On Saturday, October 2, Los Alamitos / Seal Beach RACES, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, participated in a countywide emergency communications drill. Using a wildland fire scenario, RACES radio officers tested equipment, procedures, and capabilities for providing emergency communication during a disaster. Radio communications included a “message blitz” in which general messages were sent and received between the county, cities and other emergency groups. Another component of the exercise included the passage of a single message from city to city and then back to the originator to test the accuracy of message handling. Although Los Alamitos doesn’t have the capability, other mediums of communication, including SSTV video and Winlink were tested by other RACES cities (including Seal Beach).
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Los Alamitos/Seal Beach RACES Drill
On Saturday, October 2, Los Alamitos / Seal Beach RACES, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, participated in a countywide emergency communications drill. Using a wildland fire scenario, RACES radio officers tested equipment, procedures, and capabilities for providing emergency communication during a disaster. Radio communications included a “message blitz” in which general messages were sent and received between the county, cities and other emergency groups. Another component of the exercise included the passage of a single message from city to city and then back to the originator to test the accuracy of message handling. Although Los Alamitos doesn’t have the capability, other mediums of communication, including SSTV video and Winlink were tested by other RACES cities (including Seal Beach).