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Bid : $RACESBUL.294
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.294 DATE: Oct. 4, 1993
SUBJECT: MISC - Responders and their vehicles - Part 1/4
Q. I want to be a regular communications volunteer in government
service. What kind of vehicle should I have?
A. This has no simple answer. It depends on (1) whether or not
you are a responder, (2) what your role is, (3) your local
climate and terrain, (4) what local authorities use, and (5) the
importance of your completing vehicular access to the incident.
Let's take these one at a time:
(1) A responder in this discussion is one who uses his or her
vehicle as a part of the emergency work in the field. In other
words, the necessity to get to each incident with the necessary
two-way radio communications and possible use of the mobile
communications for brief or extended periods of time during the
incident. Some of us need communications only while responding TO
an incident. For others, the communications is an emergency
resource required AT the incident.
Transportation for a non-responder, such as to and from work,
is not so critical. If a person is expected to report to work on
a call out, it is reasonable to expect that the transportation
should not break down en route. Whereas a bicycle or motorcycle
might be adequate for this purpose, they would not be appropriate
for responding into the field on incidents.
It is apparent that a major change in a personally owned
vehicle may be required to satisfactorily and appropriately
perform field response. It invariably requires additional
expenses. The spirit may be willing but the pocketbook may not.
Many new response personnel ride along with someone else when
they are first getting started. From this start one can determine
(a) if this is what they want to do with the rest of their spare
time life and (b) if they can afford it.
(Continued in Part 2 of 4 parts)
EOM
[Packet address:W6WWW@WA6NWE.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA. Let me know if this
does not come through clear and clean. Send the header of any garbled
message. Tnx. Cary. W6WWW.]