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- To : RACES @ ALLUS
- Msgid : $RACESBUL.189
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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.189 DATE: September 30, 1991
- SUBJECT: DRILL AND EXERCISE REALITY, PART 2/3
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- By April Moell, WA6OPS, Anaheim
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- (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
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