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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BEARS .....
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 10/12/2009:
((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 10/12/2009:
No DCS messages or nets tonight due to Columbus Day Holiday.
Here are last week's messages:
DCS MESSAGES FOR THE WEEK OF 10/06/2009
*** THE WEEKLY MESSAGES CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AT
LACDCS.WORDPRESS.COM or WWW.LACDCS.ORG***
Routine: 10/06/2009, 0116 hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
Thank you to all the members that attended the Debrief Meeting of the
Station Fire. The information, support, effort, and input for this event is
greatly appreciated.
[EOC1]
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Routine: 10/06/2009, 0118 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The Semi-Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, October 19, 2009 from
1900 to 2100 hours at the STARS Center located 11515 Colima Road,
Whittier, CA 90604. This is located at the corner of Colima and Telegraph.
Please join us if you can.
[EOC2]
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Routine: 10/06/2009, 0130 hours
To: All Staff & DCO’s
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
Reminder: The Quarterly Hours Report were due yesterday. For any Staff
members or DCO’s that have not turned in their hours, please do so asap.
The Quarterly Hours Report will not be held up for anyone who has not
submitted time.
[EOC3]
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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
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[End of DCS Countywide Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 10/12/2009:
Weekly County Messages Can Be Also Viewed At
lacdcs.wordpress.co -or- www.lacdcs.org
Routine: 10/12/09, 1300 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
As a result of the debrief session last week, we have been charged to
develop a program that can be used in the policy manual for any activation.
We will set up the procedure for all DCO’s and all members on what to do
from the initial activation until we are released of duty by the Sheriff’s
Department. All interested members who would like to be on this committee
please contact via email to M-001, farrell075@aol.com. Once we get your
interest level, we will set up the first meeting to outline what we think should
be included. This is an important task and it is the perfect opportunity to
our ideas in place while the Station Fire deployment is still fresh in
our minds.
[CVS-1]
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Routine: 10/12/09, 1330 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Just as a reminder, today is a County holiday and there will be NO
County Net or District 12 Net.
[CVS-2]
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Routine: 10/12/09, 1335 hours
To: All Members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Please save the date of 10/19/09. We will be holding our Semi-Annual
meeting. It starts promptly at 1900 hours and will finish at 2100 hours.
The location is at the STARS Center at 11515 Colima Road, Whittier,
CA 90604. Let’s all try to attend!
[CVS-3]
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Routine: 10/12/09, 1340 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
The Station Fire is almost completely out, but we must stay prepared to be
of assistance in case we are needed. The weather report for this week
indicates that we could receive the first significant amount of rain. It is quite
conceivable that we will be working the same area in case of floods. Your
go-bags should again be on the ready as well as your radio with fully
charged batteries and your back-up battery. IT IS IMPORANT TO MONITOR
YOUR RADIO AND ALSO CHECK YOUR EMAIL OFTER!
[CVS-4]
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Routine: 10/12/09, 1345 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-002
Thank you to all who checked in on last Tuesdays’ net. Those who
participated on Tuesday 10/06/09:
M-002
M-071
M-127
M-179
M-221
M-199
[CVS-5]
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[End of DCS District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) BEARS MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 10/12/2009:
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
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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REMINDER: BEARS meeting 7pm this Wednesday October 14 at Fire
Training 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.
Afterwards, we will have a discussion on the creation of a BEARS radio club.
Plan to attend.
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LA County DCS semi annual meeting is next Monday October 19 from
1900 to 2100 hrs. at Los Angeles County Sheriff Training Academy
(STARS Center), 11515 Colima Road, Whittier CA 90604.
Talk in on 145.30 R.
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Consider checking the ARES LAX website on a regular basis.
It is full of useful resources: www.ares-lax.org
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Winter Weather Alert: Rain is expected the next few days in Southern
California. Due to recent fires, major floods in burn areas are expected.
These include La Crescenta - La Canada area. Be prepared to activate
possible Storm Watch Patrols. Have your GO Bag ready, including ID card,
uniform, charged batteries for your HT and a magnetic antenna, plus a
working flashlight and spare batteries.
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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. Monitor BEARS repeater during day.
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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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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
Discussion of new BEARS club
David Schoch & Rick Penner
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