[K3PZN-List] EDITORIAL: THE GREAT GAMBER DEBATE

[Bill Mellema]

I think Al is perfectly right. It sounds like Gamber is looking at us as 
just another organization and really don't have a good understanding of 
what our role is in the county.

Buddy Redman may be able to help us with this. He has always been a friend 
of our club and is a member. I would be glad to approach him about the 
situation if everyone agrees.

73's

Bill N3WM



At 05:57 PM 5/15/2002 -0400, Alfred Bisasky wrote:
>In my humble opinion, a $200 charge for the use of any site for Field Day is
>ludicrous.  Of all organizations, the county's fire departments should
>understand the significance of an emergency communications exercise.
>Someone hit me up side the head if I have this wrong, but isn't the primary
>function of CARET/ARES/RACES to provide emergency communications in the
>event that the county's system or 911 goes south?  In that event, would we
>then charge Gamber $200/day to have one of our members sit in there
>enginehouse with a two meter rig so that they can communicate?  I think not
>(it would be illegal anyway).
>
>I think that this is a matter of "failure to communicate" between the club
>and the Carroll County Fire Dept.  Perhaps we need to send a
>representative(s) to one of their Chiefs' meetings to explain
>CARET/ARES/RACES/CCARC/FD.  If they knew what these services are all about,
>maybe they would welcome the opportunity to host FD at their locations.
>Imagine being able to change to a different site every year.
>
>Al, K3ZE
>
>
>Mext CCARC Meeting Monday, June 10, 7:30 PM at the Fire Training Center.
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