Resources/Links
Here are some resources that you may find useful.
Contra Costa RACES/ARES web links
- Contra Costa County Volunteer Services
- Mount Diablo ARC ARES/RACES page
- K6ORI: Lamorinda Community Emergency Communications Team
- Contra Costa RACES (This Site)
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) web links
Links/Chats/Lists
- Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).
- WISER - Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders.
- Strong Signals has an extensive list of Frequently asked Frequencies
- California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA)
- California State Auxiliary Communications Services (ACS) Program
- World Radio Relay League (WRRL) - focused on emergency communications
- EMCOMM - monthly newsletter and information
- National RACES Mailing List
Emergency Communications Plans
- National Emergency Communications Plan (PDF, 83 pages - 4.09 MB)
Fire Service information(6/06)
- http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/niicd/index.html
- http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/niicd/documents.html
- http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pubs.htm
- http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/large.html#FirelineHandbook
- http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/
- http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_JobAids.htm
- http://www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_Forms.htm
Outside area RACES Handbooks:
- Livermore RACES (download links)
Other Resources:
- View this short video titled Amateur Radio Today.
Narrated by Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD (SK).