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Revision as of 02:41, 21 October 2009
2009-10-06
Board mtg
last month minutes.
Funding for insurance.
Casino License - approved. July/Aug/Sep 2012 anticipated date. in Lethbridge.
Search manager Oct - Janet.
SEASAR has liability insurance through co-operators. Getting details. Janet will get details and quotes.
Searches.
Two calls for SPOT, Sept 19 and 26.
Would like training in group on how to handle SPOT calls. Lindsay Patterson.
New radio standard. Referred to training. Neldon will forward to membership.
Echo article. 4 people interested.
AEMA Stakeholder summit. Will forward to board.
Operation Octopus. At Rocky Mountain House.
AEMA Command Post. Looking for a home.
Request for bartending next July.
SEASAR 10 yr Sat Oct 17.
Treasurer's report will be e-mailed out to us.
Kyle Rast. Snowmobile AST 1 & 2. Bree will send to all members.
Eric putting in application to Town/MD tomorrow.
Equipment. Policy on lending out. Case by case. E-mail board and preplan.
School training has been postponed.
Radio training (Pat Neumann).
issues
- dead spots
- knowing what to say
- equipment problems
placement of mike
press mike, count to 2, then begin message to avoid clipping. Same thing at end.
parts. antenna screwed on tight. Channel: Tac 9. volume about half way up.
Batteries on stand by without talking: 20 - 24 h. With talking: 10 hr.
Waterproof (can be dunked, don't leave in water). Can be used in explosive environment.
Orange button can be a panic button.
Scan button.
Use of squelch. In cases of weak signal.
Batteries issue of memory. Problem with recharging when not completely depleted.
Use of phonetic alphabet.
5 by 5 - loud and clear
wind causes lots of problem with repeaters
"Command Post, this is search team Alpha, over"
@@@ should verify whether our FRS radios can transmit at higher power on lower channel numbers.
To discuss
- antenna placement
- 5 codes
reestablishing communication when lost
cold batteries
2009-10-13
Cindy reports pcsar.dyndns.org/documents.html shows old version. Can reproduce from cuug.ab.ca but not from inside my network.
Fixed. Port 80 wasn't being forwarded and resolved to old version of content.
PCES
- rope work every 2nd practice 20 minutes
discussion issue
- paid vs unpaid responders
high angle tour Canadian Hydro Oct 23 13:00 Cowley wind turbines
announce tour
Nov 10, 2009 19:00-21:00 rope rescue meeting at fire hall
half an hour to discuss what we are, what's needed, how we're going to get there, feedback.
Get an understanding of interest and commitment level. application process? Playing up personal goals and achievement.
target for end of year.
round robin of
- who you are
- what have you done, know
- where do you want to be
set up demo raise system. use everyone to their skills. build as much as can do in 1 hr. inside on stairs.
Plan to mount anchor points. for SRT.
January 12
- team building exercise
- trust building
couple or 3 go arounds to get sense of commitment levels.
April or May. course to bring people to Team Leader level.
report change from 2 to 3 Team Members required.
Peigan Fire Dept.
2009-10-20
Preplan
Call-out committee notification
- Sequence of notification
- First Call List
- Call Out List
- http://pcsar.dyndns.org:8080/mem_docs/doc-067-emergency-call-out-procedure.pdf
Call out takes no more than 1 hour for first call.
Then a just wait.
Make sure using same call-out list.
Call waiting really helps out. Or use 2 separate phone lines.
3 custom call-out forms
abrupt / short communication with search manager
Call-out
- on-call?
How many callers needed?
5 people.
Meet once a year as part of preplan.
Practice for students as part of mock search for SAR Fundamentals.
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Practice with call-out people together at fire hall.
