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From : W6HIR @ WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA
To : RACES @ ALLUS
Msgid : $RACESBUL.188
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.188 DATE: September 23, 1991
SUBJECT: DRILL OR EXERCISE REALITY, Part 1/3
The following was written by April Moell, WA6OPS, long
experienced in medical and disaster emergencies. She gives
you, both government and volunteers alike, advice from the
perspective of the served agency. I have paraphrased her
original memo to hospital disaster responders to apply to
communications responders in virtually any incident.
--- S. E. Harter, KH6GBX
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DRILL OR EXERCISE REALITY
1. It will never be what you expect.
2. Go prepared for anything. You never know where you might be
operating, or for how long, or under what circumstances. You
could be at the command post in a basement or in the field. Your
fellow ham may drop his or her handie-talkie coming into the
building.
3. Introduce yourself to the person in charge of your area.
Don't be afraid to ask who is in charge if you aren't sure. You
need to quickly brief that person as to your capabilities. Let
them know to where you can provide them radio links. Do not
assume that they know what you can do.
4. Just like we have many hams each year that are new to the
drills or are in a different hospital (or EOC) than before, the
hospital (or EOC) are usually in the same situation. They may
have brought in staff from other shifts or locations to learn
about the disaster plan. New administration staff may be getting
their feet wet for the first time as the person in charge of the
command post. In many cases it may be the first time they have
seen a ham in their incident command post -- at best, in some
exercise a year or so ago. In other words, DON'T ASSUME THEY WILL
THINK YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND IMMEDIATELY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOU.
EOM