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- Msgid: $RACESBUL.213
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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.213 DATE: March 16, 1992
- SUBJECT: MGT - Solution or Problem?
- The following is a checklsst for volunteers and their
- managers.
- A. BEING A PART OF THE PROBLEM:
- 1. Fails to contact the office.
- 2. Makes unnecessary and superfluous transmission in the
- belief that if the air isn't being used, why not use it?
- 3. Being verbose, wordy, long winded, or redundant.
- 4. Person is enrolled in multiple organizations and responds
- to the one of his or her choice of the moment.
- 5. Person accepts responsibilities but fails to deliver.
- 6. Finds excuses not to attend training meetings.
- B. BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION:
- 1. During a known emergency, volunteer staff people call in
- to advise of their availability status. They do not wait to be
- called.
- 2. Remain off the air unless transmission is essential to
- the mission. Remains monitoring.
- 3. Keeps all tactical and internal communications concise,
- simple, and relevant.
- 4. If on a RACES staff, responds to mobilization callout
- when requested.
- 5. Accepts responsibilities and meets expectations.
- 6. Attends training and other necessary meetings.
- ---S. E. Harter, KH6GBX
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- EOM
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- Is your RACES Plan current? The Santa Luisa County or city model
- RACES plan is the format for jurisdictions using Amateur Radio
- operators in California. OES agencies needing a copy should contact
- their nearest State OES Region office. Jurisdictions requesting FEMA
- matching funds must (a) have a current RACES Plan approved by State
- OES and (b) in the approved model plan format.
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