[ARRL-OK] The ARES E-Letter for March 19, 2014

[Mark Conklin]

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March 19,
2014Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE
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In This
Issue:
 
	* July's ARRL
Centennial Convention and Banquet Not to be Missed!
	* Next Month in Orlando: 2014 National Hurricane
Conference Amateur Radio Activities
	* Salvation Army: WB5ALM Operational at Three States'
Emergency Disaster Services Center
	* Public Health Preparedness Conference Highlights
Amateur Radio
	* Colorado ARES Promotes Amateur Radio at ChaserCon
	* Opinions: Balance Needed for Training
Requirements
	* Book Review: Auxiliary Communications Field
Operations Guide (AUXFOG) 
	* K1CE For a Final: The FEMA Independent Study
Courses
July's ARRL
Centennial Convention and Banquet Not to be Missed!
I
am excited about attending this July's ARRL Centennial Convention, which
will feature a banquet with keynote speaker FEMA Administrator W. Craig
Fugate, KK4INZ. The banquet will be held on Friday night, July 18 in Hartford,
Connecticut. The event is among the highlights of the ARRL Centennial ConventionJuly
17-19 at the Connecticut Convention Center. Prior to becoming FEMA
Administrator, Fugate served as Director of the Florida Division of Emergency
Management. Fugate has been an Amateur Radio licensee since 2012.
On Thursday, you can attend the Public Service Communications
Academy, conducted by ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U.Speakers from a wide range of organizations that partner with Amateur
Radio public service communicators will talk about a wide-range of topics -
from best practices to training to managing volunteer participants.
Other public service-related forums and presenters include: International Disaster Response: Lessons Learned (Jay Wilson, W0AIR); National Hurricane Center WX4NHC Amateur Radio (Julio Ripoll,
WD4R); Best Practices of the National Weather Service's SKYWARN Program (Robert Macedo, KD1CY); Boston Marathon Communications - Before, During
and After (Robert Macedo, KD1CY); Public Service
Communications-Maintaining Readiness When Nothing Bad Is Happening (Ross Merlin, WA2WDT); Broadband Mesh Networking and Amateur Radio (Brian Mileshosky,
N5ZGT); DHS-OEC - Training Resources Available for the Amateur Radio
Operator (Dept. of Homeland Security - OEC Staff); and more!
I hope to see many readers of the ARES E-Letter there, for what is
sure to be one of the seminal events in the history of Amateur Radio, and
especially ARRL!
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Next Month in Orlando: 2014 National Hurricane Conference
Amateur Radio Activities
The National Hurricane Conference will be
held April 14 -17 at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway,
Orlando, Florida. There will be several Amateur Radio activities on Tuesday, April
15. As usual there is no registration fee needed to attend these sessions.
The National Hurricane Conference (NHC) leadership continues to recognize
the valuable contribution of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service and again
invited us to participate with three sessions. A great opportunity for
Amateur Radio!
NHC Session #1: Tuesday, April 15, 2014,
from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Presentations from Dr. Richard
Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane Center; Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, of
the Canadian Hurricane Center and from members of WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio
Station at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
NHC
Session #2: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
This session covers emergency and disaster communications operations
in the Orlando area, the 2013 Boston Marathon disaster and two different
views on Hurricane Sandy.
NHC Session #3: Tuesday, April
15, 2014, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
This session will
cover the operations of the Hurricane Watch Net, the VoIP Hurricane Net,
together with an ARRL update and an introduction of the new Southeastern
Division Director and followed by an Amateur Radio Rap session - the Emergency
Manager's Hidden Resource.
The Amateur Radio
presentations will be recorded and streamed live on the Internet by James Palmer,
KB1KQW at www.nsradio.org/stream.htm and www.voipwx.net/files/stream.htm
All hams are invited, at no cost to attend the Amateur Radio sessions.
Door prizes will be awarded, including a dual band handheld radio.
For additional information:
http://www.hurricanemeeting.com
http://www.southeastern.arrl.org
http://www.voipwx.net
http://www.hwn.org
http://www.WX4NHC.org
National
Hurricane Conference Presenters:
Special Guest Speaker,
Dr. Knabb, Director, National Hurricane Center.
Special
Guest speaker, Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, Canadian Hurricane Center
John McHugh, K4AG, -- WX4NHC Coordinator Amateur Radio, National
Hurricane Center
Julio Ripoll, WD4R - WX4NHC Assistant
Coordinator Amateur Radio at NHC
Rob Macedo, KD1CY -
Director of Operations VoIP Hurricane Net and ARRL ARES SEC of Eastern
Massachusetts.
Dennis Dura, K2DCD, Assistance Director Office
of Emergency Management NJDHS
Bobby Graves, KB5HAV,
Hurricane Watch Net Manager
Keith Kotch, KF4BXT,
Communications-Warning Coordinator Orange County EOC
Mike Corey,
KI1U - ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager
Doug Rehman,
K4AC, ARRL Southeastern Division Director
We encourage
you to visit and participate in all the activities you can and learn more
about amateur radio emergency service communications. Hope to see you
there! -- Doug Rehman, K4AC, ARRL Southeastern Division Director http://www.southeastern.arrl.org
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Salvation Army: WB5ALM Operational at Three States'
Emergency Disaster Services Center
WB5ALM is now the
official call sign for the SATERN station of the Alabama-Louisiana-Mississippi (ALM) Division of
The Salvation Army at the Divisional Emergency Disaster Services Center in
Jackson, Mississippi. The purpose of the Salvation Army Team Emergency
Radio Network (SATERN) is to train and acquire personnel skilled in emergency
communications and message handling, who will support Salvation Army
operations in local, regional and international disaster situations. The call
sign was activated on March 4, 2014.
The call sign and
station was first used to check in to the International SATERN Net on 14.265
MHz on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. The station and new call sign will be used
by both the fixed station at the Divisional EDS Center as well as for
mobile operations from the SATERN Coordinator's official vehicle and whenever
the Territorial Communications Trailer is deployed.
The
acquisition of the specialized call sign culminates the nearly year-long
process of building the Division's new SATERN station at the ALM Divisional
EDS Center. The new station is capable of being completely remote controlled
via the Internet. Territorial SATERN Net Manager Ken Standard, AD5XJ, said
"The goal is to allow for a select group of qualified, trained Net Control
operators to operate a state-of-the art SATERN station that is centrally
located within the ALM Division and the Southern Territory from their home
location anywhere in the Territory." Territorial SATERN Coordinator Bill
Feist, WB8BZH, added "This new station will make it easier to recruit SATERN
operators to operate the station during a disaster or emergency by reducing
the need for them to be physically present at the EDS Center."
The SATERN station has been in development for nearly a year and is
completely state-of-the-art. The equipment consists of a Kenwood TS-2000
powering an Alpha 9500 into a Force 12 Delta C-3E tri-band beam and separate
dipoles on 75 and 40 meters with 11 element beams for VHF and UHF. The
station also has a Hy-Gain AV-680 all-band vertical as a backup antenna. The
station also has an ICOM ID-800H into a dual-band J-Pole vertical and an
Alpha 2000 dummy load. The entire station, including the TS-2000, the Alpha
9500, the Yaesu G-1000DXA rotor and all band and antenna switching can all be
controlled remotely via the Internet. - Salvation Army SATERN
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Public
Health Preparedness Conference Highlights Amateur Radio
The Preparedness Summitis the
largest public health preparedness conference in the United States. The 2014
event will take place April 1-4 in Atlanta, Georgia with some 2000
preparedness professionals expected to attend the multidisciplinary event. This
year, the Preparedness Summit is highlightingthe
importance of Amateur Radio, and special event station N4P will operate from
the Exhibit Hall. -- ARRL
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Colorado ARES Promotes Amateur Radio
at ChaserCon
Colorado Section Emergency
Coordinator Robert Wareham, NØESQ, reports a job well done on his
ARES team's promotion of Amateur Radio at ChaserCon 2014 - the National Storm Chaser Convention.
From its website: "The National Storm Chaser Convention (ChaserCon) is
owned and co-organized by Roger Hill and Tim Samaras (WJ0G, SK). The convention
is held each year in Denver, Colorado, and is geared for the storm chaser,
spotter and storm enthusiast, to be the premiere storm chaser gathering of
the year. We bring you some of the best scientists and forecasters in the
world to present at the convention each year." [Storm chasing is a
different activity than storm spotting, such as the spotters trained under the SKYWARN program.-- ed.]
WJ0G was killed along with his partner and son in the El Reno
tornado on May 31 last year. His wife Cathy approached Wareham at the convention
and thanked Colorado ARES for showing up in force to support the
conference. She noted that Tim had mentioned a conversation with Wareham last year
about getting Colorado ARES involved in promoting Amateur Radio at ChaserCon.
"It's nice that we were able to follow through on this idea that had Tim's
support even though he is no longer with us," Wareham said.
Amateur Radio licensing testing through the efforts of the VEC team
from Douglas/Elbert ARES. ChaserCon is held on President's Day Weekend in
Denver every year. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend and help out
next year. Wareham said "It was a great event and those who helped out had a
good time working with their Colorado ARES colleagues." - ARRL Colorado
Section News
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Opinions: Balance Needed for Training Requirements
A letter from William N. Miller, KJ7GQ, of Sisters, Oregon on
the subject of ARES training/certification requirements and a responding
editorial appearing in last month's issue of the ARRL ARES E-Letter sparked a small firestorm of opinions from readers:
Joseph "Skip" Reymann, N6SR, wrote "I strongly support KJ7GQ's comments . . . I
think that the FEMA courses are helpful at [the management] level, but are
not necessary at the individual volunteer level. For the typical
volunteer, training in equipment setup, message handling, dealing with personnel of
served agencies, and methods of radio-communication are more important. Our
ARES and CERT leaders have all completed the FEMA courses. Recruitment is
a difficult task. Let's not make it more difficult by levying unnecessary
training requirements."
Daron Wilson, N7HQR, wrote about
the CERT program: "Training is mandatory if you intend to participate.
Gone are the days when you just raised your hand; served agencies expect and
demand that we as volunteers be competent. Standardized, specific,
documentable training is required. If citizens are required to have 24 hours of
standardized training, auxiliary communicators should be at least capable of
the same."
David Gillespie, W4LHQ, offered this: "I am a
contract instructor for FEMA and believe strongly that the ICS is not
simply a 'nice to know' set of organization charts but a structured approach to
dealing with emergencies. I do agree, however, that we need to find a
balance of requirements between a wink and a smile, and a graduate degree in
Emergency Management."
Blair Christensen, KF7LXF, wrote "I
became a radio amateur in 2010 with the prime purpose of being able to
take care of my family and my community in the event of an emergency. I joined
the ARES team in Great Falls, Montana (W7ECA), where I participated in
exercises with wild land firefighters, CERT, and public safety/service events.
Our standard requirement was one course by the end of the year (IS-700a),
and the other basic required FEMA courses by the end of the following
(IS-100, 200, and 800). Our goal was to provide a top-notch and ready crew
conversant in the ICS standards and methodologies and we made it clear that this
would be the new standard. Members of the team voiced similar concerns as
those of KJ7GQ. But, our feeling was that if you could spend one hour every
week on the net, you surely had an hour here and there to take the basic
FEMA courses. With all due respect to KJ7GQ and those expressing similar
frustration, I simply say this: in the time it took to write your letter, you
could have completed one of those courses."
Jim Russell, NQ5L, ARRL South Texas Section Emergency
Coordinator, had this to say: "I sympathize with the sentiments of KJ7GQ about
excessive requirements, but the simple fact is that our served agencies,
especially government units, have adopted NIMS and ICS as a way of doing
business. At least that's the state of affairs in Texas. The key question for
ARES members and leaders is how to adopt training and certification
requirements that encourage membership and satisfy the requirements of our served
agencies at the same time.
"The entire ARRL West Gulf
Division (North Texas, West Texas, South Texas, and Oklahoma Sections) has
adopted a common training standard that aligns with NIMS and ICS, and is
consistent with the COM-L and COM-T (Communications Leader and Communications
Technician) designations and helps in quickly identifying which ARES member
has completed both certain training requirements and demonstrated certain
basic skills. ARES leaders are consequently able to match served agency
requirements against their membership roles when assigning members to duties. It
makes it possible for interested hams to serve at whatever level suits
their personal interest." Details of the training standard are available at
the South Texas ARRL web site www.arrlstx.org
Discussion
Putting the debate aside for a moment, let's now turn to drafting a list
of courses that arguably are must-do's for any ARES member. CPR and Basic Life Support, taught by the American Heart Association http://www.heart.org and
the American Red Cross www.redcross.org should be at the top of everyone's list. First
Aid should also be included. CPR and First Aid are at the heart of any
response to an emergency or disaster, especially as the trend in emergency
management and focus is now on micro-response; i.e., the individual citizen as
first responder to his family and neighbor. There should be little debate
about the critical significance of these courses.
Introduction to CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), FEMA
IS-317, features six modules with topics that include Fire Safety, Hazardous
Material and Terrorist Incidents, Disaster Medical Operations and Search and
Rescue. IS-317 can be taken by anyone interested in CERT. However, to
become a CERT volunteer, one must complete the classroom training offered by a
local government agency such as the emergency management agency, fire or
police department. www.citizencorps.fema.gov/cert/IS317/
The CERT program is the new framework for training of the citizen as
first responder. The concept of sheltering in place, or sheltering somewhere
in the neighborhood like a school, dovetails with responding in place, or
responding to a neighborhood rallying point or house or public building by walking to it. It is where the focus of ARES should be now and into
the future. Gone with the wind are the days when ARES operators would drive
away from their families, homes and neighbors to distant EOCs and shelters
in potentially hazardous conditions - the traditional ARES model. "Deploy
in place" is the new model. The learning modules contained in the CERT
course are essential for any citizen, neighbor . . . and ARES member/radio
operator.
ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident
Command System, describes the history, features and principles, and
organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the
relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). http://emilms.fema.gov/IS100b/index.htm
ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or
event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training
on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory
position within the ICS. http://emilms.fema.gov/IS200b/index.htm
ICS-700.B Introduction to the National Incident Management
System. NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government,
private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during
domestic incidents. http://emilms.fema.gov/IS700aNEW/index.htm
IS- 800.B: National Response Framework, An Introduction. The course introduces participants to the concepts and principles of the
National Response Framework. http://emilms.fema.gov/IS800B/index.htm
There is just no getting around the FEMA mini-courses necessary
for an agency to be NIMS-compliant. For ARES to be allowed to serve these
agencies, its operators must be NIMS-compliant, and that means they must take
and pass the courses listed above. Federal grant monies to agencies hinge
on agencies' being "with the program."
Introduction
to Emergency Communication (EC-001, ARRL). This course was recently
revised and is designed to provide the ARES bedrock of basic knowledge and
tools for any emergency communications volunteer. The course has 6 sections
with 29 lesson topics. More information can be found at www.arrl.org/online-course-catalog
The ARRL Introduction to Emergency
Communication course provides the knowledge necessary for any ARES
member: emergency and disaster response communications guidelines and principles;
working with served agencies, radio-communication modes and best
practices; safety; et cetera. This course is at the heart of the ARES program.
Conclusions
Out of all the mail I
received on this issue, my favorite was the letter from Christensen. He said "I
became a radio amateur with the prime purpose of being able to take care of
my family and my community in the event of an emergency." He went on to
discuss his local program, and training regimen. Bravo, Mr. Christensen. Right
on! He is the role model of the ARES member of today and into the future.
-- K1CE
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Book Review: Auxiliary Communications Field
Operations Guide (AUXFOG) 
The National
Emergency Communications Plan (July 2008) defines interoperability as "the
ability of emergency responders to communicate among jurisdictions,
disciplines, and levels of government, using a variety of frequency bands, as needed
and as authorized." That definition leads off the new publication from the
Department of Homeland Security's Office of Emergency Communication -- Auxiliary Communications Field Operations Guide (AUXFOG), "a collection
of technical reference and training information to aid trained volunteer
Auxiliary Communications (AuxComm) personnel, and the agencies they serve, to
supplement local emergency communications when AuxComm support is
requested." To DHS-OEC, "AuxComm" is an all-inclusive term used to describe the many
organizations and personnel that provide various types of communications
support to emergency management, public safety, and other government
agencies," especially Amateur Radio, ARES, RACES, et cetera. In a discussion of
AuxComm towards the end of the manual: "AuxComm services are typically
voluntary, and are commonly provided by amateur radio communicators [emphasis
added], but may also include other volunteer organizations which have
established relationships with the government organizations they support."
It involves operators working in a Communications Unit under a
Communications Leader (COM-L) in the Incident Command System, among other
environments.
I reviewed the AUXFOG recently, and would highly
recommend this publication to ARES members for understanding and operating in the
overall radio-communications environment in an emergency or disaster
situation. It goes a long way towards helping us in what the government means in
terms of interoperability as described above.
The
AUXFOG is a very readable publication not bogged down in dense jargon, and
starts off appropriately with a discussion of family safety, every individual's
first responsibility in any incident. Other safety issues are discussed
appropriately.
A brief discussion of the rules and
regulations of the various radio services that would likely be active in the
emergency communications function are discussed, with links to the government's
regs included. Next comes the subject of Deployment, Mobilization, and
Demobilization, which includes an excellent few paragraphs on activation
etiquette. This etiquette piece should be re-printed in every ARES training
manual!
There are ample opportunities throughout the
publication to add customized information such as Communications Unit and
Emergency Management contacts, notes, etc. Basic communications systems are
described including government telephone services such as GETS and WPS for
emergency and high-priority calls, formats for text messages for the various
cellular providers, and NOAA weather broadcast frequencies and protocols.
A large Appendix C covers the Amateur Radio bands, with a
section on best bands for conditions and
propagation distances required. Forms are included for communicators to enter
information on their own frequencies, nets, tactical call signs, etc., for
their local and regional environments. Similar forms are included for
GMRS, FRS, MURS, and Industrial/Business services for similar purposes.
Frequencies and bands in the UHF and VHF spectrum for
National Interoperability channels for law enforcement, fire, general public
safety, and EMS are referenced in easy-to-read tables. NOAA "All-Hazards" code
words for incidents and warnings such as radiological hazard warning, and
Shelter-In-Place warnings, are included in another chart.
Other tables include: Aviation and marine frequencies and band plans; MURS
and CB frequencies/channels; business frequencies; railroad frequencies
and channels; search and rescue frequencies and channels.
Incident Command System, and National Response Framework information
covers the various Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) (Communications is
ESF#2).
Antennas
The AUXFOG features an
excellent section (with construction tips, diagrams and photos) of
simple-to-install, effective field-expedient antennas for deployment in the field:
VHF ground plane antennas; a VHF coaxial sleeve antenna; and dipole antennas
for HF.
The IARU's Center-of-Activity frequencies for
emergency communications are listed in another table. Emergency Center of
Activity frequencies are generally known frequencies agreed upon across
multiple IARU regions. These frequencies are points of activity where operators
may be expected to congregate and/or operate in times of emergency.
A host of other appendices provide technical specifications
and standards for such things as connectors, cable properties, coded squelch
systems, and network access codes (for P25, for example).
General information and frequency channels for appropriate other radio
services is included: GMRS, MURS, FRS are covered. These are services that
can also be employed by auxcomm operators in a Communications Unit or in
any operating environment.
Incident Command System
There is an easy-to-understand, simple and graphical overview
of the Incident Command System; especially significant is the
Communications Unit, of course. A diagram of the CU puts its pieces in place for
understanding it a glance. A basic discussion of Communications Unit positions
and of Auxiliary Communications (AuxComm) basis and purpose is presented, and
is important for radio amateurs to be aware of, as we are considered the
primary service to be employed under the function.
The
AUXFOG lists the various ICS forms, and reproduces the
communications-related forms, with ample room for notes. The ITU phonetic alphabet, a page of
links to emergency/disaster communications resources, and a glossary of terms
round out this publication.
This excellent publication
was the work of many radio amateurs, including ARRL Emergency Preparedness
Manager Mike Corey, KI1U. It will download as a PDF. Get it here. - K1CE
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K1CE For a Final: The FEMA Independent Study
Courses
Much of the mail I received this past month
seemed to cast the FEMA Independent Study courses as necessary irritations and
bureaucratic hurdles to jump over. That is simply the wrong way of looking
at these courses. Look a little deeper, and you will find that there is a
wealth of incredible and fascinating information in many FEMA courses that
is worth pursuing on its own merits. Check out the catalog of courses that
can be taken and enjoyed! They are exceptionally well done. I've
taken many of them now, and frankly, they are simply fun to do. There is a
goldmine of information and courses that make for perfect "continuing
education" for ARES members! The FEMA courses can be found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/
ARRL Public
Service and ARES Resources
The Public
Service Communications Manual - the PSCM is the standard, basic guide to
ARES and NTS information, training and protocols.
ARRL Public Service forms - Various forms for ARES, NTS and ARRL
Field Organization activities. Includes:
· Amateur Radio Placard+
· ARRL
Radiogram Form+
· FSD-3: ARRL Numbered
Radiograms+
· FSD-23: Official
Observer Record/Report+
· FSD-85: ARRL
Net Directory Registration form+
· FSD-89: NTS Area & Region Net Reports+
· FSD-96: Monthly Section Emergency Coordinator Report +
· FSD-98: ARES Registration Form+
· FSD-125: NTS Monthly Report+
· FSD-156: EC and DEC Application Form+
· FSD-157: Public Service Activity Report+
· FSD-182: ARRL Official's Meeting Report
Form+
· FSD-183: ARRL
Administrative Expense Form+
· FSD-187:
Application for Station Appointment+
· FSD-210: Public Service Honor Roll Activity Report+
· FSD-212: Monthly DEC/EC Report+
· FSD-218: Amateur Message Form+
· FSD-220: Handy Operating Aid+
· FSD-244: Amateur Radio Disaster Welfare Message+
· FSD-255: Emergency Reference
Information+
· Form A: EC Simulated Emergency Test
Report+
· Form B: NM Simulated
Emergency Test Report+
· Form C: EC
Annual Report +
· SET Score Card+
· Section Net Certificate+
· Local Net Certificate+
· Simulated Emergency Test Guidelines+
· ARRL Certificate of Merit+
Technical Topics
· Power Pole installation guide
· Soldering tips
· The Art of Soldering
· An easy to build a
dual band J-Pole antenna
· NVIS antennas for EMCOMM
· Emergency power for amateur radio
Operating Topics
· A guide to choosing your
first radio
· WinLink 
· EchoLink 
ERILS: See how technology enabled communications links when band
conditions were less than optimum. Go Now
West Gulf Division's Echolink/HF
Project:
A guide to connecting HF radio using Echolink
· APRS 
· NBEMS 
· Getting started on RTTY 
· NVIS 
· National Traffic
System - an introduction
· ARRL Radiogram
· Band Chart
Regulatory
Topics
	* Part 97 FCC rules and regulations
	* Rules concerning emergency communications Exercises and drills
	* RACES
	* Band Chart
Organizational Topics
	* Organizational
Structure
	* The role of the PIO / PIC in Amateur Radio
	* ICS
Forms for Amateur Radio
	* An example of a SET Handbook
	* Community Emergency Response Teams
(CERT)
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