RACES Radio Officers, volunteer or paid, are part of the management in the agency for which they serve. In that role it's proper for them to network and coordinate with their counterparts in neighboring jurisdictions. This helps when one jurisdiction needs help and resources from another jurisdiction to support an incident.
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The services of any volunteer group hinges on the success of appealing to and utilizing the skills of the individual, rather than stressing conformity of the whole into one rigid mold. This is more applicable to communications volunteers than to, say, law enforcement or fire suppression volunteers.
Experienced volunteers of all kinds in government service are accustomed to call-outs where they are recalled while en-route, or told to return upon their arrival on scene. Inexperienced volunteers become upset when this happens. As managers we should stress to potential volunteers that this may happen more often than not. The point being that your volunteers must be conditioned to accept this fact. Yes,
At a statewide meeting of communications volunteers in government service it was evident that some local government officials had no idea what Amateur Radio or CAP Communications might be able to do for them.
A paragraph that appears in the new RACES plan format is paraphrased directly from the FCC Rules and Regulations. It states:
Here are some observations made by Ron Hashiro, a data processing officer for the First Hawaiian Bank in Honolulu, following Hurricane Iniki:
Some of the recent Bulletins, coupled with reports from the recent hurricane activities, have prompted a considerable increase in comments and feedback. This is healthy and informative.
There are all kinds of exercises for the communications volunteers in government service that a civil defense director or emergency services coordinator can authorize the Radio Officer to utilize to keep the interest of and train these volunteers. These are a few examples, some may
Good communications are essential for the success of any complex operation that requires people to function effectively in uncertain and rapidly changing situations. The nature of those communications depends greatly on the number of people involved, the level of
Some smaller public safety dispatch centers and 9-1-1 answering points need volunteers during peak and emergency loads. They are typically trained during normal periods and pull regular weekly four- hour shifts. This could be an ideal adjunct mission for your
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RACES BulletinsCA State OES began the Bulletins in the early 1950's to assist agencies and radio operators to become more familiar with RACES. They were issued periodically until 1985, at which time they began to be issued weekly over voice and digital radio systems of Amateur Radio and in print. Originally intended for California, increased demand, and a 1988 request by the ARRL for national distribution, led to their eventual worldwide distribution. Archives
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1992-1994 RACES Bulletins