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- STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
- BETWEEN
- THE EAST BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
- AND
- THE EAST BAY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
-
-
- ** FOREWORD **
-
- The AMERICAN RED CROSS, henceforth known as ARC, chapters are
- responsible for establishing, coordinating and maintaining continuity
- of communications during disaster/relief operations whenever normal
- communication channels have been disrupted and/or overloaded.
-
- The EAST BAY CHAPTER of the ARC, henceforth known as EAST BAY ARC, is
- the local Official Representative of ARC.
-
- The AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE, INC., henceforth known as ARRL,
- sponsors the AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE, henceforth known as ARES,
- which is entrusted to implement the cooperation delineated by the
- STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE ARRL, INC. AND THE ARC, according
- to ARC # 2213, rev. August, 1982, section VII.
-
- The EAST BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, henceforth known as EBARC, is an
- affiliated ARRL amateur radio club and is the primary sponsor for the
- WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE, henceforth
- known as WCC ARES. WCC ARES is the local Official Representative of the
- ARRL's ARES.
-
- The ARRL and the ARC have had cooperative Statements of Understanding
- on a national basis since 1940.
-
- ** PURPOSE **
-
- The purpose of this statement is to unambiguously state and define the
- EAST BAY ARC's and EBARC's local mutual responsibilities and purposes
- so that the commitment to long term continuity of cooperation may permit
- a more dedicated effort in the present and in the future.
-
- ** METHOD OF COOPERATION **
-
- -- EBARC --
-
- EBARC recognizes that the EAST BAY ARC has a primary role to perform
- during disaster/relief operations for the benefit of the community and
- our fellow citizens. To this end, EBARC pledges support, as manpower
- and resources permit, to WCC ARES in the form of trained amateur radio
- operators, amateur radio equipment and amateur radio communication
- services in order to aid in both intra and inter-chapter communications
- needs of the EAST BAY ARC. In addition, WCC ARES will attempt to provide
- communications, as manpower and resources permit, for the EAST BAY ARC
- to local Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs), the County Offices of
- Emergency Services (OES), Region II OES, State OES (Sacramento), local
- hospitals, Alameda/Contra Costa Bloodbank, Salvation Army, ARC Shelters,
- and any other relevant communication points, if so requested.
-
-
-
-
-
- ** METHOD OF COOPERATION **
- -- EBARC (cont'd) --
-
- EBARC will do all that it can to help recruit amateur radio operators
- and other volunteers who will meet the radio communication needs of EAST
- BAY ARC's Disaster Services Committee.
-
- EBARC will furnish and install amateur radio communication equipment at
- the Richmond Service Center's Annex "B" communication room and insure
- that it is maintained in good working order. Such equipment shall remain
- the property of EBARC, unless so transfered by written contract.
-
- EBARC shall maintain GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE at the sum of not less
- than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurance/aggregate.
- EBARC will maintain equipment insurance for fire, theft, vandalism, etc,
- and will not hold EAST BAY ARC financially responsible, if such an
- incident should occur.
-
- EBARC shall maintain the communication room in Richmond Service Center's
- Annex "B" in a clean and orderly manner.
-
- EBARC shall provide an EMERGENCY COORDINATOR or a duly appointed
- representative to attend all EAST BAY ARC's Disaster Communication
- Committee meetings.
-
- EBARC will cooperate with EAST BAY ARC in all disaster tests, if so
- requested.
-
- EBARC shall be allowed keys and access to their equipment through
- certain " Key Coordinators " agreed upon by EBARC and EAST BAY ARC.
-
- EBARC activities such as meetings, tests and maintenance, etc, shall be
- coordinated in advance with the Richmond Service Center staff so that
- there will not be conflicts with, or interference to, other scheduled
- EAST BAY ARC activities in Richnond Service Center's Annex "B".
-
- EBARC will supply an updated roster, upon request, to EAST BAY ARC's
- Communication Chairperson.
-
- -- EAST BAY ARC --
-
- EAST BAY ARC recognizes EBARC as the primary sponsor of WCC ARES and
- allows EBARC the use of Richmond Service Center's communication room in
- Annex "B" to set up and operate amateur radio communication equipment,
- store relevant supplies, hold meetings, tests and other functions as
- long as such activities do not conflict and/or interfere with EAST BAY
- ARC's prescheduled Annex "B"s activities. Any damages caused to the
- premises by EBARC will be the responsibility of EBARC.
-
- EAST BAY ARC recognizes the importance of amateur radio emergency
- communications during times of commercial communication breakdowns
- and/or overload conditions that most often accompany disasters.
-
-
- ** METHOD OF COOPERATION **
- -- EAST BAY ARC (cont'd) --
-
- EAST BAY ARC understands and recognizes the need to have in place, prior
- to the time of a disaster/relief operations, a fully functional amateur
- radio communication station, including outside antennas, in order to
- fulfill the essential communication needs of EAST BAY ARC's Disaster
- Services Committee.
-
- EAST BAY ARC will allow EBARC to establish and maintain adequate amateur
- radio antennas at the Richmond Service Center as long as inconveniences,
- conflicts or interferences do not occur.
-
- EAST BAY ARC will not attempt to operate, damage or destroy EBARC's
- amateur radio equipment, supplies, antenna system, cables or any other
- equipment installed or stored at or connected to the Richmond Service
- Center's Annex "B" communication room. If such equipment, supplies,
- antennas or cables must be temporarily removed for reasons of building
- maintenance or another valid reason, the Richmond Service Center
- manager, or another duly authorized agent of EAST BAY ARC, will give
- adequate notification to the president, or another duly authorized
- agent, of EBARC in order to facilitate the safe relocation of said
- equipment, antennas, cables or supplies.
-
- EAST BAY ARC will, at no time, require members of EBARC to undergo ARC
- training as a necessary condition for this Statement of Understanding.
- EAST BAY ARC may, however, provide information regarding ARC's programs
- and training classes to members of EBARC and encourage members of EBARC
- to participate.
-
- EAST BAY ARC expects that EBARC will ensure that WCC ARES will provide
- an adequate activation methodology by EAST BAY ARC's Emergency Services
- Director, or another duly authorized agent, so that amateur radio
- operators will be available, in a timely manner, during disasters and/or
- disaster drills.
-
-
- IF AT ANY TIME, EITHER EAST BAY ARC OR EBARC NO LONGER FEELS THAT THE
- OTHER IS ACTING RESPONSIBLY WITH REGARDS TO THIS STATEMENT OF
- UNDERSTANDING, BOTH PARTIES SHALL MAKE ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE
- THE PROBLEM SO THAT BOTH VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS MAY BEST BE ABLE TO
- MEET THEIR HUMAN SERVICE COMMITMENTS AND OBJECTIVES IN TIMES OF DISASTER
- AND/OR NEED.
-
-
- SIGNED
-
-
- SIGNATURES OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EAST BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
- AND THE EAST BAY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE
- FOUR OF THIS STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING.
- SIGNATURES OF PARTICIPANTS
-
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- CHAPTER MANAGER DATE
- EAST BAY ARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR DATE
- EAST BAY ARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- CHAIRPERSON DATE
- DISASTER SERVICES COMMITTEE
- EAST BAY ARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- CHAIRPERSON DATE
- COMMUNICATION SUB-COMMITTEE
- DISASTER SERVICES COMMITTEE
- EAST BAY ARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- PRESIDENT DATE
- EBARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- CHAIRPERSON DATE
- CLUB STATION COMMITTEE
- EBARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- MANAGER DATE
- CLUB STATION - ANNEX "B"
- EBARC
-
-
-
- ______________________________________ _______
- EMERGENCY COORDINATOR DATE
- W.C.C. ARES/RACES
- EBARC