home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
QRZ! Ham Radio 4
/
QRZ Ham Radio Callsign Database - Volume 4.iso
/
files
/
races
/
racesbul.291
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-11-13
|
3KB
|
52 lines
Bid : $RACESBUL.291
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.291 DATE: September 13, 1993
SUBJECT: MGT: Agencies that say "NO!" - Part 1/2
Why does this occur? Why do some agencies say "No" to
communications volunteers and refuse to call them out? Why does
an auxiliary communications unit by whatever title --- ECS
(Emergency Communications Service), DCS (Disaster Communications
Service), ARES or RACES --- wither and die for lack of agency
support or inclusion in its on-going activities?
One real possibility is that the agency administrator may
need help in working with a group of people he/she is not
accustomed to having around. Not that he/she isn't a professional
in their own field, but that the person has little experience
working with unpaid professionals with an abiding interest in
emergency communications. Perhaps the key response here is one of
inter-personal relationships, chiefly between the agency people
and the Radio Officer. With the right personality and skill, the
Radio Officer CAN establish the liaison and relationship.
Another possibility is that the Amateurs take the situation
for granted without realization. Yet another is that the
volunteers don't comprehend the agency needs and relationships.
When did they last show a willingness to help the agency in its
DAY-TO-DAY affairs? [so as to better understand the agency]
How have you utilized the RACES bulletins? They are
addressed to agency administrators, via the Amateur Radio
Service, to be DELIVERED IN PERSON by an interested Amateur to
the agency administrator, even if there is no unit, or a "paper"
unit. Such on-going contact BEGINS the process of familiarization
and rapport. Where a unit exists, it is the Radio Officer that is
responsible for the situation. If he/she isn't an INTEGRAL part
of the agency, get another one!
The Radio Officer won't learn much about your agency, or
become an integral part of your staff, by simply delivering a
bulletin weekly. That's just the door opener. It takes time to
learn the nuances of personalities, the quirks of procedures, and
the unwritten aspects that affect the agency.
(continued in Part 2 of 2 parts)
EOM