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Bid : $RACESBUL.292
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.292 DATE: September 20, 1993
SUBJECT: MGT: Agencies that say "NO!" - Part 2/2
The short weekly drop-in also doesn't help the agency
administrator to become familiar with the unit; nor the necessity
and importance of including the RACES participants in ALL
disaster or emergency preparedness activities of the agency. Such
a casual attitude and interest between the Radio Officer and the
agency can easily leave the Amateurs with no real "meaning" or
"significance" to the agency (other than a possible doomsday
resource).
It takes effort and time to become such an integral part of
the staff that the Radio Officer is a part of them, paid or not.
I did it by volunteering to do whatever my executive, management
and administrative experience could handle. I read files,
studied plans, correspondence and tackled anything that looked
interesting. I did not restrict it to "operating the radio" like
some might. I studied the system, the people, the organization,
the structure - anything that made the situation what it is. I
asked, "Would it help if I did....?" I reviewed and updated
plans, procedures and anything else that needed work. In that way
I demonstrated interest, ability and reliability. That builds a
relationship that will NEVER be constructed by a group that
simply gets a Memorandum of Understanding and sits back and waits
to be called.
Oh, someday, if the situation gets really bad enough the
unit whose key staff is not an integral part of the agency,
whether RACES or otherwise, may get a call-out ....but they
really shouldn't bank on it! The nutshell answer is this: If
your unit is not the way it should be, get a new Radio Officer
who can lead the way and open the channels with the agency in a
meaningful way that fits the local situation.
/Sgd/ Cary R. Mangum, Chief State Radio Officer, W6WWW
EOM