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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> George Mann
[mailto:George.Mann@treattusa.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> KG4YNI@arrl.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> post to Yahoo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ernie,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>There is a professional networking
group called LinkedIn. They also host user groups this was an answer to a
post on the ARRL Ham group. I might be of interest to the members of our Yahoo
Group. I am unable to post to the group from work. Also, some might want
to join the LinkedIn group at <a href="http://www.linkedin.com">www.linkedin.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Here is the question a one of the
posts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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New comment (20) on "I am wanting to learn about and get started in
HAM radio for emergency purposes. I know I need to get licensed but then
what? I just need someone to point me in the right direction." <o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>(1) I agree with a previous
poster, and strongly suggest you find out if your city/county/rural area has
a CERT organization, and if so contact them for training & volunteer
membership. Arguably the most important initial aspect of a CERT group is
getting the Incident Command System (ICS) training that you will likely need
to provide emergency communications during a disaster in your area. By this I
mean that you may likely be denied your offer of volunteer services of any
kind by police, fire, CERT teams, and even some ARES teams unless you have
completed certain training courses on ICS (eg, this happened to a number of
hams during the hurricane Katrina disaster); in fact, it has become difficult
to even obtain emergency worker credentials (badge permitting you to appear
on-site or cross first responder barriers) from our state Emergency
Management Division here without such certification of completion of required
ICS courses, whether you're a CERT member or not. Good news is that ICS
courses are available online, or in person at training classes delivered by
CERT teams.<br>
(2) The suggestions posted here of getting a mobile radio vs. handheld is
biased by the locale of the posters. There are places where a handheld (HT)
is the preferred radio to have, because the most frequent or likely
emergencies rise out of natural events that exclude or severely impede
vehicle travel (floods, ice storms, severe earthquakes (we're seeing that now
in Haiti where it's impossible to drive and people are moving by air, foot,
donkey, etc) , volcano/lahars, "snow jams", etc. Even cities where
population >100,000 that lose their streets during disasters. I happen to
live in such an area, plus I emcomm volunteer to hospitals (can't drive your
car into the hospital or run down a flight of stairs and a block away to a
car every time you need to send/receive messages). SO...look at where you
live and what historical emergencies that have occurred as a guide, then
imagine whether you'll either have practical access to or the ability to move
your vehicle around in those situations. You may find that the HT is clearly
the best way to go (I have both, but started with an HT because it's a better
choice for my locale).<br>
(3) The ARRL has some good emcomm courses that you can take either online or
from a local ARES team that does training (I've had all 3). Useful, but in
the end meaningless to state/county/city/federal emergency workers (they want
to see ICS training certification). Some ARES teams require you complete 1 or
more of these AREC courses (check with your local ARES team).<br>
(3) Be aware that there are certain volunteer emcomm "specialties"
that may require additional non-radio training. Eg, one of the ARES teams I
belong to specializes in supporting hospitals, and they require certificated
training in HIPPA (a requirement that frequently originates with hospital
policy; HIPPA is federal law that among other things addresses privacy of
patient information, ie what/how it is communicated). Another: Search And
Rescue teams may require their ham volunteers to be trained in helicopter
safety and CPR (such is the case here). The bright side of this is that you
can be trainined and exposed to a new and fund area at someone else's
training or equipment expense (eg, swift water rescue, ski patrol, emergency
operations centers, riding a fire engine (another example of HT required).
SO...you may wish to think about the type of emergency or public service
communications volunteer work you're most interested in focusing on
(community general purpose, fire, search & rescue, medical, river, civil
air patrol, military, mountaineering/ski, etc); if you live in a rural area
with few hams, then you may best serve in a general purpose ARES team.<br>
<br>
I hope that this is helpful & stimulates more imagination for you.<br>
<br>
Stephen W9SK<br>
AEC & PIO, North Bend ARES Team<br>
PIO, Western Washington Medical Communications Emergency Service <br>
Posted by Stephen Kangas <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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