Bid : $RACESBUL.278


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 (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
       2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA  95832  (916)262-1600
       Landline BBS open to all: (916) 262-1657
RACESBUL.278                          DATE: June 14, 1993
SUBJECT:  MGT - Management philosophy - Part 2/2

     There is an ever increasing role for digital systems,
which provide hard-copy communications.  They greatly reduce the
chance of transmission errors, and give the support elements of
the response team the sort of material they are used to
receiving. In both earthquake and fire responses, portable
Amateur packet radio has worked well from forward area positions
to control
centers.
     As important as the equipment itself is a trained cadre of
communicators, FAMILIAR IN ADVANCE with the equipment they will
be using and the command and control system in which they must
function.  Without advance training, well meaning volunteers,
however well intentioned, will be more of a problem than a help.
     For a large body of information on these matters I suggest
the weekly bulletins published since 1985 by the State of
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.  They are
available in printed form (For $12.00), or on three 5-1/4" or
two 3-1/2" DD discs with an SASE.  The address is RACES, c/o
Governor's Office of Emergency Services, 2800 Meadowview Road,
Sacramento, CA 95832-1441.
/signed/Bill Musladin, Former Chief State Radio Officer, Now
Retired
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