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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BEARS .....
BEARS email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT BEARS MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
When: Wednesday May 13, 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: Earthquake Radio Drill -- a live drill
out in the field to test your radio skills!
by Wanda Penner KG6GTA
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday May 4, 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 4/27/2009:
((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 4/27/2009:
Routine: 04/06/09, 1030 Hours
TO: All Members
From: Rick Norwood, Staff 11
The Western States Fire & Police Games (WSFPG) will be taking place
from 6/13/09 to 6/20/09. DCS has been asked by Lt. Fraser for our
assistance with communications for the logistics side of the event. You
can go to www.wspfg2009.org to view and/or download a listing of events
and venues. We will need the assistance of ALL DCS members with this
activity. If you would like a sign-up form or have any questions please
contact Rick Norwood at kd6khj@verizon.net. This will be an excellent
opportunity for DCS to show people what we can do.
[EOC 1]
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Routine: 04/27/09, 1135 Hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
The Quarterly Training date scheduled for May 2, 2009 has been postponed
to May 30, 2009. This change has been made so that DCS can provide
logistical communications at the upcoming CERT Refresher on Saturday,
May 2, 2009 at the Fairplex in Pomona. On May 30th there will be a
training session for District Staff (02’s, 03’s, 04’s and 05’s) from 0900 to
1100 hours. This is informative training which will not only inform the District
Staff of their duties and responsibilities but also those of the DCO. In
addition, there will be a refresher course for those members that did not
meet the minimum hours requirement for 2008. This refresher class will be
held from 0830--1200 hours. If you have any questions, please contact
either Staff 10 (staff10@lacdcs.com) or Staff 11 (kd6khj@verizon.com) for
more information. Please be sure to change your schedules to reflect the
date change to May 30th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may
cause.
[EOC2]
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Routine: 04/26/2009, 2326 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
On Saturday, April 25, 2009 several DCS members attended the Pinning
Ceremony for surpassing the 1000 hours mark. Although not all the
awardees were able to attend the event, we had a majority of honorees
that could make the event. We would like to thank all the members who
attended and supported the members who received this honor. We would
also like to CONGRATULATE all the honorees and Thank You for all you
have done for our organization.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 04/20/2009, 1326 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The cutoff date for renewals will be May 15th at 1700 hours. If you have not
submitted your renewal packet by May 15th but intend to renew, you will
need to go through the complete New Member Training class that will be
held in August. The Refresher Class is for those members that submit their
renewal packets by May 15th but do not have the required hours for 2008.
If you plan on attending the Refresher Class or have any questions, please
send an email to Staff10@lacdcs.com.
[EOC4]
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Routine: 04/27/2008, 1318 Hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
On May 19, 2009 there will be a Special Election and DCS has been asked
to assist with Aero support. All members will need to be in class B or C
uniforms (no exceptions) and be on station by 2000 hours. This event
could run until 0130 hours so you must be able to work the entire shift;
no partial shifts. As usual, we will be covering El Monte, Pomona, Santa
Monica, Lancaster, Norwalk, Torrance, and Van Nuys. If you are able to
work this event, please send an email to Staff10@lacdcs.com with your
name, unit ID, contact phone number(s) and the heliport you would like to
be assigned. Please note that you MUST be pre-approved to work
this event.
[EOC5]
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Routine: 4/27/2009, 0824 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
April 27 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 26, Palmdale
April 27 - SWACS Monthly Net, 2000--2100 hours, WA6ZTR
April 28 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
May 4 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 27 Marina Del Rey
May 5 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
May 11 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 29, Walnut
May 12 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
May 18 - DCO/CRO Meeting. 1930--2100, No Net
May 19 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
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[End of DCS Countwide Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 4/27/09:
Crescenta Valley Station Net is on 145.54 MHz simplex at 1930 hrs. each
Monday. Volunteer operators needed; email Mike Farrell M-001 to schedule
your night at Farrell075@aol.com.
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Routine: 4/27/09, 1000 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
I would like to take this opportunity to thank those members who assisted
with the District 12 nets while I was away for the past eight weeks attending
to a family illness. Your assistance and concern is very much appreciated.
[CVS-1]
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Routine: 4/27/09, 1000 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Please welcome three new members to DCS and to the District 12 family:
M-034 David Schock KI6UCK
M-042 Alexander McGregor K9AKM (formerly KI6QYA)
M-045 Jorge Sanguinetti K6JST
As soon as we schedule them for Live Scan, we can put their talents to use.
Welcome to all three!
[CVS-2]
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Routine: 4/27/09, 1000 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
We are making arraignments to finish the renewal process for this year.
Those members who have completed all requirements and have submitted
the required paperwork are now ready for the Live Scan process at the
CVS station. This is the final process and we are working on getting dates
for you to come to the station. Please look for an email with specifics.
[CVS-3]
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Routine: 4/27/09, 1000 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Please remember the Tuesday noon net for check ins. Time for this event
is from 1130 hours to 1300 hours. You get 1 hour of credit for each check in.
This is a good way to test your radios and get credit for the time.
[CVS-4]
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Routine: 4/27/09
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
It is important that everyone should check the DCS messages each week
for important updates and urgent messages. The weekly county messages
can be viewed at www.lacdcs.org and click on "member messages".
[CVS-5]
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[End of District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS
Here are this week's messages:
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
05/04/09 Rick Penner W6RJP
05/11/09 Chester Brown K6CRB
05/18/09 NO BEARS NET because of DCO/CRO Meeting
05/25/09 NO BEARS NET because of Memorial Day Holiday
Please volunteer during roll call. Everyone needs to be proficient as net
controller, it is not difficult, it just takes practice!
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (PSJMC) Burbank has requested
BEARS members Eric Christensen K6EJC and Joe Dunn KF6MHL to assist
in demonstrating the new PSJMC Mobile Command Trailer at Providence
Tarzana Hospital's Emergency Fair this Thursday. They were both responsible
for installing the communications equipment in the command trailer.
BEARS and LA City ACS members will share in showing the communications
capabilities to hospital employees.
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Make sure to plan to attend the May 13th BEARS meeting, as Wanda
Penner KG6GTA has planned another awesome earthquake drill to test
our skills!
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Eric K6EJC will be out of town working the Dayton HamVention from
Tuesday May 12 to Sunday May 17. Joe Dunn KF6MHL will be in charge
of the BEARS during that time.
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Check your CDV membership card; if it is due for renewal, call the City
Live Scan office at 818 238-5340.
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Congratulations to the latest group of CERT Trainees that survived this
weekend's "in your face" final exam at the Fire Training Center.
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Amateur Radio's ARRL Field Day is less than 2 months away. BEARS are
planning to have field day at the Fire Training Center as we did last year.
We will utilize the BEARS Cushcraft R8 HF vertical antenna for one HF
station and our Windom dipole for the other HF station on the grass island.
Plan to join us on Saturday, June 27. Contact Field Day Captain Rick
Penner W6RJP at rpenner@att.net for more information.
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Here is the BEARS calendar for the rest of 2009. Plan to attend every month.
Important training will be featured at each meeting. All interested persons
are invited to attend.
BEARS Calendar 2009
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 are in progress. 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. Renewal
forms need to be sent to Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station for Live Scan and
further background check. Persons wishing to remain as DCS members but
not meeting the above requirements will need to retake DCS Basic Membership
classes, etc. prior to becoming a member again.
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That's it for this week's messages.
73 Eric J Christensen K6EJC
Coordinator 17 – BEARS
K6ejc@att.net
818 599-6883