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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.265 DATE: March 15, 1993
SUBJECT: MGT - What officials need to know
Here are some observations made by Ron Hashiro, a data
processing officer for the First Hawaiian Bank in Honolulu,
following Hurricane Iniki:
In as instant, the media and the public became very
interested in Amateur Radio. But the Amateurs were so completely
involved in their relief work that, consequently, they were not
totally prepared during media interviews to present Amateur Radio
in a concise but meaningful fashion.
The key to a successful recovery operation is establishing
relationships with officials in local government, hospitals, and
similar public service agencies *before* disaster strikes.
Amateurs need to educate these officials on how Amateur Radio
operators can and will participate by being integrated into
existing disaster preparation and relief efforts.
And officials need to understand that Amateurs in their
communities have already invested thousands of dollars in
equipment to engage in daily radio communications and that by
establishing working relationships they can tap that ready
resource with little or no outlay on their part.
Amateur Radio is reliable in emergencies because the hams in
the affected areas can establish themselves quickly, knowing that
others are waiting to pitch in and help out.
Faced with tight budgets, officials welcome the comfort of
additional means of disaster communications.
[From the February 1993 issue of "QST" magazine]
EOF
"Voice communication was the most flexible means of sharing a
radio channel between several agencies, but the hard-copy packet
messages proved most effective in directing operations."
---Ron Hashiro, KH6JCA, following Hurricane Iniki
EOF