Re: [sares-ares-races] Re: [SARES] Missing Child - Activation

> Well, I barely missed your call since I couldn't run out of the cube fast enough
Good point.  In fact my call on my cellphone was similar (it vibrates before calling -- I could not get to it in time).  In this case, I was already "activated" having been listening to the SARES repeater as part of my normal day-to day activity.

> (I'm guessing it was a call from you since the timing matches with the time I got a private call).
Nope.  Not me.  I am one of the (few) folk who do not block caller-ID.  You would see my home number if I called.

I should revise my thoughts to be more along the line of giving specific times and follow-up information in any message that we leave.
My suggestion would paraphrase "there is a lost child at XXX time at YYY location.  We are in the process of being activated.  We don't know how many people are needed at this time.  Please check into the Sunnyvale ARES repeater for more information. The current time is ABC:DEF".  If you listen to this message later than this time, please check in on the repeater, but we hope that the situation would be resolved.

This is pretty much the message that I delivered during my phone-tree activity.

  - Skip AA6WK, AEC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Krassimir Tzvetanov 
  To: Skip La Fetra, AA6WK 
  Cc: Robert Gundrum ; sares-list@INTERNET. sunnyvaleares.org 
  Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:44 PM
  Subject: [sares-ares-races] Re: [SARES] Missing Child - Activation


  Well, I barely missed your call since I couldn't run out of the cube fast enough and since it was a private call I had no way to return it... (I'm guessing it was a call from you since the timing matches with the time I got a private call). 

  So maybe using a caller ID would be nice so that people can call back. This will prevent latent messages but will allow people that miss the call to get back to you.

  Regards,
  Krassi


  On 10/18/07, Skip La Fetra, AA6WK <AA6WK@INTERNET. lafetra.com> wrote:
    Given today's "exercise", I have been thinking.

    GOOD JOB, team -- this is one of the most effective rapid-callouts that I
    have experienced.

    In a known-to-be-short-term situation (this case was a missing child), 
    should we use the phone tree NOT to leave messages?
    As I did my calling, I talked to people directly (and had surprisingly few
    answering machines) and told them that an activation was happening, need was
    not yet known, and to check into the Sunnyvale ARES repeater. 

    When I found an answering machine, I chose NOT to leave a message.  Figuring
    that I could always call back later if the need escalated.

    The end result was an educated response team available immediately, and no 
    latent messages which would trigger action after-the-event.  I also did not
    feel the need to call back and leave a second message that the activation
    had successfully concluded.

    Obviously, this is not the procedure for a major call-out (a wildfire, an 
    earthquake, or an act of terrorism).

    What does the SARES leadership think about my procedure (talk to people,
    leave the answering machines for later)?

    [on another topic, I found the call-out via my habit of scanning when 
    convenient.  It was traffic on the SARES repeater which caught me -- about
    5-10 minutes before my cellphone rang]

      - Skip AA6WK
         AEC



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Robert Gundrum" < pafidt@INTERNET. rawbw.com>
    To: "SARES LIST" <sares-list@INTERNET. sunnyvaleares.org>
    Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:03 PM
    Subject: [sares-ares-races] [SARES] Missing Child - Activation


    > ALL,
    >    THANK YOU to all!!!!!  The phone tree was exercised for the first time,
    > with POSITIVE results.  We had 20 members on the air within 30 to 45 
    > minutes, some of whom were already headed to Stocklmeir school.  When we
    > arrived at the ICP, we were told to standby as the child might have been
    > located.  DPS would not be sure until they had a officer make contact, 
    > which was accomplished within the next 5 minutes.  At that time all SARES
    > resources were released, with the THANKS of the IC.
    >
    >    THANKS again for your support and response, both Lt.Berrien (IC) &
    > Capt. Mata were impressed with the prompt response from SARES to the DPS
    > request for assistance.  YOU made SARES look very responsive to requests
    > from DPS.
    >
    > Bob ~W6MOL~
    > EC
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