BULLETIN NUMERICAL INDEX 1985-2003 (387) Inclusive The bulletins are intended for any unit involved in emergency communications. This Index by is by year, by bulletin, as issued. Bulletins began in l985, with two revisions: (1) 1988 number change, (2) 1996 title change. --------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 Bulletin Index EMC382-387 OES ACS Field Units EMC381 Hdbk 15 Recap, Credits, Thanks EMC380 Hdbk 14 Appendix. Demob list EMC379 Hdbk 13 H & W Traffic EMC378 Hdbk 12 M/A, LA and Mut. Assist. EMC377 Hdbk 11 Mutual Aid Ck list EMC376 Hdbk 10 Working w/ Media EMC375 Hdbk 9 Mobiliz Procedures 2002 Bulletin Index EMC374 Hdbk 8b 1Mutual aid EMC373 Hdbk 8a Mutual Aid EMC372 Hdbk 7 Resources EMC371 Hdbk 6 Training EMC370 Hdbk 5 Personell Mgt-Training EMC369 Hdbk 4 Org. Mgt. Responsibilities EMC368 Hdbk 3 Officer Responsbilitles EMC367 Hdbk 2 Registrant Responsibilities EMC366 Hdbk 1 Registrant Rights EMC365 EMSA Exercise EMC364 EOC Training 1a EMC355-63 Evolution of State OES EMC354 Evolution of Sate OES EMC352-3 Fire Safety EMC351 EOC Comm Task Check List EMC350 Remember EDIS EMC349 Training Ideas 02b EMC348 Training Ideas 02a EMC347 More on ICS EMC346 Local EOC EMC345 FEMA NECN in Action EMC344 ICS Summary EMC340-3 ICS in Action EMC339 Preparedness Followup EMC337-8 Community Based Solutions EMC336 Opportunity for Amateurs EMC335 Sonoma County ACS EMC333-4 Self Activation? EMC332 Road to Preparedness EMC331 County Unit Activity EMC330 SHARES Revisited EMC323-29 Why Volunteers Quit 2001 Bulletin Index - reverse EMC321-2 Wildfire Volunteers EMC316-20 Operations Techniques EMC314-5 How do you activate EMC313 Informing Officials EMC312 Working with Volunteers EMC 311 Why We Volunteer EMC308-10 Do you know what I mean? EMC307 Resource Directories EMC306 Assumptions Kill EMC305 Gila County EMARC (AZ) EMC304 RACES Non Hams - DCS EMC303 Exercise en masse! EMC302 A Decade of Emcom EMC301 Hidden Jewels EMC300 Comfort is an EMCOM Unit EMC299 Solving the Impossible EMC298 RACES and the ACS EMC297 RACES One Hour Rule EMC296 RACES- Amateurs Only? EMC295 RACES History - Flames EMC294 RACES History 4 EMC293 Unsuccessful Units EMC292 Successful Units EMC291 RACES and FEMA EMC290 RACES History 2 EMC289 RACES-History 1 EMC288 Confined Space Response EMC286-7 A Passion for EMCOMM EMC285 Unit Organization EMC284 Sharing Ideas EMC283 Because They Care EMC279-282 Images in the Mind EMC278 So What? EMC2767 Quake in Mind EMC271-5 ALE Experiences EMC270 Pabulum or Popcorn? 2000 Bulletin Index (reverse) EMC269 Management or Operations? EMC268 Indecision can kill EMC267 Volunteer Management EMC266 Volunteer Management EMC265 Volunteer Management EMC264 Volunteer Management EMC263 Volunteers? Y/N? 6/6 EMC262 Volunteers? Y/N? 5/6 EMC261 Volunteers? Y/N? 4/6 EMC260 Volunteers? Y/N? 3/6 EMC25 Volunteers? Y/N? 2/6 EMC258 Volunteers? Y/N? 1/6 EMC257 It Takes Time EMC256 Mutual Aid Recap EMC255 Mutual Aid 2000 5/5 EMC254 Mutual Aid 2000 4/5 EMC253 Mutual Aid 2000 3/5 EMC252 Mutual Aid 2000 2/5 EMC251 Mutual Aid 2000 1/5 EMC250 How Many to Involve? EMC249 Coverage Begins When? EMC248 How/ Who Activates Unit? EMC247 DSW Rule Changes 2/2 EMC246 DSW Rule Changes 1/2 EMC245 NSEP EMC244 Important Documents EMC243 How create Emcomm Unit EMC242 We Don't Need it EMC241 Unit Life and Death EMC240 Emergency Preparedness2 EMC239 Emergency Preparedness1 EMC238 Net Control Perspective EMC237 Preparedness Partners EMC236 Shortage of Hams 2/2 EMC235 Shortage of Hams 1/2 EMC234 Volunteer Awards EMC233 Who Writes Bulletins? EMC232 Is RACES Unique? EMC231 Quick Notes 1 EMC230 Amateur Radio Withdrawn! EMC229 Training Test Matrix EMC228 Are You Really Prepared? EMC227 Internet RIMS EMC226 Bulletin Focus EMC225 Statewide Com Drill 5/5 EMC224 Statewide Com Drill 4/5 EMC223 Statewide Com Drill 3/5 EMC222 Statewide Com Drill 2/5 EMC221 Statewide Com Drill 1/5 EMC220 Synchronicity and you? EMC219 Y2K and Good Timing EMC218 Y2K and Good Timing 1999 Bulletin Index (reverse) EMC217 PACKET/AMTOR RIMS FORMS 3/3 EMC216 PACKET/AMTOR RIMS FORMS 2/3 EMC215 PACKET/AMTOR RIMS FORMS 1/3 EMC214 RIMS 5 12/13 EMC213 RIMS 4 12/6 EMC212 RIMS 3 11/29 EMC211 RIMS 2 11/22 EMC210 RIMS 1 11/15 EMC209 Answer the Phone? 11/8 EMC208 Answer the Phone? 11/1 EMC207 Answer the Phone? 10/25 EMC206 Major Communications Change 1/2 10/18 EMC205 Major Communications Change 1/2 10/11 EMC204 DC Connectors Standard 10/4 EMC203 State EMCOM Unit Funding 2/2 9/27 EMC202 State EMCOM Unit Funding 2/3 9/20 EMC201 State EMCOM Unit Funding 1/3 9/13 EMC200 Leadership 1a 9/6 EMC199 Battery Thoughts 2/2 8/30 EMC198 Battery Thoughts 1/2 8/23 EMC197 Emergency Communications 2/2 8/16 EMC196 Emergency Communications 1/2 8/9 EMC195 Double Base 8/2 EMC194 Thinking Different 2/2 7/26 EMC193 Thinking Different 1/2 7/19 EMC192 Type Accepted 2/2 7/12 EMC191 Type Accepted? 1/2 7/5 EMC190 Intro to Trunking 3/3 6/29 EMC189 Intro to Trunking 2/3 6/21 EMC188 Intro to Trunking 1/3 6/14 EMC187 Agency Needs Shift 4/4 6/7 EMC186 Agency Needs Shift 3/4 5/31 EMC185 Agency Needs Shift 2/4 5/24 EMC184 Agency Needs Shift 1/4 5/17 EMC183 DSW Stress 2/2 5/10 EMC182 DSW Stress 1/2 5/3 EMC181 Prepared Pet Owner? 4/26 EMC180 Net Control Training 4/19 EMC179 Attitude Makes a Difference 2/2 4/12 EMC178 Attitude Makes a Difference 1/2 4/5 EMC177 Video Damage Assessment 3/29 EMC176 Can We Talk? 3/22 EMC175 Units Year in Review 3/15 EMC174 No ID Issued 3/8 EMC173 Disaster Responsers 3/1 EMC172 Volunteering Rewards 2/22 EMC171 Adult Coping w/Disaster 2/15 EMC170 Training Ideas EMC169 Toddler & Infant Go Bags EMC168 Family Preparedness EMC167 Neighborhood Em Supplies EMC166 Repeaters? EMC165 Proclamation Example 1/4/99 1998 EMC164 Attachment Botches 2/2 12/28/97 EMC163 Attachment Botches EMC162 Avoid Botched Email EMC161 Harter CAP Mtg Notes 3/3 EMC160 Harter CAP Mtg Notes 2/3 EMC159 Harter CAP Mtg Notes 1/3 EMC158 ID Cards EMC155-157 A Deep Thought! EMC151-154 Disaster Communications Technology EMC150-151 Y2K Challenge to Fire Services EMC149 4 CÕs of Communication EMC148 Getting the most out of training EMC146-147 Home Disaster Kit EMC144-145 Working with Goverment EMC141-143 Future of Amateur Radio EMC140 Operation Get Real EMC139 New EAS/ACS Coordinator EMC138 On Reaching 50! EMC134-137 Words, Words, Words EMC133 When in Rome EMC132 ItÕa Our Job EMC131 Psychological Effects EMC130 On Reaching 50 EMC128-129 True Tsumani Event - SEH EMC125-127 Tsunami - How to Survive EMC123-124 HazMat Emergency Communications EMC120-122 Unit Priorities EMC119 Times Have Changed EMC118 Interest or Committment EMC117 Family Protection EMC116 Radio? EMC114-115 Communications Mutual Aid EMC113 Apathy Happens 1997 EMC112 What Leads Them to Serve? EMC110-111 RACES Limited to Amateurs? EMC109 Type Comm Emergency? EMC105-108 WhoÕs in charge? EMC104 Transparancy EMC100-103 Floods & Changes EMC099 ACS, REACT & Skywarn EMC098 ACS & Mayor of San Francisco EMC095-097 RedCross Overvue EMC088-094 Use of Amateurs EMC086-087 FNARS and SHARES EMC084-085 ACS - ARES Operations EMC083 ACS Operations Levels EMC082 ACS, ARES and the RACES EMC080-081 The ACS and the ARES EMC078-079 In Memory of Bruce Karr EMC077 Highway Patrol ACS Unit EMC075-076 Communications Only? EMC071-074 ICS Terms EMC070 Focus - Ability Levels EMC069 Hurry Up and Wait? EMC068 SAR Dogs EMC066-067 ICS/ACS EMC065 Eternal Vigilance! EMC064 Are You NET Capable? EMC062063 Volunteer Bill of Rights EMCO61 Command Bill of Rights 1996 EMC060 Water Storage EMC059 Missed Communications? EMC058 More CHP ACS activities EMC057 Training and Indoctrination (CHP) EMC055-56 Why Use Radio EMC054 The EOC Radio Room EMC053 Acceptance Takes Time EMC052 Training Standards? EMC051 MOU-How Effective EMC047-50 Mandatory Training EMC046 Mutual Aid - Reaction EMC045 Communicatons Mutual Aid - Example EMC042-44 Mutual Aid SOP EMC039-41 ACS Program Overview EMC038 MOU-How Effective EMC037 R.O. Concerns EMC036 On-Going and Reserve Volunteers EMC035 Convergent Volunteers EMC034 Use of Volunteers EMC033 Volunteer Grouping EMC032 How to be Left OUT EMC031 What is a State RO EMC029-30 Medical Comm EMC021-26 Why Some Units Fail EMC003-20 Incident Command System Illustrated EMC002 Incident or Disaster? EMC001 Emergency? April 1996: Bulletins were changed to EMCOMM in reflection of their use by a wide variety of Emergency Communications Units, not just the RACES. The Address of the Bulletins was also changed, as was numbering and packet designator became EMCOMBUL### On this list all those below this line were sent as RACESBUL### (such as RACESBUL423 or RB423).(4/96) 423 - Questions, Questions 422 - Vehicle Disaster Safety 421 - Why Amateurs in ACS/RACES 420 - Why We Do What We Do 419 - RECAP SEMS Series 418 - SEMS 6/6 417 - OASIS 5/6 416 - ICS Explained 4/6 415 - MA & OA 3/6 414 - Mutual Aid (MA) 2/6 413 - Operational Area (OA) 1/6 412 - Net Control ID 411 - Relay Stations 2/2 1 9 9 5 410 Relay Stations 1/2 406-409 ICS Revisited 403-405 First Few Seconds 404 First Few Seconds 400-403 Local Log Jam 397-399 Radio Officer Activation Reminders 395-396 Ways to be involved 388-394 Volunteers - Issues and Images 386-387 Shadow Operations 2/2 384-385 ICS What Northridge taught us 382-383 Perspectives of a State EOC 380-381 APCO and the RO 378-379 Training Ideas 377 People Helping People 376 RACES Third Party Traffic 374-375 Manager Overload 373 Uniforms Really? 371-372 NVIS Refresher 370 Wide Area HF Nets 368-369 Handling Volunteers 367 Frame of Mind 366 How Far is Far? 364-365 New Workers Checklist 363 Double Teaming Benefits 362 Incidential Benefits/Compensation 360-361 Multiple Committments 359 AOV A Look at the Year 2000 1 9 9 4 358 Unit Activities 357 Wildfire Roles 2/2 356 Wildfire Roles 1/2 355 MIS Volunteerism? 351-354 We Wait, but no Calls 350 Bulletin Delivery 349 Is it True What They Say? 348 What the Radio Officer must know 346-347 RACES, whatÕs that? 343-345 ACS/RACES Plans 342 NIFC Boise 341 Helicopter Use 339-340 Solving the Impossible 2/2 339 Solving the Impossible 1/2 338 EMA Assistance Available 337 Why Packet Radio 336 EMA & Volunteer Partnership 335 FEMA AND THE RACES 331-333 Successful RACES Units 330 How is RACES activated 329 Declared and undeclared emergencies 328 What Leads Them to Serve 327 Agency Mission Statement 326 Protecting Digital Terminals 325 Training Ideas 324 Responding to a Call-Out 323 How Long, How Soon? 322 RACES in Non-Emergency Events 321 Who Makes the Decision 320 Direction Finding in RACES 319 Calling in Outsiders 318 Participant Classification 311-317 Semantics 308-310 Training 307 Observations 3/3 1 9 9 3 306 Observations 2/3 305 Observations 1/3 304 Fire Dept Uses of RACES 301-303 Team Building 299-300 Strike Teams 298 New Call @ OES W6SIG 294-297 Responders and their vehicles Part 293 The Mission of RACES 291-292 Agencies that say "NO!" 290 Who Activates the RACES? 289 No Exercise Is EVER a Failure! 287-288 Official Relay StationsPart 1/2 286 Do You "Ham" a Problem? 285 Familiarization and the EOC 283-284 Techniques 282 Communications Shortfal 281-280 Are YOU Trained or Untrained? 279 Critical Incident Stress 277-278 Management Philosophy 276 Radio Officer or RACES Radio Officer, Which? 275 Follow the Chain of Command 272-274 The Committed Volunteer 271 Tell It Like It Is! 270 Exercise Technique 269 Glossary for Communicators 268-267 The Need to Inform Government Officials 266 RACES Cannot Be Confined To One Department 265 What Officials Need to Know 264 The Buddy System 251-263 Volunteer 260 More Opportunities to Use Your RACES 259 The FCC "One Hour" Rule 257-258 The Importance of Planning 256 Responder's Checklist 255 Using Volunteers in Your Comm Center 1 9 9 2 254 How Hams Didn't Use Ham Radio 252-253 Portable Radio Batteries 251 Comfort is a Radio Officer 250 Archive and Additional Sources of Bulletins 249 Why Not Multiple RACES Membership? 247-248 The Net Control Station 245-246 The Manager's Resource Data 243-244 Bulletins-By-Topic Information 240-242 Worker's Compensation 238-239 Wild Fire Volunteers 236-237 Why Simplex Frequencies? 235 FCC Rules Part 97 RACES 234 Skills Inventory by the Radio Officer 233 Must a Radio Operator Own a Radio Station? 232 Administering the Flow of Responders 231 Too Much of a Good Thing 230 So You Want to Help? 229 Radio Officer Liaison 228 "Don't Ask Me to do That -- I'm a Communications Expert!" 225-227 Activation of a RACES Unit 224 RACES Mission Varies With the Jurisdiction 223 Skill Categories for Communications Volunteers 222 So You Want to Equip an EOC? 221 FEMA Funds "Short Fuse" 220 Agency Budget Planning by the Radio Officer 219 Principles of Management for the Radio Officer 218 The Radio Officer as a Manager 217 What Are Some of the Problems With RACES Nets? 216 Keys to Successful Operations 215 What is a "responder"? 214 Teamwork 213 Problem or Solution? 212 Traffic vs. Information 208-211 Demobilization 207 Strengthening Your Emergency Services Staff 206 The use of "outsiders" 204-205 Bulletin Categories 203 Fire Training 1 9 9 1 202 1991 in Review 201 Management: Mutual Aid 200 Government-Owned Ham Equipment 193-199 Operations - Techniques 192 Automatic Link Establishment 191 MACS - Multi-Agency Coordination System 188-190 Drill or Exercise Reality 187 Copyright Permission 182-186 Press - Public Relations 181 A Communications Auxiliary 180 What is a "Shadow" - Part 2/2 179 What is a "Shadow" - Part 1/2 178 Why Volunteers may be Refused 174-177 Equipment for Emergency Responders - Part 2- 5 169-173 "Falling Overboard" 168 Communications Resources Order Form (use of) 167 Equipment for Emergency Responders - Part 1 166 How to help your Radio Officer 164-165 How Communications Volunteers can be used 163 What about Citizens Band? 162 How does one join the RACES? 160-161 Communications Mission for Volunteers 159 RF-1 Microwave Van 157-158 RACES Bulletin index Part 7 & 8 152-156 NVIS Antennas(Near Vertical Incident Skywave) 151 High Frequency antenna survival tip 1 9 9 0 150 1990 year end message 148-149 RACES Bulletin index Part 5 & 6 146-147 Communications Resources Order Form 145 RACES Bulletin index - Part 3 & 4 142-143 Operations critique for training purposes 140-141 RACES Bulletin index Part 1 & 2 139 Management priorities 137-138 Some governments won't use volunteers 134-136 FEMA Region 8 ARES/RACES Workshop in Oregon 125-133 RACES Radio Officer Position Description 124 ID Cards 122-123 How to Find High Tech Support 119-121 Disaster Critique 118 Public Safety Dispatchers/Telecommunicators 114-117 The Amateur Radio Operators in Time of Need by N6GW 113 Do We Know our Customers? Do Our Customers Know Us? N6BTJ 111-112 What Should Amateurs Expect? - Part 2/2 109-110 Communications Will Always Fail! by Joseph Scanlon2 105-108 Amateur TV 099-104 Disaster Critique (Loma Prieta Earthquake) 098 Desirable Traits in a Volunteer 1 9 8 9 096-097 Level of a Volunteer's Activity 093-095 Packet Terminal Specifications 092 Flight 232 Communications Lessons Learned 090-091 Earthquake Observations 089 DSW (Disaster Service Worker) ID Card 088 Definition: What is the RACES? 087 Technical: Station License Questions 082-086 Antennas and Slingshot by WA6EQQ 081 Proper Radio Usage 080 Responder's Checklist 077-079 RACES Activities(e.g., things the RACES can do) 075-076 Emergency Packet Communications 073-074 Who Runs the RACES? 068-072 What About Family? (discussion on duty and family) 066-067 USAFR "Rescue 621" 065 EMP Devices (info on Electromagnetic Pulse) 064 Out of Sight is Out of Mind-volunteers' shortcoming 063 April Was Beat the Quake Month in California 062 Are You Really Earthquake Free? 053-061 What Can We Expect (e.g., realities in a disaster) 051-052 What is a Public Safety Comm System 050 County RACES Newsletter (Orange County, CA) 049 Deputy Chief State Radio Officer (WB6MOQ) 048 State Fire Chief Barrows Retires 046-047 Mutual Aid Communications 1 9 8 8 045 Mutual Aid Communications - Part 1 044 Thank You for 1988! 043 Nationwide Distribution (of Bulletins to start) 042 Data is out of date 039-041 CDF&FP Glossary 038 Data is out of date 031-037 Statewide County RACES Survey 030 Data is out of date 029 "California Earthquake" by KA6HZF 028 Recruiting Volunteers 027 Grounding System 026 Ferrite Beads and radio Interference 025 Data is out of date 024 Accident Reports by Radio (how to make) 023 Level 1 and Level 2 Volunteers 019-022 Organization 017-018 Amateur radio Operators & Highway Safety 015-016 Radio Officer's mutual aid Data Base 014 Responder's Checklist 013 Volunteers Defined 012 2-Meter Simplex Plan Available 011 Policy and Practices 010 Statement of OES Mission 004-009 Be Winter Wise 003 Data is out of date) 002 RACES Responders (do's and don'ts) 001 Call Waiting Telephone Feature Begining January l988 bulletins are numbered sequentially, not year, but by number. 1 9 8 7 87-9 Data is out of date 87-8 Kings County goes RACES 87-7 New State OES Region Manager is a ham (N6ECP) 87-6 Data is out of date 87-5 News from State OES HQ RACES 87-47 RACES Bulletin numbering system to change 87-46 Season's Greetings from the State OES Director 87-45 ICS videotape (available from State OES PAO) 87-44 Tsunami; definition and training discussion 87-42/43 Data is out of date 87-41 Flow of communications; city to county to State 87-40 Volunteers responding policy 87-4 RACES pamphlets 87-39 Use of ID cards policy 87-37/38 CCDN and RACES Bulletins 87-36 Definition of the RACES 87-31/34 1987 earthquake exercise 87-30 SAR City USA (Nov. 1987 seminar in Barstow, CA) 87-3 County RACES Officers 87-29 1987 earthquake exercise - Part 1 87-28 out of date 87-27 (missing) 87-26 Hurricanes, names for the 1987 season 87-22/25 Packet radio demonstrations, how to do 87-21A Data is out of date 87-21 Delivering the message to your OES agency 87-20 Volunteers deportment and appearance - Part 2 87-2 Data is out of date 87-19 Volunteers deportment and appearance - Part 1 87-18 Data is out of date 87-11/17 RACES program management problems - 6 parts 87-11 Emergency Management agency via ham radio 87-10 California dams 87-1 Equipment Liability - Questions and Answers 1 9 8 6 86-9X Floods 86-9 Floods 86-8 Critique (of an earthquake exercise using hams) 86-6-7 Uses for the RACES 86-5 Weekly State RACES Net 86-46 New Year's Greetings! 86-45 Data is out of date 86-44 Portable Radio Tip 86-43 What is a RACES Station? 86-42 RACES Program Guidance Policy 86-41 Packet Recommended for Every OES/CD Agency 86-40 Data is out of date 86-4 Definition of "RACES" 86-38 Packet Tips 86-37 Proper Communications Channels 86-36 Photocopiers (warning on potential eye damage) 86-35 ARRL, ARES and RACES 86-33-34 RACES History 86-32 Earthquakes 86-31 ATV Antenna on Aircraft 86-30 Packet Expanding 86-3 Underwriters Labs -voltage device 86-29 Earthquake Preparedness-Home and Family 86-28 Data is out of date 86-27 Richter Scale 86-26 Bill of Rights for Volunteers 86-23-25 Rubber Duck Antennas 86-21-22 Earthquake Alarms 86-20 Yes, Non-Hams Can Join Too! 86-2 Data is out of date 86-19 HF Radio is Very Important 86-18 Family Care 86-17 Radio Officers 86-16 Portable repeaters 86-15 Data is out of date 86-14 One-hour exercise question 86-13 Who activates the RACES? 86-11 Data is out of date 86-10 Data is out of date 86-1 Antenna Safety 1 9 8 5 86-20-23 Data is out of date 85-9 Data is out of date 85-7 Data is out of date. 85-6 The RACES Plan. Many are out of date. 85-5 The RACES Plan. Four levels of plans. 85-4 Amateur TV demonstrated. 85-32 Data is out of date 85-31 FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) 85-30 Data is out of date 85-3 Data is out of date 85-26-29 Data is out of date 85-25 Antenna restrictions and FCC's PRB-1 85-2 Volunteers must be registered Disaster Workers. 85-18 Data is out of date 85-17 Does the RACES provide equipment? 85-16 Do federal agencies have RACES? 85-15 RACES cannot be used for only one department. 85-14 Questions and answers. 85-12-14 Data is out of date. 85-10 Data is out of date 85-1 The weekly State RACES Bulletins. The Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) provides these bulletins as a public service. They are intended for use by any unit seeking ideas and assistance. Your articles, comments and ideas are welcome. Contact the CA State ACS Officer as follows: cary.mangum@macnexus.org or to cary_mangum@oes.ca.gov Complete Index.asc