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1996-97 EMCOMM Bulletins

TO: Emergency Communications Units - Information Bulletin
TO: Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
FROM: Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 

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EMC078 - Training by Bruce Karr - 1/2

5/5/1997

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This is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Karr, 1926-1997. He passed away 4/6/97. Bruce was the State OES Inland Region Chief Radio Officer and a vital part of the ACS program.

This was his "Goals and Standards" for ACS personnel training.


ACS PERSONNEL TRAINING - GOALS AND STANDARDS - REOCS INLAND REGION
Purpose: Establish level of performance goals and objectives to be attained by Auxiliary Communications Service personnel of the Inland Region for employment associated with a Region(al) Operations Center.

Introduction: Regional emergency Operations Centers (REOC's) are the focal point of a myriad of telecommunications devices, systems, techniques and personnel. The ACS staff is an integral part of the REOC function, whether employed in the center itself, serving as part of a field response team, or in individual planning, liaison, or more technical services. This document describes several job functions and related performance goals to be achieved during the training phase.

Goal 1: ACS participant demonstrates proficiency with common tools of the environment, such as:
  1. Copier and related devices, including double-sided documents;
  2. Faxsimile Machine, send, receive, file, distribute, log, restock;
  3. Internal Telephone System, including auto-answer, recording, transfers and directories;
  4. OASIS system: calling, receiving, conferencing, telecopy;
  5. NAWAS system and Warning Center functions and responsibilities;
  6. EDIS system, EAS system, where, how, when, why'

Goal 2
: Each ACS participant demonstrates familiarity with the ICS/SEMS system to include key positions, communication doctrines and forms;

Goal 3: Each ACS participant demonstrates proficiency with Message Center and Message distribution practice/procedures, including filing systems;

Goal 4: Each ACS participant demonstrates the ability to send and receive message traffic using appropriate voice (radio telephone) procedure, Phonetic Alpahabet, internationally accepted PRO-WORDS (ICAO/APCO);

Goal 5: Each ACS radio operator demonstrates proficiency with REOC radio equipment:
  1. operate a radio station in a network appropriate to license;
  2. operate a redio station as NCS to include opening/closing net;
  3. operate in the CESN HF nets, all bands, once per quarter, to maintain proficiency.

Continued, see next bulletin.
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