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EMC368 - EMCOMM Officers Handbook 3

11/18/2002

Unit Senior Officer

RESPONSIBILITIES
This is the most important position in the organization. That person should have the supervisory, management and leadership qualities needed to head an organization of volunteers who will have to perform under stress when the need arises. This person

EMC367 - EMCOMM Officers Handbook 2

11/11/2002

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL VOLUNTEER

RIGHTS
(See prior bulletin, EMC366)

EMC366 - EMCOMM Officers Handbook 1

11/4/2002

This is an updated and re-worded version of an earlier "RACES RADIO OFFICERS HANDBOOK", with acknowledgements at series end.

Amittedly this is focused towards units serving governments: ACS, RACES and local units with government MOU's such as ARES, REACT and specially created groups for

EMC365 - EMSA Exercise - Training

10/28/2002

This is an overview of the annual EMSA Exercise titled the "State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Statewide Medical & Health Services Disaster Exercise, November 14, 2002" and conducted by that authority.

The EMSA Executive Summary reads:

EMC364 - EOC Training 1a

10/21/2002

Not every jurisdiction trains its EMCOMM unit participants as does that of Orange County, CA. Perhaps more could consider doing so, as illustrated in an article by Mike Krueger of Orange County CA RACES in their July 1999 publication "NETCONTROL".

EMC363 - State OES Evolution 10/10

10/14/2002

We conclude this series with an overview of three essential systems: SEMS, RIMS and GIS.

"SEMS. The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) is for coordinating state and local emergency response. It provides a multiple level emergency response organization that facilitates the flow of emergency information and resources. It followed the 1991 East Bay Hills fire. Originated by Senator Nicolas Petris, signed into

EMC362 - State OES Evolution 9/10

10/7/2002

Committees, boards and commissions supported by OES include:

- Chemical Emergency Planning and Response Commission which was established by an Executive Order for the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 which requires each governor establish a state emergency response commission to address a variety of hazardous materials planning and community right-

EMC361 - State OES Evolution 8/10

9/30/2002

"In 1986 the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Superfund Amendments Authorization Act requiring each governor to establish a state commission and local planning committees to implement a similar federal planning and right-to-know law. The former OES Hazardous Materials Division grew to support this state commission and six

EMC360 - State OES Evolution 7/10

9/23/2002

"Several other programs that began in the 1970s and 1980s still continue having influence today. Some of those include:

EMC359 - State OES Evolution 6/10

9/16/2002

"Although the office was created to fill a civil defense need in the years immediately following World War II, the planning and response focus shifted very early to include natural hazards as well. Floods, earthquakes, and fires were the source of nearly all of the large scale activations of the State Operations Center. Throughout the 1970s