Jun 2006
June 24th: Emergency Communications Drill at the Beach
June 21, 2006 13:31
NEWS RELEASE: City of Huntington Beach RACES
For immediate release
For more information, contact
Wayne Yoshida, Huntington Beach RACES Public Information Officer
Phone: 714-846-1230, or 310-357-4761
E-mail: kh6kine@earthlink.net
Huntington Beach Radio Communications Volunteers Demonstrate Emergency
Preparedness in Nation-Wide Drill at the Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - June 21, 2006 - On Saturday, June 24, 2006,
from approximately 8AM to 7PM near the intersection of Pacific Coast
Highway and Goldenwest, a team of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES) communications volunteers will demonstrate and
practice their emergency communications skills in a nation-wide drill
called "Field Day."
The Huntington Beach Police department helicopter is scheduled to do a
"fly-over" the emergency communications site at around noon. The
helicopter crew will include a ham radio volunteer that will operate an
Amateur television station to capture the activity with live
motion-television images that will be viewable on the ground via a ham
radio link.
In addition, the HB RACES group will have an emphasis on "alternative
sources of energy" using battery power, with solar and wind generators
to charge the batteries.
Peter Barbour, HB RACES Chief Radio Officer, said, "The HB RACES team
participates in this annual event to make sure we are ready for a
city-wide emergency, such as an earthquake or flood. Our role is to
establish two-way communications when normal communications channels
fail."
The public and the news media are invited to observe and even
participate in the emergency communications exercise. Wayne Yoshida, HB
RACES Public Information Officer, will be on-hand to answer any
questions about the drill and Amateur Radio.
About City of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Office
administers the RACES team. RACES (pronounced "RAY-sees") is not a club,
it is a volunteer group within a government agency. There are 18 city
RACES groups within Orange County, operated under their respective city
and county emergency management departments. Using the Standardized
Emergency Management System (SEMS), the California Office of Emergency
Service (OES) adds additional support during wide-scale disasters such
as earthquakes and forest fires.
To learn more about HB RACES, go to http://www.hbraces.org
About Amateur Radio
Ham radio is an interesting public service as well as an educational
technical hobby. Whether it's contacting someone across the street or
across the globe, or even outer space, ham radio operators are ready to
supply reliable communications when normal lines fail. Ham operators
range from ordinary citizens to astronauts and athletes to film stars
and musicians.
More ham radio information is available via the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) http://www.arrl.org
Huntington Beach emergency communications volunteers participate in
nation-wide drill on the beach. Last year, the group setup five ham
radio stations running under emergency power, and made contact with over
143 stations.
For immediate release
For more information, contact
Wayne Yoshida, Huntington Beach RACES Public Information Officer
Phone: 714-846-1230, or 310-357-4761
E-mail: kh6kine@earthlink.net
Huntington Beach Radio Communications Volunteers Demonstrate Emergency
Preparedness in Nation-Wide Drill at the Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - June 21, 2006 - On Saturday, June 24, 2006,
from approximately 8AM to 7PM near the intersection of Pacific Coast
Highway and Goldenwest, a team of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES) communications volunteers will demonstrate and
practice their emergency communications skills in a nation-wide drill
called "Field Day."
The Huntington Beach Police department helicopter is scheduled to do a
"fly-over" the emergency communications site at around noon. The
helicopter crew will include a ham radio volunteer that will operate an
Amateur television station to capture the activity with live
motion-television images that will be viewable on the ground via a ham
radio link.
In addition, the HB RACES group will have an emphasis on "alternative
sources of energy" using battery power, with solar and wind generators
to charge the batteries.
Peter Barbour, HB RACES Chief Radio Officer, said, "The HB RACES team
participates in this annual event to make sure we are ready for a
city-wide emergency, such as an earthquake or flood. Our role is to
establish two-way communications when normal communications channels
fail."
The public and the news media are invited to observe and even
participate in the emergency communications exercise. Wayne Yoshida, HB
RACES Public Information Officer, will be on-hand to answer any
questions about the drill and Amateur Radio.
About City of Huntington Beach Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Office
administers the RACES team. RACES (pronounced "RAY-sees") is not a club,
it is a volunteer group within a government agency. There are 18 city
RACES groups within Orange County, operated under their respective city
and county emergency management departments. Using the Standardized
Emergency Management System (SEMS), the California Office of Emergency
Service (OES) adds additional support during wide-scale disasters such
as earthquakes and forest fires.
To learn more about HB RACES, go to http://www.hbraces.org
About Amateur Radio
Ham radio is an interesting public service as well as an educational
technical hobby. Whether it's contacting someone across the street or
across the globe, or even outer space, ham radio operators are ready to
supply reliable communications when normal lines fail. Ham operators
range from ordinary citizens to astronauts and athletes to film stars
and musicians.
More ham radio information is available via the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) http://www.arrl.org
Huntington Beach emergency communications volunteers participate in
nation-wide drill on the beach. Last year, the group setup five ham
radio stations running under emergency power, and made contact with over
143 stations.