Ken Dahl

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WWA District 3/ RACES Region3http//www.wwa-distr
ict3-ares.org/

• July 22, 2005
• Montesano, WA

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Agenda            

• Introductions
• Agenda Review
• County Review and 2004 Plans
• Thurston Tom, KA4VVA
• Grays Harbor - Doyle
• Lewis Bill, AC7SR
• Mason Jean, AA7JK
• Pacific Bob, N7CVW
• District 3 Review

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Agenda contd           

• 2005 Training
• Incident Command System
• Public Service Events (Eventing)
• Section Wide Drills
• Quarterly EOC Exercises
• Other ARRL ECC, WA State EMD, FEMA, Red Cross,
  etc.

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Agenda contd           

• SET 2004
• Adjournment of District 3 Meeting

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Lewis County, WAKen, K7TAG Acting EC/RO
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Mason County, WAJean Kroum, AA7JK ECJane
Giveans KD7CPV RO
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Pacific County, WABob Cline, N7CVW EC/RO
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Thurston County, WATom Dennis, KA4VVA EC/RO
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Grays Harbor County, WADoyle Wenzel, N7UJK EC/RO
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District 3 2005 ARES Accumulated Public Service
Time - YTD Total Hours
5,688.5 (_at_32.50/Hour 184,876.25) Total
Miles 24,625.5 (_at_
0.405/Mile 9,973.33) Total Value to Customers
194,849 Total Net Sessions
215 Total Events 10 Emergency
Operations
8 Members 160 (-13)
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SET 2004

• WWA Section 6th in Country 1982 Points
• District 3 825 Points
• Thurston 295 Points
• Lewis 157 Points
• Pacific 144 Points
• Grays Harbor 121 Points
• Mason 108 Points
• 100 Participation from the District including
  all ECs filed their annual Report Only 11
  units in the section filed!!!

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Training         

• 2005 Training
• Incident Management
• Incident Command System (ICS) IS-195 Basic
  Incident Command System
• National Incident Management SystemIS-700
  National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• National Response PlanIS-800 National Response
  Plan (NRP), an Introduction

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Training contd         

• Developing and Managing Volunteers IS-244
  Developing and Managing Volunteers
• All volunteers come to us for their own personal
  reasons.
• No one Has To Be Here
• Our job is to understand and satisfy their
  personalgoals and desires.
• REMEMBERIf you are doing it alone, you are
  doing it wrong!

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Training contd         

• Nets
• Local (check into your neighbors net)
• District 3 Net (1915 local every Sunday)
• WSEN (Mondays 1800 Local Saturday 0900
  Local 3985 kHz)
• Take a turn as Net Control
• Local Exercises (Road Rallys, Marathons,
  Parades, Walks, Bicycle Races, etc.) They also
  give your unit visibility
• District 3
• Quarterly EOC Exercises 5th Saturday of every
  monthNext on Saturday, July 30, 2005

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Training contd         

• ARRL SET 2005, Oct. 1, A statewide exercise
  based on state RACES Plan! Stay tuned for more
  information
• Other
• ARRL ECC Classes
• WA State EMD Classes
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute Independent
  Studyhttp//training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/
• American Red Cross
• NOAA SkyWarn Weather Spotter

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Training  contd         

• WWA ECC Training Course
• Subset of ARRL ECC Courses (no cost alternative)
• Train the Trainer (DECs) in 4 Q 2005
• Tested at Communications Academy 2005
• Mass deployment in 2006
• Bulletin Board on District 3 Web Page for
  upcoming Public Service and Training
  Opportunitieshttp//www.wwa-district3-ares.org/
• Training from other Counties in District 3

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Team Building       

• We always need new members
• Less than 10 of the Hams are members of an
  organized emergency services organization
• We do not have the resources to allow rivalries
• Spontaneous Volunteers must be planned for and
  recruited after an event.
• It takes 4.5 persons for a single position for a
  24 hour shift with breaks. How Many Shifts can
  Your Unit Cover?

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Team Building       

• All Team Members do not need to be SAR Qualified
• ARES Only Members provide a trained pool that can
  be documented in an emergency
• NCS can be a home station

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Training contd         

• Other Business
• Medical Services
• Equipment has been ordered and is being delivered
• Installation is being arranged
• Need District 3 Medical Services Coordinator
• Other Business????

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Adjournment Have a Great 2005!!