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Bid : $RACESBUL.290
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
(KH6GBX @ WA6NWE.CA)
2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832
(916)262-1600
Landline BBS open to all: (916) 262-1657
RACESBUL.290 DATE: September 6, 1993
SUBJECT: MGT: Who "activates" the RACES?
In some areas of the country volunteers call out their own
operators without having a "higher authority" to which they
report in order to be activated or mobilized.
In other areas of the country --- possibly with completely
different government agencies --- volunteers whether fire, search
and rescue or communications, report to a sponsoring agency
before responding to an event. There may be little opportunity
for Amateurs to self-activate if there is a government agency
assigned responsibility in that area.
In one such area, the following paraphrased extract came
from an unnamed but concerned official:
"As an official responsible for administering a RACES
program I am concerned over the procedure utilized in requesting
assistance to the situation in "Blank" county; where members of
our RACES unit were asked to assist by a request broadcast on
Amateur frequencies directly to potential volunteers . . . This
request should have been made to the person authorized by the
local disaster council with which such volunteers are registered.
Direct contact between one county and volunteers registered with
a separate county raises questions of liability, dual
registration, and procedural error."
This was in a state where there was a statutory designated
responsible government agency. It also involved out-of-county
mutual aid. It was not a critical emergency but one that had been
occurring for days when the call went out for help. It was not a
matter of "whose turf is it", but of responsibilities,
liabilities, and knowing what was going on in the jurisdiction.
Someone forgot the procedure when they asked for assistance
overthe repeater without going first to the RACES sponsoring
agency and requesting them to use their mobilization procedure.
Think about it!
EOM