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A
small
sampling
of what
SER does->
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Can
we learn from the Paradise and Maui Fires?
click HERE
FORWARD
FIRE - including COMMUNITY COMMENTS (Incident of
9/9/2022) (click to read)
Comments
of support by residents about the SER Net obtained following
the October 2020 fire net (below). It was the very next
day following this very successful double fire net, that a local
Ham (then President of the local ham club) started and led efforts to destroy critical portions of the emergency
plan (including the Plans established use of key repeaters),
attempted to seize control, and thereafter boycott and destroy the plan.
In response, in order to continue an operational emergency plan
(e.g., wildfires),
we adopted the TEAM approach using primarily CORE AREA non hams
and a few dedicated Hams who work together and seek to monitor
24/7, follow the plan, and help out. This Core TEAM
approach has allowed us to preserve an effective and operating
emergency communications plan despite loss of many Ham operators
who, following their "leader", had stopped helping out
during Fires and wouldn't respond to requests for assistance
even during fires. So, we now focus on a much smaller geographical area,
and use the dedicated, competent and helpful Core Area TEAM
residents who desire to help out. Our present Core Area TEAM of
volunteers is doing a fantastic job. You can view some of
our actual activities here.
Fire
Net October 2020 - Two Fires (one at each end of Shingletown),
high winds, high fire danger, internet failures, Power Grid
Shutdown during Fire Net, Cal Fire short on resources due to
other fires (click to read)
February
2019 - State of Emergency (click to
read)
2019:
Ham
Repeaters were being removed from all California Vaults. As
a result of substantial legal work by Nathan Zeliff, Attorney at
Law (K6PDS), and coordination with Cal Fire's Chief Legal
counsel, such action was
stopped. The result was that removal
of approximately 70 repeaters from California Vaults (entire
state) was stopped,
and the Ham repeaters are to remain in place in All California
Vaults, and will not be removed. Further, a
directive was issued that "Ham
radio is to be part of, wrapped into, the larger Cal FIRE
communications network", Go Here
and Here
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"... This is
Village F1 East Bound on ____ Near ___
... Heavy fire and smoke on both sides of
road, very dangerous. Still moving, vehicle
occupants safe at present, multiple vehicles
following behind me, road way appears clear but unknown
ahead, ... stand by for update ..." "...
Roger, Fire Control standing by"... Credit:
Screen shot from posting by Brynn Parrott Chatfield
(evacuating Paradise, CA)
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"... This K6PDS ...
location South bound on Wilson Hill from Highway
44 approx 1/4 mile, substantial traffic,
moving steady at 15 mph, light smoke, no fire
visible, vehicle occupants safe at present, end report,
out" ... Roger.
This is Fire Control any other Road
Reports, call now..."
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