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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BEARS .....
BEARS email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT BEARS MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
When: Wednesday March 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: US Geological Survey/Weather Service
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday March 2, 2009 at 1900 hours
Freq: 446.860 MHz (KC6LOL/R), PL 123.0 Hz, negative offset
Operator: Rick Penner W6RJP
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M E S S A G E S F O L L O W
For Week of 2/23/2009:
((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 2/23/2009:
Routine: 2/20/2009; 0936 hours
TO: All Members
From: Exec Staff
The Exec. Staff extends our Congratulations to Dan and Carol Merrill from
District 6, Santa Clarita. Dan has been promoted to F-005, District Records
Officer and Carol has been promoted to F-006, Assistant District Records
Officer. Congratulations!
[EOC1]
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Routine: 2/19/09; 2209 hours
TO: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
Quarterly Training will be held this Saturday, Feb. 28th at the EOB/CEOC.
We ask that all Prospective Members be at the EOB/CEOC at 0800 hours.
Prospective Members are to be in Business Casual Attire which is defined
as slacks, collared shirt, nice shoes. Jeans, shorts, sandals, t-shirts, and
the like are not allowed. A MANDATORY DCO class will be held from
0900 to 1100 hours. All DCO’s are to attend this meeting. If you cannot
attend, you must advise Staff 12 @ Staff12@lacdcs.com. No substitutes
for the DCO are allowed. Also, the DCS store will be open from 1000 to
1200 hours for any members that wish to purchase uniforms. All members
attending the Quarterly Training session must be in class B or C uniform.
[EOC2]
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Routine: 2/22/2009, 2139 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec Staff
We would like to thank Lou Corosu, currently Z002, for accepting the
position of Z001. Lou has been Z002 for quite some time and has been
handling the duties of the 01 position in the absence of a DCO.
Congratulation to Lou on his promotion and we look forward to continuing
our work with him.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 2/17/2009, 1040 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
Good news! Lost Hills will host the Semi-Annual Meeting on March 30th.
The meeting will begin at the Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center,
27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas at 1900 hours. The Exec. Staff would
like to say a special Thank You to Capt. Martin for all his efforts in obtaining
permission to use the Community center for our meeting. We look
forward to seeing everyone there.
[EOC 4]
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Routine: 2/23/2009, 1032 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
Reminder: It is important that everyone is using the same phonetics during
an emergency. DCS uses APCO phonetics which are referenced on the
DCS website under Training Materials. Brushing up on the phonetics before
an emergency is strongly suggested. Please note that your callsign is to
given using APCO phonetics during the Tuesday Noon Net as practice.
[EOC5]
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Routine: 2/23/2009, 1047 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The homepage on the website has been slightly changed/updated.
The section entitled DCS Alerts/Events has been extended to display more
information. Please note that we will be adding to this section as events
and news become available. Please check back often to see the updates.
[EOC6]
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Routine: 2/17/2009, 1037 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
February 23 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 13, Lakewood
February 23 - SWACS Monthly Net, 2000--2100 hours, WA6ZTR
February 24 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
February 28 - Quarterly Training, 0800--1400 hours
March 2 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 14, Industry
March 3 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
March 7 - Artesia Safety Expo, District 13
March 8 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 9 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 15, Pico Rivera
March 10 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
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[End of Countywide messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 2/23/09:
NO new messages this week. Here are messages for the last week
they were available (02/09/09):
Gene Roske AE6GR has resigned from LA County DCS. Gene will remain
as an active member of San Fernando City RACES, along with his
memberships in BEARS and GEARS. Until a replacement District 12 District
Radio Officer is assigned, direct all inquiries to Rick Norwood Staff 12.
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[End of District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 2/23/09:
Welcome to 2009! The BEARS have a busy year scheduled ahead.
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
03/02/09 Rick Penner W6RJP
03/09/09 Alex McGregor KI6QYA (at EOC)
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Reprinted from email from Gene Roske AE6GR:
DCS District 12 Members -
DCS has announced the renewal procedure for 2009. To begin, download
the required forms from the DCS website: www.lacdcs.org/renewal.html.
Complete those forms, make a copy for yourself, and then send the
signed originals to this address:
Disaster Communications Service
c/o Sgt. Ken Binkley
Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station
4554 Briggs Avenue
La Crescenta, CA 91214-3101
Do not give the forms to me or to your city radio officer.
When your application forms have been approved at the district level, you
will receive instructions for being fingerprinted and photographed.
Additional information is available in the attached question and answer
document provided by the DCS Executive Staff.
These forms also can be used to apply for membership in DCS. If you are
not eligible to renew, you may be eligible to be a DCS member in 2009 by
completing a new member training class at the county EOC.
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While we have had no recent fires or flooding in the Burbank area, due to
forecasted 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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During the January 14 BEARS meeting, members reviewed the procedures
needed to program a frequency into their radio. Review your radio’s owners
manual on the steps to:
1. Select Band and go to VFO mode.
2. Enter frequency into VFO.
3. Enter offset shift if using repeater.
4. Enter subaudible tone (PL) if used.
5. Label channel number or name if desired.
6. Save into memory.
We may get called out and need to reprogram our own radios in the field with
new frequencies, tones, etc. to participate in an event. Being familiar with
our own radio is important for success.
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Here is the BEARS calendar for 2009. Plan to attend every month.
Important training will be featured at each meeting. All interested persons
are invited to attend.
BEARS Calendar 2009
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. 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 CDV Training Officer Erik Day at Erikjday@gmail.com.
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DCS renewals begin soon. If you are planning to renew your DCS
membership, make sure you have completed FEMA Courses IS100, 200,
700, 800. You also need to have logged atleast 48 hours for 2008. Check
email from Gene Roske to see if you are eligible for renewal.
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That’s it for this week’s BEARS messages.
Make sure to attend the March 11 BEARS Meeting; our guest speaker
is from the US Geological Survey and will be speaking on earthquakes
and other shaky topics.
73 Eric J Christensen K6EJC
Coordinator 17 – BEARS
K6ejc@att.net
818 599-6883