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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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Unit Activities (RB358)

12/26/1994

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Your RACES unit and Amateur Radio newsletters are appreciated. They provide valuable ideas and suggestions. For example, the Orange County RACES not only issues a monthly newsletter but has an extensive year end manual. The manual reviews the year, shows goals for the new year, includes the 12 monthly bulletins, discusses mutual aid, a membership and 3x3 callout list. Their 1991 and 1992 manuals were over 90 pages each!!

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Wildfire Roles (RB356-357)

12/12/1994

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From a report by Tim Low, N6ZUC:
The Santa Anas are hot, dry winds that have their beginnings in Colorado. As they move west, picking up speed in the mountain passes, they lose their moisture. By the time they arrive here in southern California, they are very strong and very dry.

Just before 7 a.m. my RACES group was called out to provide communications for the Escondido Police and Fire departments. I had been monitoring our RACES repeaters and heard the call out for Strike Teams for animal rescue. The fire was big and out of control, being fanned by gusts of 50 miles-per-hour or more. I knew it would be a long and nasty one. Animal Rescue was busy transporting domestic animals and pets from the fire path. The county EOC, located in the San Diego Sheriff's Department, was acting as a communications center, coordinating the efforts of all RACES personnel, Animal Rescue, ARES/Red Cross, and ARES/Salvation Army.

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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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We Wait, But No Calls! (RB351-354)

11/7/1994

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The saddest reports from your letters and comments are those that speak of a unit that wants to serve its community but does not get the opportunity to do so. It happens frequently, so lets review some probable causes.

There is often more than just one reason, so it is likely an interplay between several. Anyone of them can be the main problem; yet solving one may solve others as well.

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Information Unused?? (RB350)

10/31/1994

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These weekly BULLETINS appear in most full service packet radio BBS in the U.S. They are technically addressed to RACES @ ALLUS in order to be automatically filed in the bulletin board files sections. As to the topics these contain, they apply equal well to most government emergency communications units whatever their name.

Also during an emergency the OES SITREPS (Situation Reports) and situation summaries addressed to RACES @ ALLCA are sent over the same system for information to all who need the current status on such events as an earthquake, flood, or major wildfire, for example. Numerous fire crews advise they rely on the packet (digital) situation reports in order to keep abreast of events as their ONLY source of information.

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Is It True What They Say? (RB349)

10/24/1994

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Question: Is it true, as some publications say, that "....RACES operation is authorized by the FCC at the request of a state or federal official, and this operation is strictly limited to official civil preparedness activity in the event of an emergency communications situation."?

Response. No. Neither state or federal officials request the FCC to authorize the use of the RACES; and the operation is not so limited as implied.

RACES operation is authorized any time activation is requested by the local or state official with that authority as specified in the jurisdiction's RACES plan.

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Radio Officer Category (RB348)

10/17/1994

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What the Radio Officer must know

There are certain aspects of the emergency management agency that the Radio Officer needs to KNOW, from experience and on-going participation, otherwise he/she is not in the position of fulfilling that role adequately.

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RACES, What's That? (RB346-347)

10/3/1994

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RACES, What's That?

Ever see that question in the eyes of someone who has just heard that term, possibly for the first time? 

Well I do, far too often. At State OES there is a constant stream of officials from an agency somewhere around the country. Sometimes the introductory remarks of the staff person that brings them in will include a phrase like "this is our RACES". All too often, I perceive the visitors mental question, "RACES, what's that?". Sometimes it's very obvious and asked out loud. Other times it may remain unvoiced. It is usually accompanied by a slight change in the way their head is held as their "body language" projects that mental question to a phrase that has little or no meaning to that person. 

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ACS/RACES Plans (RB343-345)

9/12/1994

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Emergency communications plans, such as those for the ACS/RACES, benefit the adopting jurisdiction as well as adjacent jurisdictions. The adopting jurisdiction specifies the parameters of the service, such as how it is to be used and activated. For adjacent ones it alerts them to the potential communications mutual aid resource that has met with the sponsoring jurisdictions stamp of approval.

In most states such plans involve three levels: state, county (or parish), and municipal (or city). Each is prepared in a spirit of cooperation. They are similar, yet each has its own uniqueness.

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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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    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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    Do You Ham A Problem?
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    How Long And How Soon?
    Information Unused??
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    Keys To Successful Operations
    Management Philosophy
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    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?
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