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- Bid : $RACESBUL.295
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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.295 DATE: Oct. 11, 1993
- SUBJECT: MISC - Responders and their vehicles - Part 2/4
- (2) What is your role? This may well determine your type of
- vehicle and how it is equipped. Some personnel need basically to
- transport their equipment, tools, or supplies to a specific site,
- unload, setup, and go to work. Other responders may be overhead
- or supervisory personnel. Their transportation needs are
- basically the ability to go anywhere at any time. It may be
- important to be able to transport other emergency workers from
- one place to another during the incident.
- Some communications personnel may choose to fulfill the need
- for a completely self-contained mobile communications station. In
- other words, they go to a site and set up a communications relay
- or terminal. They respond preparedto be totally self-sufficient
- for several days.
- Overhead personnel may need multiple mobile radios to
- communicate with several services other than the one to which
- they may be attached. Right or wrong, officials of other agencies
- may use you and your vehicle at any time or place and expect that
- you have the capability to communicate with their service. It
- never hurts to have every communications capability, particularly
- with and for your local agencies and organizations.
- (3) Climate and terrain may dictate what is appropriate for
- a response vehicle. Don't try to take an inappropriate vehicle
- where a 4-wheel drive or truck is called for.
- (Continued in Part 3 of 4 parts)
- EOM
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