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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BEARS .....
BEARS email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT BEARS MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
When: Wednesday February 11, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Where: Burbank Fire Training Center
1845 N. Ontario St.
Burbank, CA
(1/2 block north of corner of Victory & Ontario;
Ontario is between N. Hollywood Way & Buena Vista)
Subject: Message handling training and drill.
Net Control training and drill.
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday January 26, 2009 at 1900 hours
Freq: 446.860 MHz (KC6LOL/R), PL 123.0 Hz, negative offset
Operator: Rick Penner W6RJP
(No net on 1/19/09 -- because of
Martin Luther King holiday)
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M E S S A G E S F O L L O W
For Week of 1/12/2009:
((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS
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((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service
(DCS) MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 1/12/2009:
Routine: 1/13/2009, 1026 hours
TO: DCO’s
From: Debby Miles, Staff 11
The Quarterly Hours report for 2008 has now been completed. For the year
2008 DCS had a total of 90,558 hours that were donated to Los Angeles
County. Thank you to everyone who participated in our events and all who
supported the Organization. Here’s to a successful 2008 and an even
better 2009!
[EOC1]
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Routine: 01/12/2009, 0630 hours
TO: All DCOs
From: Rick Norwood, Staff 12
At the Quarterly Training Day, scheduled for 02.28.09, there will be a training
session for ALL DCOs. The new DCO SOP will be introduced, reviewed and
discussed. The purpose of this session is to ensure all DCOs are aware
what is required of them and all districts are operated in the same manner.
This session is MANDATORY for ALL DCOs, no substitutions allowed.
This training session is for DCOs ONLY and only DCOs will be allowed to
attend the session. Please send an email to staff12@lacdcs.com if you
cannot attend the meeting.
[EOC2]
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Routine: 1/5/2009, 0002 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec Staff
As of Feb. 9, 2009 Wyatt Underwood, currently F189, will assume the
position of Staff 66, DCS Training Officer. Wyatt has also accepted the
02 position on the Rapid Response Team. We thank him for taking on
these responsibilities and congratulate him on his promotion and look
forward to working with him.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 1/13/2009, 1041 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
January 17 - Training for Avalon @ Avalon
January 19 - MLK Day, County Holiday, No Net
January 20 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
January 26 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 9, West
Hollywood
January 26 - SWACS Monthly Net, 2000--2100 hours, WA6ZTR
January 27 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
[EOC4]
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[End of Countywide messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 1/12/09:
No new messages this week. Here are last week's messages that are
still current:
Routine 1/4/2009, 2235 hours
To: All Members
From: Gene Roske, M-001
Several district members have not yet completed their required FEMA
training. As the DCS Executive Staff has told us, this requirement cannot
be waived. Those who do not complete all four required classes will not be
members of DCS in 2009.
When you have completed the training, please send your certificates to
Gene Roske via e-mail. If you have a paper certificate, please contact
Gene at 818-388-5643 to make other arrangements.
[CVS-1]
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Routine 1/4/2009, 2243 hours
To: All Members
From: Gene Roske, M-001
The following is a schedule of events in or near District 12 during the next
few weeks:
January 21: GEARS at the Glendale EOC, 1900 hours;
Burbank Community Disaster Volunteer meeting, 1900 hours;
Crescenta Valley Station volunteers in the Community Room
at 1900 hours
[CVS-3]
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[End of District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 1/12/09:
No new messages this week. Here are last week's messages that are
still current (and a few updates):
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
01/19/09 No Net -- Martin Luther King holiday
01/26/09 Rick Penner W6RJP
02/02/09 Wanda Penner KG6GTA
02/09/09 Manny Rodrigyez KI6TQI
02/16/09 No nets due to holiday - President's Day
02/23/09 Bob Wicks KE6KV
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January 21 CDV meeting topic is Communications. BEARS are the
instructors for this meeting. Plan to participate and assist training
your fellow CDV members about radio communications. Topics will include
the difference between amateur radio, CB, business and public safety radio.
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Speaking of calendars, here is the BEARS calendar for 2009.
Plan to attend every month. Important training will be featured at
each meeting:
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BEARS Calendar 2009
11 February Message handling training and drill
Net Control training and drill
11 March US Geological Survey/Weather Service----------(Eric C)
8 April HF Radio operation, an introduction
Steve Wardlaw KN6Y and Bill Stein KC6T
San Fernando Valley Amateur Radio Club-------(Rick P)
13 May Field Drill------------------------------------------------------(Wanda P)
10 June Field Day prep----------------------------------------------(Rick P)
July 4th prep-------------------------------------------------(Eric C)
8 July Valley Drill: City of San Fernando,
GEARS, PSJMC------------------------------------------(Joe D)
12 August To be determined
9 September Drill
7 October To be determined
18 November Joint CDV/BEARS holiday party
December No meeting
Each meeting will contain a small presentation on one of these topics;
Programming a radio, Correct radio protocol, and Questions from the
FCC test database.
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CDV Steering Committee has come up with a list of FEMA IS courses
that they recommend for additional training and for the pending new
"Intermediate" and "Advanced" CDV membership levels:
Intermediate Level
IS-55 Household Hazardous Materials
IS-292 Disaster Basics
IS-317 Introduction to CERT
Advanced Level
IS-240 Leadership & Influence
IS-241 Decision Making & Problem Solving
IS-242 Effective Communications
Other classes and topics are being considered and added to the course list.
Consider taking some of these online courses during the holiday season.
Go to www.fema.gov for more information or Google search the course number.
Some members have already completed several of these courses!
Send copies of your FEMA transcript to Erik Day at: erikjday@gmail.com.
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While we had no recent fires in the Burbank area, due to possible rains
we may need to consider Storm Watch patrols. Please be available in case
you are needed for Arson Watch/Storm Watch Patrols. Contact Eric K6EJC
at k6ejc@att.net or 818 599-6883 to volunteer for a shift.
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It was more than a month ago that we participated in the Golden
Guardian/Great Shakeout Earthquake drill. Over the holidays you were
asked to think about the experiences you participated in. We plan to talk
about them during our upcoming meetings in 2009. We learn from our
training and experiences.
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As of November 1, 2008, Quartermaster Uniforms is now the official
CDV/BEARS uniform supplier. They are located at 2543 W. 6th St., in
Los Angeles. For information go to www.qmuniforms.com or call
(213) 351-9632. You must present your current CDV ID to purchase
CDV/BEARS items.
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Eric K6EJC and Joe Dunn KF6MHL have been working hard on the PSJMC
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center mobile command post vehicle.
We still need assistance installing the HF antenna. If you are able to assist,
contact Eric K6EJC at (818) 599-6883 or Joe KF6MHL at (818) 846-3069.
When the trailer is completed, we plan to have a training session for
BEARS members interested in operating it during a disaster or other
activation. The trailer features 2m/440, 220, HF/6meter, D-Net, plus
PSJMC hospital radios. We will also have our own flatscreen TV and
lap top computer.
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That's it for this week's messages!
73 de Eric K6EJC/ae
Coordinator 17 – BEARS
K6ejc@att.net