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BEARS email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT BEARS MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
When: Wednesday October 14, 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: Last regular meeting of the year!
Ralph Ricketson KG6WXY of CalTrans will be the guest
speaker for the October 14 BEARS Meeting. He will be
giving an incredible audio visual presentation on the Shakeout
2009. Expected drill scenario is for rupture near Salton Sea,
shock waves will progress thru Palm Springs, San Bernardino,
Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties causing major
damage. Communications, transportation, utilities are
expected to damaged for some time. For more info go to
www.shakeout.org.
Remainder of program will be an open discussion about
the feasibility and possible formation of an independent
BEARS club for 2010 when Fire Corps is established
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday October 5, 2009
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 9/28/2009:
((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 9/28/2009:
You can view Countywide DCS messages at www.lacdcs.org.
*** THE WEEKLY MESSAGES CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AT
LACDCS.WORDPRESS.COM or WWW.LACDCS.ORG***
DCS meeting for the debrief of the Station Fire has been rescheduled to
Monday October 5 at County EOB. Business casual is allowed.
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Routine: 09/18/2009, 1225 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The Station Fire was the longest continual activation in DCS history. We
staffed the EOB and the Command Post for 12 days working 12/7. In
comparison please note the following statistics:
Catalina Fire
41 participants
12 days with 6 days on standby
4 % of the membership participating in the event
Total hours: 3374
Station Fire
61 participants
12 continuous days
22 % of the membership participating in the event
Total hours: 2392 hours
[EOC1]
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Routine: 09/14/2009, 1357 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
We wish to congratulate Terry Priesant on his promotion to M002 for
District 12, Crescenta Valley. Congratulations!
[EOC2]
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Routine: 09/21/2009, 1029 hours
To: RRT Members
From: R. Norwood, Staff 11
Thank you for stepping up and contributing the hours you put in during the
Morris and Station Fires. You filled in positions at the CPs as well as at
the EOB. You can feel proud you took part in the longest deployment in
the history of DCS. Again thanks.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 09/21/09, 0800 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
I want to thank all members who assisted on the Station Fire. As the
longest activation in the history of DCS, it was pleasure working with the
best of the DCS organization. The deployment was long and we had to
adjust to the heat, smoke, and long hours. It was a true test of our ability
in an emergency situation. There were times when we were idle, but
continued to be a valuable resource to the Sheriff’s Department. 48 different
members put in 1,549 hours of dedicated service to insure that our
program was a success. Again, thank you to all who stepped up and
assisted on the Station Fire.
[EOC4]
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Routine: 09/21/2009, 1115 hours
To: All Members
From: R. Norwood, Staff 11
If it is your Station’s turn to run the Monday County Net, please go to
lacdcs.wordpress.com/forms/ to make sure you have the most
current net forms.
[EOC5]
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Routine: 09/28/2009, 0948 hours
To: All Staff & DCO’s
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
Reminder: The Quarterly Hours Report is due by October 5th. Please
turn in your reports/hours to me @ staff10@lacdc.org.
[EOC6]
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Routine: 09/28/2009, 1402 hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
Reminder: The Debrief Meeting for all the members who participated in the
Station Fire will be held Monday, October 5, 2009. The meeting begins at
1900 hours at the EOB at 1900 hours.
[EOC7]
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Routine: 09/14/2009, 1430 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
September 28 Monday Night Net, 1900 – 2000 hours, District 16, Carson
September 29 Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 – 1300 hours
October 5 Monday Night Net, 1900 – 2000 hours, District 17, Lomita
October 6 Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 – 1300 hours
October 12 Columbus Day, County Holiday, No Net
October 13 Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 – 1300 hours
October 19 Semi-Annual Meeting, 1900 – 2100 hours, No Net
October 20 Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 – 1300 hours
[EOC8]
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[End of DCS Countywide Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 9/28/2009:
As of posting time: no new messages this week for District 12.
Here are last week's messages:
Routine: 09/21/09, 1000 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Congratulations. For the Tuesday noon check in on 09/15/09, District 12
again had the highest number of members checking in. Here is a list of
those who checked in:
M-001
M-049
M-071
M-127
M-179
M-199
M-221
Keep up the good work and let’s try for a new record on 09/22/09.
[CVS-1]
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Routine: 09/21/09, 1015 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Just a reminder, there are no nets tonight, District or County, due to the
DCO/ADCO meetings.
[CVS-2]
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Routine: 09/21/09, 1020 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
The end of the quarter reports must be submitted by me to DCS for reporting
your hours. Since there is no net tonight, please take a moment to send
your weekly updates on hours since your last report. Send them to
farrell075@aol.com ASAP so I can get them recorded.
[CVS-3]
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Routine: 09/21/09, 1022 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Fire season is still with us! Starting tonight and running for the next few
days, the County has issued a Red Flag Alert. This means high temp,
low humidity, and winds. Please make sure you keep your eyes open and
be alert to what is going on around our region. Smoke, flames, TV alerts,
radio alerts and the LADCS messages are all things that can let you know
things are going on. Go bags and radios and there batteries should be
refreshed and ready to respond.
[CVS-4]
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Routine: 09/21/09, 1030 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
SPECIAL REMINDER: Please make sure that you submit your best guess
on your total hours from the time you joined DCS and 12/31/08. This is a
very important task and must be to me no later than 10/02/09 so I can
submit to DCS. Only a few of the District 12 members have responded to
this request.
[CVS-5]
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Routine: 09/21/09, 1032 hours
To: CRO’s
From: Mike Farrell
If you would like to have any special messages about activities in your city
included in the District 12 messages, please submit them to me by Sunday
evening so I can get them in.
[CVS-6]
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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 requirement. New members are encouraged to attend and
become familiar also. Please email Mike Farrell, M-001 at
farrell075@aol.com.
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[End of DCS District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 9/28/09:
Here are this week's messages:
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
10/05/09 BEARS Net -- Rick Penner W6RJP
10/12/09 Columbus Day Holiday - No Nets
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Congratulations to our newest BEARS member: David Schoch KI6UCK
announces that his better half Sandi Shearer successfully passed the
Technician Exam on Sunday at Lost Hills Sheriff Station ham class.
Sandi, welcome to the BEARS!!
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Station Fire update: As of Sunday 09/27, the fire is still listed at 160,557
acres burned, 98% containment. It is now considered as the 10th largest
fire in California since 1933. For more information and to view the Mt.
Wilson camera, go to www.inciweb.org.
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Fire season is here with a vengeance. Please check your GO BAGS and
make sure you are prepared. That includes having your uniform,
identification, and more than a half tank of gas. Also make sure your HT is
fully charged and you have spare batteries and a magnetic mount antenna.
Make sure you also have a working flashlight with spare batteries.
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Thanks to those that assisted at the Safety Fair at Burbank Lowe's Store
at Empire Center on Saturday Sept 26 and the Plaza del Fuego during Fire
Prevention Week along San Fernando Road.
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Join in the Great Shakeout 2009 on Thursday October 15. The City will
have limited participation.
Ralph Ricketson KG6WXY of CalTrans will be the guest speaker for the
October 14 BEARS Meeting. He will be giving an incredible audio visual
presentation on the Shakeout 2009. Expected scenario is for rupture near
Salton Sea, shock waves will progress thru Palm Springs, San Bernardino,
Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties causing major damage.
Communications, transportation, utilities are expected to damaged for some
time. For more info go to www.shakeout.org.
Afterwards, we will discuss the formation of the BEARS Radio Club.
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Please make sure you have the N6MQS/R 448.540 R 123.0 encode/decode
(BEARS Alternate repeater) programmed into your radios. The N6MQS
repeater is atop Verdugo Peak and has much larger coverage than the
BEARS machine does. As a result, we plan to utilize both repeaters in the
future. Bill Smith N6MQS (owner of the repeater) is a long standing BEARS
member.
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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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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.
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Independent Radio Club has their two day technician class at Eagle Rock
City Hall on Sat/Sun Oct 10/11 from 0900-1700 hrs. Contact
w6cpa@arrl.net for info.
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As we transition to the Fire Corps Program in January and become
"Burbank ACS - Auxiliary Communications Service," we are working on
creating a "BEARS Radio Club." If you are interested in helping with this
goal, please contact Eric K6EJC or David Schoch KI6UCK or Rick Penner
W6RJP.
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Remember that everyone needs to be proficient in the use of their own radio.
Re-read the owner's manual. Make a copy and keep it with your go bag.
Become familiar with the procedures needed to enter a new frequency,
repeater offset or simplex, sub audible tone, and storing it in memory.
Practice these steps. You may need to reprogram your radio on the fly in
an emergency. Everyone should have a magnetic antenna to connect to their
HT when in a vehicle. Someone who cannot program their own radio is of
little use in an emergency situation.
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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
14 October Ralph Ricketson KG6WXY, CalTrans...
Shakeout 2009 Eric C
Discussion of new BEARS club
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
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.
Check your CDV membership card; if it is due for renewal, call the City
Live Scan office at 818 238-5340.
That's it for this week's messages.
73 Eric J Christensen K6EJC
Coordinator 17 – BEARS
K6ejc@att.net
818 599-6883