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From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
To : RACES @ ALLUS
Msgid : $RACESBUL.189
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.189 DATE: September 30, 1991
SUBJECT: DRILL AND EXERCISE REALITY, PART 2/3
By April Moell, WA6OPS, Anaheim
(Continued)
5. We may have no control over the starting or ending time of
the drills. We will give you our best approximations. Sometimes
there are problems setting up the disaster scene and the drill
starts late. That means the hams will get called late.If you've
been pre-staged we will try to keep you advised over the air.
Sometimes there are difficulties retrieving all the victims or
resources after the drill. You may be asked to stay at your post
past the end of the drill. If this causes you a problem, let your
supervisor know ahead of time. If there are staggered callouts or
activations of radio volunteers, please DON'T GET ON THE AIR AND
ASK when you are going to be called. Be patient.
6. If you said you can be available for a drill date, WE ARE
PLANNING ON USING YOU. PLEASE TAKE THE COMMITMENT SERIOUSLY. It
takes a lot of time and phone bills to contact people, assign
them, and contact them again with their assignments. Thinking we
won't miss just one volunteer is erroneous. If several people
think that we will be in trouble, and it isn't just a matter of
plugging someone in. One dropout can create a domino effect,
causing shuffling of operators to provide the proper coverage and
support new ones in the drill. That means more phone calls and
chaos.
7. Hospital (and government) people aren't fond of drills.
They disrupt their normal routine. They are required to do them.
They don't want to be embarrassed by doing something wrong. When
the drill is over, you will likely see a very rapid disappearance
of personnel. If victims are yet to be picked up for transport
back to the site and you are a possible communications link for
that, don't let the command post close up without knowing who
your contact is going to be. The hospital is supposed to have
someone in charge of the victims. Don't let them abandon you.
It is not your job to keep track of the victims.
(To be concluded in the next Bulletin)
EOM