Santa Clara County, California
ARES/RACES
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY ARES/RACES EMERGENCY INFORMATION
AS OF May 14, 2008 @ 1451

This is a LEVEL 1 - ADVISORY notice for the following situation:
Click above for definition.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat warning for this afternoon, May 14, 2008, as well as Thursday and Friday afternoons. Please look over your go kits, and be sure that you are prepared to respond if a heat-based emergency call for RACES response occurs any time during the next three days.

Advanced Emergency
Communication Training
Signup
(Recommended for ALL,
Necessary for MACs)

FORMS - How to Use
Them During an Incident
April 5, 2008, 0900-1200

Training/Events

Ham Class, 4 Tuesdays,
Starting April 1, Menlo Park

Emergency Communications,
HAM & CERT
Tues. April 29, 2008, 1830-2130
Menlo Park

If you have training
or other events,
send E-Mail to the Webmaster,
Phil Henderson,
and they will be posted here.

ARES/RACES INFORMATION
  ARES/RACES Activation Level Definitions (Acrobat File)
  ARES Registration Form for your city
  ARRL Bandplans
  Calendar by the Month
  City Emergency Coordinators/Radio Officers
  City/Local ARES/RACES Groups & Links   Updated 9/17/07
  County Staff (DEC/ADECs)
  FAQ: What is ARES, RACES, ACS
  Frequency Information (Updated 3/26/06)
  Packet Frequency Information (Added 12/2/07)
  Mutual Aid Communicator (MAC) Training/Information - UPDATED 7/13/07
  PacFORMS - Santa Clara County Packet Message Form System
  Weekly / Monthly Nets and Links to Scripts

PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION
  A Quick Trainer and Resource Guide
  Direct-Dial Emergency Numbers, Santa Clara Co. , Updated 10/22/06
  Emergency Responder Manual, Rev. 2.1 - Edited by Jerry Haag
      Acrobat file, 266 kb, 36 pages
  Monthly DEC/EC Report - NEW -Opens in new window
  Mutual Aid Responder, APPROVED Standards, Dated 7/15/2004
      (Acrobat File, 11 kb)
  RACES Mutual Aid Actions and Responsibilities
    As of 1/31/06, Acrobat File, 34 kb
  Packet Radio
  Phonetic Alphabet
  Principles of Net Control
    by Jerry Haag, KF6GAC, EC Mtn. View
  Policies and Procedures (out of date)
  Resource Net Standard Operating Procedures and Scripts
   04-July-2006, Revised version (Acrobat file, 29kb)
  Shift Supervisor's Manual
  Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Procedures

HARDWARE, LINKS, TRAINING, ETC.
  Ames Amateur Radio Club Useful Ham Links
  Communications & Power Related Hardware Information
  FCC Parts (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47-Telecommunications)
    Compiled by Michael Wright, K6MFW
  Go-Pack Suggested Contents
  How to Download and Extract FCC Licensee Data - NEW
  Links, Preparedness, Weather
  NTS Basics and Information, by Pink Foster, KG6ILA
  Training Classes and Events
  U.S. Amateur Bands - Color Acrobat file, 199kb - 2/23/07 Version
  ARRL WAS (Worked All States) Map (Acrobat, 957kb)
  UTC (Zulu) Time Conversion Chart

Contact the Webmaster, Phil Henderson
(and anyone else listed in these pages)

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