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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BEARS .....
BEARS email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT BEARS MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
When: Wednesday August 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Where: The BEARS meeting will be held at Providence St. Joseph
Medical Center (PSJMC), 501 S. Buena Vista St.,
Burbank. Enter PSJMC property from Buena
Vista Street:
IF GOING SOUTH ON BUENA VISTA: Pass Alameda
Blvd. -- skip the next road which goes right onto the property
of the hospital (this is doctor's entrance) -- the SECOND
road to the right is the correct one to take (opposite the
entrance to Walt Disney Studio which is on left side of
Buena Vista).
IF GOING NORTH ON BUENA VISTA: skip the first left turn
because this is Providence High School entrance. Take
second left turn into hospital property. This is directly across
the street (on your right) from the Walt Disney Studio entrance.
DRIVE all the way to end of the road-way (where there will be
a T-intersection). TURN LEFT and park in small outdoor lot behind
parking structure.
Mobile Command Trailer is adjacent to parking structure.
Meeting will be held in classroom inside parking structure
building. Someone will be monitoring the BEARS repeater
(446.860 MHz, PL of 123.00 Hz, negative offset) for talk-in.
Subject: The meeting will feature a tour of their new mobile command
center trailer for which Joe Dunn KF6MHL and Eric Christensen
K6EJC installed the radio communications equipment. There
is a small possibility that Fire Chief Ray Krakowski will visit
our meeting. Visitors are welcome to come.
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday August 3, 2009
Freq: 446.860 MHz (KC6LOL/R), PL 123.0 Hz, negative offset
Operator: To be announced.
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M E S S A G E S F O L L O W
For Week of 7/27/2009:
((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 7/27/2009:
The LACDCS.COM email address is no longer valid. Please use
www.lacdcs.org or www.lacdcs.wordpress.com instead. You can also
view messages at www.lacdcs.org.
DCS Quarterly Training scheduled for Saturday August 1 has been
delayed to Saturday November 7.
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Routine: 07/27/2009, 1024 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The renewal process has been quite an undertaking. As you know the
process is not as simple as it had been in the past with the addition of the
Livescans and more paperwork. Our ability to print ID's at the moment of
issue is no longer a process that is available to us. There are many
pieces to the puzzle that need to be combined, matched up, or gathered
from various locations and departments. If you have any questions, please
contact your DCO. We understand your frustration and feel your pain,
however progress is being made. All parties involved are working diligently
to get this project concluded.
[EOC1]
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Routine: 07/27/2009, 0724 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec Staff
RACES is no longer a requirement and DCS is not a RACES organization.
To that end, the following will be added to the Admin Manual as soon as
possible: "The previous requirement, that only RACES stations are permitted
to communicate via Amateur Radio when the War Powers Act is invoked,
no longer exists (as of 2003). Therefore, a person delivering emergency
traffic via Amateur Radio, does not need to be a member of DCS in order to
communicate with a Sheriff's District EOC, EOB or other stations during
such an emergency."
[EOC2]
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Routine: 07/13/2009, 1213 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
August 1, 2009 is a very busy day in which a Quarterly Training session
had been scheduled. In addition the EOB is in the middle of construction
which limits the availability of rooms. Due to these reasons it has been
determined that it would be better to cancel the training session. Please
mark your calendars for November 7 for the next training session. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 7/27/2009, 1224 hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
Our Traffic Control class has not been offered in quite some time. I am in
the process of coordinating an instructor who will be available to teach the
class more than once and in more than once location. The locations will
probably be around Norwalk/Industry and Burbank, either on a Monday,
Wednesday or Thursday, and beginning about 1830 hours. If you are
interested, please send me your contact information and your preference
for location. As soon as the dates and times are finalized, I will let you
know.
[EOC4]
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Routine: 7/27/2009, 1250 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
Due to a reduction in personnel and changes in the organization, the Exec.
Staff feels there is no longer a need for an additional layer of Administration.
Effective August 1, 2009, the position of LACDCS City Radio Officer will be
eliminated. Please check with your DCO for procedures for turning in your
hours, your's as well as the City Members. In no way does this mean we
are discontinuing our relationship(s) with the City appointed CRO's.
However, City Radio Officers do not need to be members of DCS. Therefore,
any CRO remaining in DCS will need to abide by the rules and regulations
of our organization. All CRO's are welcome to our DCO bi-monthly meetings
which are held on the 3rd Monday of each odd numbered month.
[EOC5]
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Routine: 07/27/2009, 1257 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
July 27 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 6, Santa Clarita
July 27 - SWACS Monthly Net, 2000--2100 hours, WA6ZTR
July 28 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
August 3 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, STAFF
August 4 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
August 10 - Monday Night Net, 1900--2000 hours, District 9, West Hollywood
August 11 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130--1300 hours
[EOC6]
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[End of Countywide DCS Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 7/27/09:
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The renewal process has been quite an undertaking. As you know the
process is not as simple as it had been in the past. Our ability to print ID’s
and then turn around and issue them in a timely manner is not what it
used to be. Many of the processes handled in house by DCS have been
taken out of our hands. Even though your renewal packets were submitted
by the deadline, there were a few rather large stumbling blocks. Not only
was there a bottleneck outside of DCS, but there were and continue to be
issues with the Livescans. We understand this is very frustrating and are
feeling exactly the same as you. Please note that the Exec. Staff has been
trying to get this process moving along but we are just as frustrated as you.
[EOC1]
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To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
WE STILL NEED 2-3 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE AUGUST 1ST DRILL
WITH LASD (LA Sheriff Dept) AND LA COUNTY FIRE. This is an important
event for DCS at District 12. The hours of this event is from 0700 (revised)
until approximately 1300 hours. Please send your commitment to Mike
Farrell, M-001, at farrell075@aol.com ASAP. Thank you to those who have
already volunteered for August 1st. Remember, this is a DCS event and
counts towards your hours requirement. IF you ANY questions, please
contact me. A special email will be sent on July 29, 2007, with final
instructions for all members who have volunteered for this drill.
[CVS-1]
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To: All members
From: Mike Farrell
Please submit your commitment to assist with the Monday night net. Time
on duty at the CVS station is 1845 hours and you will be done by 2000 hours.
This is an excellent time to become familiar with the station and practice
communicating on the net. The time spent counts towards your hours
requiremet. New members are encouraged to attend and become familiar
also. A thank you to M-109 (WA6KYC, Dean Cohen) for his help on
August 13, 2009! Please email Mike Farrell, M-001 at farrell075@aol.com.
[CVS-2]
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[End of Crescenta Valley DCS District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 7/27/09:
Here are this week's messages:
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
08/03/09 BEARS Net - Operator Needed, Please Volunteer
08/10/09 BEARS Net - Operator Needed, Please Volunteer
08/17/09 BEARS Net - Operator Needed, Please Volunteer
08/24/09 BEARS Net - Operator Needed, Please Volunteer
Everyone needs to be proficient as net controller, it is not difficult, it just
takes practice! Please volunteer for open dates during roll call.
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The BEARS August 12 meeting will be held at PSJMC Providence St.
Joseph Medical Center. The meeting will feature a tour of their new mobile
command center trailer which Joe Dunn KF6MHL and Eric Christensen
K6EJC installed the radio communications equipment. There is a small
possibility that Fire Chief Ray Krakowski will visit our meeting.
Enter PSJMC property from Buena Vista Street opposite Walt Disney
Studios. Drive all the way to end of road way (T-intersection). Turn left and
park in small outdoor lot behind parking structure. Mobile Command Trailer
is adjacent to parking structure. Meeting will be held in classroom inside
parking structure building. Talk in on BEARS repeater 446.860 R 123.0 PL.
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The ARRL South West Division Convention will be held Saturday August 15
at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara. Dr. Kate Hutton
KD6HTN of CalTech Seismology Lab will be one of the speakers at the
hamfest. Various vendors including HRO Burbank and Elecraft will be
attending. A ham rock band including Marty Woll N6VI will perform at 5pm.
Information flyers available at HRO or go to www.sbarc.org for more
information. Exhibitors open at 0800 hrs, tech sessions at 0900 hrs. BBQ
lunch is featured. Plan to attend!
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Consider attending the next ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) --
LAX district meeting on Saturday August 1 @ 0800 hrs at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital in the Education Center. Address is 15107 Vanowen
St. (just east of Sepulveda) in Van Nuys. Check out the ARES LAX website
and newsletter at www.areslax.org.
For additional on air net control training, consider monitoring the ARES
Net Monday nights at 9pm on the DARN System. DARN 4 (Verdugo Peak):
445.280 R 100.0 PL. For information about DARN system, go to
www.DARN.org.
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Consider taking the ARRL AREC (Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications) Level 1 Course (EC-001). Cost is $50 for ARRL members,
$85 for non members (join ARRL and save!). Class begins September 4 and
ends October 30. Go to www.arrl.org/cce/courses for more information.
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Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station is having a mass evacuation drill on Saturday
August 1. They will be utilizing DCS members to support Sheriff Deputies
and LA County Fire personnel. Contact Mike Farrell at Farrell075@aol.com
for more information.
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The next meeting of Area C Communicators (Tri-City Meeting) will be
Tuesday night August 4 at San Fernando Police Station, 910 First St. Talk
in on 146.910 R 136.5 PL.
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Tuesday August 4 will be the 26th Annual National Night Out. Burbank CDV
will be on scene at Chandler Bikeway and Keystone from 1400 to 2100 hrs.
Contact Lynne-Whitlock@burbankcdv.org if you are interested in participating.
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The Angeles Crest 100 run is Saturday September 19 & Sunday
September 20. Amateur radio operators are needed for several check points
throughout the course which starts in Wrightwood and ends at Loma Alta
Park in Pasadena. Go to www.ac100.com for more information.
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Friday July 31 at 7pm is the WA6IRC Independent Radio Club dinner at
Lamplighter Restaurant on Van Nuys Blvd (near Magnolia) in Van Nuys.
Their family picnic is Sunday August 2 at 12 noon at Crescenta Valley Park,
3901Dunsmore, La Crescenta. The club will provide main meal item, please
bring your own drinks and a side dish. Talk in is on 445.340 R 103.5 PL.
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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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This past Saturday, July 25 was the first new training module for Arson
Watch Patrol under the new Fire Corps Program. ALL Arson Watch
volunteers MUST take this new training which includes classroom training
plus vehicle operation proficiency. Everyone that drives the city owned
pickup truck must pass the driver proficiency test. Training will be at Fire
Training Center. Congratulations to the first group of participants. Future
training sessions will be announced.
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As a result of the hot weather we are having, fire conditions have been
elevated from High to Very High.
Remember to keep hydrated (DRINK WATER!!) on warm days. An
emergency responder is of no use when they become the victim.
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Don't forget to join us at BEARS Coffee Social at Starbucks next to Bob's
Big Boy on Riverside Dr. from approximately 5pm to 7pm on Wednesdays.
On last Friday night at BEARS Coffee Social; Eric K6EJC, Chester K6CRB
and Paul Lukasiak experimented with Eric's new Buddipole portable HF
antenna and his Yaesu FT-817 HF portable radio. 80 meters was wide open
and we heard signals booming in from Arizona and other places.
Come join us!
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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
12 August The BEARS August 12 meeting will be held at PSJMC
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. The meeting will
feature a tour of their new mobile command center trailer
which Joe Dunn KF6MHL and Eric Christensen K6EJC
installed the radio communications equipment.
9 September Field 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