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- Msgid: $RACESBUL.210
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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.210 DATE: Feb. 24, 1992
- SUBJECT: OPS Demobilization - Part 3/4
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- Assignment of amateurs to the next shift can be made on a
- stand-by basis as the incident begins to wind down. Conduct
- periodic briefings and ask amateurs to sign up for shifts on an
- "on-call" basis, making themselves available from home and
- subject to call out if needed. Amateurs should check-in to the
- RESOURCE NET at least 30 minutes prior to their assigned shift
- time to determine if their assistance is still needed.
- Secure RESOURCE Nets that are no longer practical and ask
- amateurs who are willing to volunteer to check-in on the TACTICAL
- Net frequency. As the incident is secured, radio traffic will
- continue to diminish and listening amateurs will hear less and
- less incident-related traffic. Encourage nets to go to a non-
- directed status; this will free up repeaters from directed net
- use and will allow them to be used for normal traffic. Relations
- between member-supported repeaters and ARES officials may become
- strained if repeaters are in use by ARES or RACES and no traffic
- is being passed. Turn the repeaters back to the supporting clubs
- as soon as practical and thank club officials for their use
- during the incident.
- Gather any notes and observations you may have concerning
- the incident and make them available for the upcoming critique.
- A critique is beneficial to determine what went right, as well as
- wrong, during the incident. If conducting the critique yourself,
- allow ample time for amateurs to vent feelings but attempt to
- keep the meeting positive with a "what can we do to make the next
- incident better" outlook. Consider publishing minutes of the
- critique to allow other auxiliary communications groups to learn
- from your experience.
- (To be concluded in the next Bulletin)
- EOM
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