The LAFD ACS is a unit of the Los Angeles CityĮmergency Management Department and is managed by the Los Angeles Fireĭepartment. In addition, ACS members support local CERT teams withĬommunications and communications training and provide communicationsįor community events such as the Holllywood Christmas Parade and the March Is to back-up LA City radio systems in times of overload, disaster, or The LAFD ACS is a group of volunteer amateur radio operators whose mission Martin Rumpf, Brian Linse, and Deborah Okoniewski received the awardsĪt BICEPP's 2018 Annual Awards Event on November 2 at Sportsman's Lodge Several hundred community members in emergency communications.ĪCS members John Gilbert, Michael Schlenker, Dan Tomlinson, Jonathan Zimmerman, Lecuture followed by a hands-on sessions in which attendees learn to transmitĪnd receive basic emergency messages. The classes consist of a short emergency communications The assistance of other ACS members, have held numerous classes teachingĬommunity members how to use inexpensive FRS and GMRS two-way radios toĬommunicate during times of disaster, when traditional forms of communicationĪre likely to fail. The award is for the members efforts to train LAFDĬommunity Emergency Response Team (#CERT) and other community members theīasics of emergency communications (#EMCOMM). (#BICEPP) has announced that seven members of the Los Angeles Fire DepartmentĪuxiliary Communications Service (#LAFDACS) will receive the 2018 BICEPPĪward of Recognition. The Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness The new positons were operational as of Thursday, March 7. That location was less than ideal for all involved due to noise and difficult access to information. Prior to the move, the ACS radios were located in an open area in the DOC. To dispatch and other information should ACS radio operators be called upon to bridge any gaps in the LAFD radio system. The new positions will offer ACS members much more direct accesss The two ACS amateur radio positions at the #LAFD Department Operations Center (DOC) have been moved to the #MetroDispatch floor. New Location for ACS Fire Department Operation Center Radios Through the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (#LAEMD)budget. The new radios to be dramatically more reliable. located in the EMD Server RoomĪnd the City Hall East Server room replace the same model radios that Serving both the Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center (#LACITYEOC)Īnd Los Angeles Fire Department Operations Center(#LAFD DOC) with four On Thursday, March 7 #LAFDACS members replaced the aging amateur radios Is near the bottom of the home page of this web site. New members in South, West, and Central Bureaus! The application link He's a new ham, but has jumped-in with bothĪs a reminder, we're seeking to grow the ACS Membership, so if you knowĪ licensed amateur operator who you think would make a good, active ACS Please join me in welcoming another new #LAFDACS Member. We recieved hospital status updates and requests for LAFD responses. #LAFDACS members staffed the amateur radio room at the LA City Emergency Operations Center (#LAEOC) and our radio positions Also included in the drill was a power outage and a failure of traditional communications. This years drill was a bit different in that it depicted an earthquake three days post quake with hospital supplies running out as victimsĬontinued to arrive at all hospitals. #amateurradio emergency communications groups for a large scale disaster drill. This drillīrings together #Childrens Hospital, #Kaiser Sunset Hospital, and #Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital along with community groups and On Thursday, June 20th #LAFDACS members participated in the annual Hollywood Emergency Leadership Project (#HELP) drill. Offers emergency communicators challenges similar to those that would Operators contacted other operators in 46 States and 6 Canadian Provinces.Īll in, #LAFDACS members made 520 radio contacts in 24-hours. Ran five operating positions covering roughly a dozen radio bands. Operated from a decommissioned helicopter landing pad at #LAFD #FireStation109 Locations away from grid power and established antennas. #amateurradio operators from around North America to operate in remote Participated in the annual #ARRL #FieldDay event. From 11 am on Saturday, June 22 until 11 am Sunday June 23, #LAFDACS members
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