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BEARS Messages Archive
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HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BURBANK FIRE CORPS
AUXILLARY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (ACS).....
Temporary email address: BEARS@BurbankCDV.org
NEXT MEETING -- VISITORS WELCOME!
When: Wednesday January 13, 2010 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: How the new Burbank Fire Corps ACS will be
organized; Go-Bag review; and instructions and practice
in using your hand-held radio.
NEXT BURBANK FIRE CORPS ACS NET -- VISITOR CHECK-INS WELCOME!
When: Monday January 11, 2010 at 1900 hours
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 01/04/2010:
((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) FIRE CORPS ACS
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((1)) LOS ANGELES COUNTYWIDE Disaster Communications Service (DCS)
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 01/04/2010:
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Routine: 01/03/2010, 1633 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec Staff
We hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and we wish you a very
Happy New Year.
[EOC1]
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Routine: 01/03/2010, 1645 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec Staff
We would like to thank Joe Lanphen, formerly R002, for stepping into
the DCO position for the Carson Station. Joe has been a DCO in the past
and brings a lot of experience to the job. Congratulations and Thank You for
taking on this responsibility.
[EOC2]
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Routine: 12/14/2009, 1005 hours
To: All Members
From: Debby Miles, Staff 10
The Quarterly Hours report is due January 5th. All DCO's should be using
the updated template which includes the hours for each members from the
beginning of membership. All Staff hours need to be turned in to me asap.
[EOC3]
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Routine: 12/14/2009, 1009 hours
To: All Members
From: Exec. Staff
The Semi Annual Meeting is scheduled for March 15th. As of the date we
do not have a location to hold the meeting. If you know of a location and
can help secure it, please contact the Exec. Staff.
[EOC4]
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Routine: 01/04/10, 1223 hours
To: All DCOs
From: R. Norwood, Staff 11
By Wednesday, January 6th, there will be a file, uploaded to the "Copy That"
site of members who's renewal packages have been received and are
being processed. Please review this file to make sure the FCC Call listed
for your members is the correct one. The call which appears is the one that
will be used on the new ID for each member.
[EOC5]
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Routine: 01/03/2010, 1650 hours
To: All Members
From: Executive Staff
The following is a schedule of upcoming events:
January 4 - Monday Night Net, 1900 - 2000 hours, District 2, East Los Angeles
January 5 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 Hours
January 11 - Monday Night Net, 1900 - 2000 hours, District 4, Norwalk
January 12 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 Hours
January 18 - County Holiday, No Net
January 19 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 Hours
January 25 - DCO Meeting, 1930 - 2100 hours, No Net
January 26 - Tuesday Noon Net, 1130 - 1300 hours
[EOC6]
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[End of DCS Countywide Messages]
((2)) DCS DISTRICT 12 - CRESCENTA VALLEY SHERIFF'S STATION
MESSAGES FOR WEEK OF 01/04/2010:
Routine: 01/04/10, 0900 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Happy New year to everyone. I hope you had a happy and safe
holiday season.
[CVS-1]
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Routine: 01/04/10, 0910 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Congratulations to all District 12 members on everyone making the required
48 hours requirement for 2009! You all did a great job in maintaining you
commitment to DCS. Remember the commitment for 2010 begins today.
[CVS-2]
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Routine: 01/04/10, 0920 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
As we begin 2010, I am requesting that all District 12 members take a turn
assisting on the Monday night nets. This is important as we need to have
everyone familiar with our radio room and feel comfortable in working at
the station in times of emergencies. While the threat of brush fires has
been reduced in our area, floods, winds, and earthquakes are still going to
be a way of life for us. The time required is that you are to be at the station
by 1845 hours and you will be done promptly at 2000 hours. A district officer
will always be available to assist you.
[CVS-3]
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Routine: 01/04/10, 0925 hours
To: All members
From: Mike Farrell, M-001
Here is a list of upcoming events:
January
04 – Monday night net, 1900-2000 hours
05 – Tuesday noon net, 1130-1300 hours
11 – Exec meeting, 1830-1930 hours
11 – DCO/ADCO meeting, 1930 hours-2100 hours
11 - NO COUNTY NET
12 – Tuesday noon net, 1130-1300 hours
18 – County holiday – NO COUNTY NET
19 - Tuesday noon net, 1130-1300 hours
25 – Monday night net, 1900-2000 hours
26 – Tuesday noon net, 1130-1300 hours
[CVS-4]
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[End of DCS District 12 Messages]
((3)) LOCAL (BURBANK) FIRE CORPS ACS MESSAGES FOR
WEEK OF 01/04/2010:
We need Burbank ACS Net Control Operators for January and first two
week of February:
01/11/10 FireCorps ACS Net -- Operator needed
01/18/10 Holiday - No Net
01/25/10 FireCorps ACS Net -- Wanda KG6GTA
02/01/10 FireCorps ACS Net -- Rick W6RJP
02/08/10 FireCorps ACS Net - Operator needed
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Our First Fire Corps ACS (formerly BEARS) meeting is Wednesday
January 13, 2010 at Fire Training Center.
New FireCorps ID cards will be issued at the January 20, 2010 Fire Corps
Meeting. NOTE: This meeting will be held at Burbank Fire Station 11
(Headquarters Building) at 6PM (Note time difference). You must surrender
CDV badge to obtain FireCorps badge.
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Our own Eric Christensen has been named ARES District Emergency
Coordinator for the Northwest District of Los Angeles County. Consider
attending ARES meetings which are the first Saturday of every month at
8AM at Valley Presbyterian Hospital on Vanowen in Van Nuys. The next
meeting will be Saturday February 6, 2010 and the guest speaker will be
from US Geological Survey.
ARES LAX website is a great resource and we should consider checking
it on a regular basis. It is full of useful resources: www.ares-lax.org.
Consider checking into the ARES net tonight at 9pm on the DARN
system: 445.28 R 100.0 PL (Verdugo Peak).
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Please make sure you have the N6MQS/R 448.540 R 123.0 encode/decode
(Burbank Fire Corps ACS Alternate repeater) programmed into your radios.
The N6MQS repeater is atop Verdugo Peak and has much larger coverage
than the Burbank Fire Corps ACS 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.
If you come up on frequency and find the repeater is off, what should you
do to communicate? The answer: switch to the repeater output. In other
words, turn off the minus shift. It is better to prepare by programming
simplex on the output frequency in the adjacent memory channel. Do this
for both Burbank Fire Corps ACS 446.860 R and N6MQS 448.540 R repeaters.
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Consider upgrading or restocking your Go Bag. Replace expired perishable
products. Check your HT and spare batteries. Charge or replace as needed.
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
and occasional Mondays. Check in on the 446.860 repeater.
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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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That's it for this week's messages.
73 Eric J Christensen K6EJC
Coordinator 17 – Burbank Fire Corps ACS
K6ejc@att.net
818 599-6883