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- TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES VIA AMATEUR RADIO
- INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
- ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
- FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
- (KH6GBX @ WA6NWE.CA)
- 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832
- (916)262-1600
- Landline BBS open to all: (916) 262-1657
- RACESBUL.296 DATE: Oct. 18, 1993
- SUBJECT: MISC - Responders and their vehicles - Part 3/4
- (4) What the local authorities use can serve as a yardstick
- by which to gauge your next vehicle purchase. Yes, that subject
- had to be brought up somewhere along the line in this discussion.
-
- It's a tough topic to cover but one that most have to face sooner
- or later. In short, a Volkswagen "Bug" is not a recommended
- emergency vehicle! That's fine, you say, but who's going to buy
- this new vehicle for me? No one except yourself, my friend, and
- that's what can separate -- or delay -- the will from the
- ability. From experience I can say that it usually doesn't happen
- overnight. Your type of vehicle improves with your duties, your
- commitment, and financial ability.
- (5) The importance of your vehicle appearance may affect
- your ability to gain access to incidents, particularly in urban
- and suburban areas. In other words, it doesn't hurt for you and
- your vehicle to look like you belong there. It establishes
- credibility and acceptance. You may be the most experienced and
- valuable volunteer in the county. But we suggest you don't
- respond in a vehicle that might have been driven by Elvis, sports
- a weird or decrepit paint job, has strange or noncommercial
- antennas dissimilar to those used by local authorities and is
- driven by someone dressed as if he were going to a convention.
- If you do, don't be surprised if they are laughing at you as
- you roll up to the roadblock. That's just before they tell you to
- do a one-eighty and go home. Whether you like it or not, how you
- look IS very important. Anything less is an embarrassment to the
- agency you represent and the rest of your people --- both paid
- and volunteer.
- (Concluded in Part 4 of 4 parts)
- EOM
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