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1992-1994 RACES Bulletins

  • Starting in 1992, all of the RACES bulletins were classified into 1 of 6 separate topic categories: Management, Operations, Miscellaneous, Training, Technical, and Time-Sensitive (later deleted because their content is dated in nature).

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Volunteerism? (RB355)

12/5/1994

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The following is extracted from the CAP News:
"The only gift is a portion of thyself." In this incredibly short sentence, Ralph Waldo Emerson captured the true essence of what volunteerism is all about. In an interview with my hometown newspaper, Cadet Nicholas S. Vazzana, 1993 Civil Air Patrol Cadet of the Year, was asked what is the greatest, most significant thing CAP has taught him? His reply centered on the importance of volunteerism.

"I would probably say the value of volunteerism is most important, at least in this country. It's amazing the kind of effort that a few people you could think would do anything --- putting their efforts and resources together --- can accomplish," Vazzana said.

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NIFC Boise (RB342)

9/5/1994

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The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC, formerly Boise Interagency Fire Center) located in Boise, Idaho is a joint venture of the several agencies: USFS (U.S. Forest Service), BLM (Bureau of Land Management), BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs), USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), NPS (National Park Service) and NWS (National Weather Service).

In addition to fires it has also been active in floods, earthquakes and other disasters such as Hurricane Andrew, Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption and the Northridge Quake. For the latter the State Office of Emergency Services ordered virtually everything from the Boise radio warehouse - hundreds of portables, repeaters, control stations, fixed links, battery packs and antennas.

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New Amateur Radio Callsign for CA State OES (RB298)

11/1/1993

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Effective 0600 hours this date, the callsign at State OES Headquarters is W6SIG. W6SIG was the call at the Sacramento Army Depot since 1946. The Federal Communications Commission recognizes the outstanding record of W6SIG in support of public service. With the closing of the Army Depot, the call W6SIG will live on in continued service to the people of California. This was made possible through the efforts, cooperation, and support of the Commission and W6SIG trustee General Jimmie Felts, W6RQO.

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Responders and their Vehicles (RB294-297)

10/4/1993

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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:

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Archive and Additional Sources of Bulletins (RB250)

11/30/1992

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Persons with access to the Internet computer network can retrieve RACES Bulletins and the RACES Bulletins By Topic material from the RACES Archive. The Archive collection includes all of the RACES Bulletins ever issued, all RACES Bulletins in the "by topic" format, model RACES plans, and other items of interest.

This material is accessible by anonymous FTP to UCSD.EDU. The material is located in the "hamradio/races" directory.

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Bulletin Categories (RB204-205)

1/13/1992

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The weekly RACES Bulletins are prepared for and by all communications volunteers in government service -- not just the RACES.

All of our RACES bulletins now carry a 3 letter designator as an identifier of the subject category in response to requests from around the country. Note the example on this bulletin. The following identifiers are now used:

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Fire Training (RB203)

1/6/1992

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Nine members of the City of Barstow (CA) RACES provided communications support to augment fire department communications during a fire control training class.

This function, which served as a drill for our organization, was held in Barstow with several local and military fire departments participating. Seven condemned houses were used for fire control training and subsequently burned to the ground.

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    RACES Bulletins

    CA 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.

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    Categories

    All
    1 Management Bulletins
    2 Operations Bulletins
    3 Miscellaneous Bulletins
    4 Training Bulletins
    5 Technical Bulletins
    ACS/RACES Plans
    Activation Of A Races Unit
    Administering The Flow Of Responders
    Agencies That Say NO!
    Agency Budget Planning By The Radio Officer
    Agency Mission Statement
    Archive And Additional Sources Of Bulletins
    Are YOU Trained Or Untrained?
    Bulletin Categories
    Bulletins-By-Topic Information
    Calling In Outsiders
    Comfort Is A Radio Officer
    Communications Shortfall
    Critical Incident Stress
    Declared & Undeclared Emergencies
    Demobilization
    Direction Finding In The Races
    Don't Ask Me To Do That -- I'm A Communications Expert!
    Do You Ham A Problem?
    Ema Assistance Available
    EMA /Volunteer Partnership
    Exercise Technique
    Familiarization And The Eoc
    Fcc Rules Part 97 Races
    Fema Funds Short Fuse
    Fire Training
    Follow The Chain Of Command
    Glossary For Communicators
    Helicopter Use
    How Hams Didn't Use Ham Radio
    How Long And How Soon?
    Information Unused??
    Is It True What They Say?
    Keys To Successful Operations
    Management Philosophy
    More Opportunities To Use Your Races
    Must A Radio Operator Own A Radio Station?
    New Amateur Radio Callsign For Ca State Oes
    Nifc Boise
    No Exercise Is EVER A Failure!
    Observations
    Official Relay Stations
    Participant Classification
    Policy: FEMA & The RACES
    Portable Radio Batteries
    Principles Of Management For The Radio Officer
    Protecting Digital Terminals
    Races Activation
    Races Cannot Be Confined To One Department
    RACES In Action - Non-Emergency Events
    Races Mission Varies With The Jurisdiction
    Radio Officer Category
    Radio Officer Liaison
    Radio Officer Or Races Radio Officer
    Responders And Their Vehicles
    Responder's Checklist
    Responding To A Call-Out
    Semantics
    Skill Categories For Communications Volunteers
    Skills Inventory By The Radio Officer
    Solution Or Problem?
    Solving The Impossible
    So You Want To Equip An EOC?
    So You Want To Help?
    Strengthening Your Emergency Services Staff
    Strike Teams
    Successful Races Units
    Team Building
    Teamwork
    Techniques
    Tell It Like It Is!
    The Buddy System
    The Committed Volunteer
    The Fcc One Hour Rule
    The Importance Of Planning
    The Manager's Resource Data
    The Mission Of The Races
    The Need To Inform Government Officials
    The Net Control Station
    The Radio Officer As A Manager
    The Use Of Outsiders
    Too Much Of A Good Thing?
    Traffic Vs Information
    Training Ideas
    Unit Activities
    Using Volunteers In Your Comm Center
    Volunteerism?
    Volunteers
    We Wait But No Calls!
    What Are Some Of The Problems With RACES Nets?
    What Is A Responder?
    What Leads Them To Serve?
    What Officials Need To Know
    What's RACES?
    Who Activates The RACES?
    Who Makes The Decision
    Why Not Multiple RACES Membership?
    Why Packet Radio?
    Why Simplex Frequencies?
    Wildfire Roles
    Wild Fire Volunteers

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