Tri-Couty Amateur Radio Association - Emergency Information

Emergency Information

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INDEX:

1: American Red Cross Chapters:

American Red Cross Greater Los Angeles
Orange County Chapter Red Cross
San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter Red Cross
Introduction to Disaster services training

2: ARES - Disaster Services located in Southern CA:

Northwest District Los Angeles Section "Amateur Radio Emergency Service" - ARES-LAX.
Northeast District Los Angeles Section "Amateur Radio Emergency Service" - ARES-LAX.
ARRL Orange Section - ARES.

3: Communications Support Services K6CSS

4: EMERGENCY RADIO ... Getting the message through for your family and the community.

5: Homeland Security Television HS today.

6: International Communication

International Amateur Radio Union (IARU).
International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

7: Local Emergency Groups List:

City of La Verne - La Verne Emergency Communications Team, K6LVN.
City of Claremont - Claremont “CARDS” Net
City of Glendale - Johnstone Peak Emergency and Red Cross
City of Orange - Two-Meter Area Spectrum Management Association (T.A.S.M.A).
Counties of Riverside/ San Bernardino - Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (S.A.T.E.R.N).
City of Rancho Cucamonga - ACS/RACES Monday Net.
City of Chino Hills - Chino Hills Auxiliary Radio Team (C.H.A.R.T).

8: Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service.

9: Radio Ham Film (Pete Smith Specialty)

10: Repeaters and Emergency Response Groups in the Area Counties of:

Los Angeles - Azusa - Glendora - Orange.

11: United States Geological Service.

12: Community Emergency Response Team - CERT

13: Winlink 2000 CMS/ International Boat Watch Network.

14: EMERGENCY POWER - The one most important item we all need to know. Plus Think Safe! and Think Hot!

15: SkyWarn where everything counts - Protecting lives and property...

16: Track your real-time position over any weather map!

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1: American Red Cross Chapter:

American Red Cross Greater Los Angeles: http://www.redcrossla.org
Orange County Chapter Red Cross: http://www.oc-redcross.org
San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter Red Cross: http://sgpvarc.org
Introduction to Disaster services training: http://www.redcross.org/flash/course01_v01/

2: ARES - Disaster Services located in So. CA:

3: Communications Support Services K6CSS - is an organization comprised of individuals who are volunteer disaster service workers that provide emergency communications in times of need: http://www.k6css.com/

4: EMERGENCY RADIO: Getting the message through for your family and community.

Real World Stories of Amateur Radio at: http://www.emergency-radio.org/stories.html.

5: Homeland Security Television HS Today: Homeland Security Insight and Analysis.

International Amateur Radio Union - Since 1925, the Federation of National Amateur Radio Societies Representing the Interests of Two-Way Amateur Radio Communication http://www.iaru.org/emergency/

International Telecommunication Union - http://www.itu.int/net/home/index.aspx

Our Mission - To support communications that are critical to patient care.

7: Local Emergency Groups in Southern CA:

City of Chino Hills - CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM (C.H.A.R.T). CHART's weekly nets is held every Thursday, except the third Thursday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. on 145.510 simplex. Visitors are welcome.

Try the City’s 220 MHz repeater frequency is 224.720 PL 127.3 and a (-) offset. http://www.calserve.com/chart

City of Claremont - CARDS Net, Is active on Monday at 7:15 PM. Using frequency 145.440 MHz, – input, with a PL-T 136.5 Hz. Using PL-TSQL is affective still optional.

Contact person: Bill Seymour WA6MOD, Bill can be reached at wa6mod@arrl.net

For information about the group go to: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/cards-members/

Using repeater - Sunset Ridge repeater system N6USO. The name of the repeater is Burt, N6USO.

For information regarding this repeater, please go to Burt's website at: www.n6uso.com

City of Glendale - Johnstone Peak Emergency and Red Cross. Freq. 146.820Mhz (-) PL 100 Hz.

City of La Verne - La Verne Emergency Communications Team, K6LVN. The Net is on Monday @ 7:30 PM, FREQ 144.970 on the KA6NCR Repeater system, and located at the Johnstone Peak. The Meetings are the 2nd. Monday of every month at 7:30 PM @ La Verne Police Station. For more information contact Jack Swank, W6FAM or Jay Jones, WB9FPM.

City of Orange - Two-Meter Area Spectrum Management Association (T.A.S.M.A). Their website: www.tasma.org -- To fill out a Health and welfare Information Request Form please go to: http://www.tsasw.org/qso/healthandwelfare.asp

City of Rancho Cucamonga - ACS/RACES Monday Net. 7:00 p.m. 147.300 MHz with a (+) input, PL 123.0, contact John Garcia KF6ZQN.

Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino - Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (S.A.T.E.R.N)

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties are looking for Amateur Radio Operators in Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Corona and the surrounding areas.

Contact Tony Stephen at (909) 628 2843 or E-mail Tony at: <ke6jzf@verizon.net>. For more information, check-in on the SATERN Net Sundays at 8 P.M. on Freq. 145.385 MHz with a (+) input, PL 146.2 for requesting info on people in the affected areas. We are using the Keller PK repeater.

Check out their website at: http://www.qso.com/satern91710

8: Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service's website: http://www.lacdcs.com

• • • A You Tube Film Clip • • •

A young Amateur Radio operator responds to an emergency while his Family waits patiently for his return to the dinner table.

Radio Ham Film (Pete Smith Specialty)

10: REPEATERS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUPS IN THE AREA COUNTY OF:

Los Angeles County - Disaster Communications Services:

145.300 MHz with a - input, PL 156.7 Hz, (Mt Disappointment).

224.300Mhz with a - input, PL 100.0 Hz (" ") .

Azusa – ACS/RACES net Mon. 7:00 PM 144.970 MHz Johnstone PK.

Glendora – ACS/RACES net Tues. 7:00 PM 144.970 MHz Johnstone PK Contact person: Clint Stone KQ6NJ (626) 335-5777.

Glendora – Emergency Response Communications Net Tues. 2030 hrs (8:30 p.m. local) on 144.360 MHz simplex. Glendora Emergency Response Communications (GERC)

Orange County -- Hospital Disaster Support Communications System (HDSCS) Their website: http://www.hdscs.org or http://members.aol.com/emcom4hosp/ you can e-mail at: wa6ops@hdscs.org

11: United States Geological Service (USGS)

-- Science for a changing World --

Earthquake Hazards Program located at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1150/

Your Source for Science you can use: http://www.usgs.gov/

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Community Emergency Response Team

- CERT of Los Angeles

"You Can't Predict...But You Can Prepare"

http://www.cert-la.com/index.shtml

13: Winlink! 2000 CMS: Enhanced Digital Messaging for Amateur Radio. International Boatwatch Network

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14: EMERGENCY POWER - The one most important item we all need to know.

For information please check out all three links: http://www.batteryfaq.org, http://www.batteryuniversity.com, http://www.buchmann.ca

Think Safe! ― THINK HOT! A Public Safety Program sponsored by Pacific Coast Electrical association presented by Southern California Edison (SCE).

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Protecting Lives and property... www.skywarn.org

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Never use information provided on this or any other web site for the protection of life or property. When severe storms are occurring in, or threaten your location, tune to your local NOAA NWS weather station or a local radio or TV broadcaster in your area for immediate weather information.