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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 radio club for 2010 when Fire Corps is established
NEXT BEARS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday October 26, 2009
(No net on October 12 -- Columbus Day Holliday;
no net on October 19 -- DCS Semi Annual Meeting)
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 10/05/2009:
((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 10/05/2009:
*** THE WEEKLY MESSAGES CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AT
LACDCS.WORDPRESS.COM or WWW.LACDCS.ORG***
New messages for this week have been delayed. They will be posted when
they become available. Here are last week's messages:
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
Routine: 09/14/2009, 1430 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
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 Countywide DCS Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 10/05/09:
Routine: 10/05/09, 0900 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Due to the debrief session on the Station Fire, there will NOT be a district
roll call and check in tonight. We resume on 10/19/09. Monday, 10/12/09 is
Columbus Day and there will be no nets that night.
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Routine: 10/05/09, 0915 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Congratulations to Terry Priesant on his promotion to M-002! Terry has been
very helpful in running the Monday night nets when I was away and unable
to conduct the net. Thanks again Terry.
[CVS-2]
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Routine: 10/05/09, 0925 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Congratulations to all District 12 members who checked-in on last
Tuesday’s net! Once again we had the highest number of members
checking in of any of the other District! Checking in were:
M-034
M-071
M-073
M-109
M-122
M-127
M-179
M-199
M-221
Let’s all try to check in tomorrow and continue to be the district leader!
[CVS-3]
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Routine: 10/05/09, 0935 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Reminder: the “debrief meeting” for the Station Fire will be tonight (10/05/09)
at the EOB starting at 1900 hours. This is for all members who participated
during this deployment. The dress for this meeting is business casual.
Please refer to the dress/uniform policy. I hope all who worked this event
can make it to the meeting. Your voice is important.
[CVS-4]
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Routine: 10/05/09, 1000 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
As you are aware, fire season is still with us. Don’t let this period of cooler
weather get everyone with our guard down. Make sure your go-bag is up to
date and the batteries in your radio and your spare are charged and
ready to go.
[CVS-5]
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Routine: 10/05/09, 1020 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell
We are still in need for assistance with the Monday night net at the CVS
station. Everyone should take a turn to help and become familiar with the
radio room and feel comfortable in working the radios. Please email M-001
at farrell075@aol.com with your commitment to assistance on Monday
night nets.
[CVS-6]
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[End of District 12 DCS Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 10/05/09:
Here are this week's messages:
Upcoming BEARS Net Control Operators:
10/12/09 Columbus Day Holiday - No Nets
10/19/09 DCS Semi Annual Meeting - No Nets
10/26/09 BEARS Net - Operator Needed
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Mark your calendar: CDV-BEARS year end holiday party and awards
presentation, 7pm on Wednesday November 18 at Fire Training Center.
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Good seeing fellow BEARS members at recent ARES meeting at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital. David Schoch, Chester Brown & Eric Christensen
participated in the meeting which covered Shakeout 2009 and other topics.
ARES members were invited to attend Shakeout 2009 presentation at the
BEARS meeting on Wed Oct 14.
Consider checking the ARES LAX website on a regular basis. It is full of
useful resources: www.ares-lax.org
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Station Fire update: As of Sunday 10/04, 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.
There is a new fire in Wrightwood called the Sheep fire. It is approximately
10% contained having burned about 3,500 acres in an area near Lytle Creek
and has required evacuation of approximately 3,400 local residents.
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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BEARS member Bill Tracy reports that seismic activity is up again in the
Owens Valley near Olancha. Several small earthquakes including a 5.2 scale
earthquake have been reported as of this weekend. For more information
go to: www.earthquake.usgs.gov
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Join in the Great Shakeout 2009 on Thursday October 15. The City will have
limited participation. BEARS will be assisting PSJMC Providence Saint
Joseph Medical Center.
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.
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Afterwards, we will discuss the formation of the BEARS Radio Club. Rick
Penner W6RJP and David Schoch KI6UCK have spent a lot of work on and
sent out research and information for discussion on forming a radio club
to all BEARS members. Many thanks to both, especially Rick for his
extensive report he sent to all BEARS members to review. Share your
feelings and suggestions at the next BEARS meeting on Wednesday
October 14.
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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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LA County DCS is having a debriefing for those that helped at the Station
Fire at 7pm on Monday, October 5 at County EOB. Business casual attire
is allowed. The Area C Communicators (formerly Tri-City meeting) will be
meeting on Tuesday October 6 at San Fernando Police Department.
All are welcome at both meetings.
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Congratulations to Terry Priesant being named M-002, Assistant DCO at
Crescenta Valley Station.
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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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If you know anyone interested in getting their Amateur Technician license,
the Independent Radio Club has their two day technician class at Eagle
Rock City Hall THIS WEEKEND on Sat/Sun Oct 10/11 from 0900-1700 hrs.
Contact w6cpa@arrl.net for info.
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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 remainder 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
New BEARS radio club -- David S & Rick P
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