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Msgid : $RACESBUL.281
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
(W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832
(916)262-1600
Landline BBS open to all: (916) 262-1657
RACESBUL.281 DATE: July 5, 1993
SUBJECT: OPS - Communications Shortfall - Part 1/2
From an article by Mike Guerin, Assistant Director, OES
Emergency Operations and Training in the December Utility Policy
Committee publication "Update":
"As one looks back over the list of recent emergencies ---
the Lake Shasta hazardous materials incident, Interstate 5
multiple collisions, East Bay firestorm, Southern California
flooding, Landers and Big Bear earthquakes, Humboldt earthquake,
Los Angeles civil unrest --- several key issues appear each time
. . . Communications remains the most frequently noted deficiency
in after-action reports. Emergency Management personnel from
every level and discipline complain that it is difficult to
communicate among and between various jurisdictions and
specialties. While some mechanisms have long been in place to
deal with these problems, many have been slow to recognize the
value of these systems. In other cases, public safety and
emergency management need to work even more closely together to
define solutions to communication problems. Cross-band,
cross-discipline and cross-level (local, state, federal)
capability must be increased. Following closely on track with
each of these is the need to better coordinate and integrate the
work of each discipline. Whether law enforcement, fire service,
emergency medical, public works or utilities, each has its own
expertise, capability and in most every case has met each
challenge that has come along. Where problems occur is frequently
near the "margins" between disciplines. Each needs to work more
closely with others. Where this has occurred, response, recovery
and preparation have been enhanced."
(Continued in Part 2 of 2 parts)
EOM