordination Center North (aka SOC)
- SCCS State Coordination Center South
- SECC FCC State Emergency Communications Committee
- SECURE State Emergency Capability Using Radio Effectively. 2-8 MHz HF-SSB
- radio frequencies allocated only to State CD/ES agencies. Also
- called the "STACOM" in California to avoid the connotation of
- secure (encrypted) communications.
- SO Sheriff's Office or Department
- SOC State Operations Center (OES HQ, Sacramento)
- STACOM The 2-8 MHz State OES HF-SSB radio system. (See SECURE).
- USFS U.S. Forest Service (Department of Agriculture)
- VIP Volunteers-in-Prevention. (CDF)
- WAN Wide area network. A computer network outside of a facility. See LAN
- EOM
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