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July 4th Safety Watch - Palo Alto

Date: 07/04/25 Start: 4:00 PM End: 10:00 PM Location: Palo Alto and foothills
Credential Credit (What's this?): Yes

Operators will be deployed on high points in the city and foothills. They will look for illegal fireorks, wildfires, and traspassers. Operators are observers only and will report what they see to Palo Alto OES.

There are two shifts, 1600-1900 and 1900-2200. The second shift has to pack up in the dark, but there are often lovely sunsets.

Operators will be stationed at two locations in Foothills Park, Vista Hill and Fire Station 8, plus a location near Monte Bellow Open Space. We also have an operator at Channing House in downtown Palo Alto.

Detailed information and assignements will be sent out before July 4th.

The following positions are available for this event. You can state your preference when you sign up for the event. The event coordinator will attempt to accommodate your request. Based on the event and its requirements, the event coordinator may move hams to positions other than those requested.

Click on a position title for a description of the specific requirements for that position

PositionAvailable
Field Operator, Shift 1yes
Field Operator, Shift 2yes
Net Control, Shift 1yes
Net Control, Shift 2yes
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