OES is a great place to volunteer ones time and efforts.
Some of our volunteers have been active in the program
for upwards of 20 years, so obviously it can be interesting
and meaningful. Activities can include field response with
Communications Vans, Mobile or Portable Satellite Units,
equipment caches, inter-operability equipment; or it can be
operations at one of OES Region EOC Communications
Centers (Los Alamitos, Oakland, Sacramento) or the State
Headquarters Communications Center at Mather with its
backup to the California State Warning Center and
Emergency Public Information (EPI) studio facility.

Then, too, there is the role of our Region ACS officers
liaison between volunteer emergency commmunication
units in the 58 Operational Areas and State OES REOC's
for emergency preparedness as well as communications
mutual aid between governments under SEMS and RIMS.
That, coupled with their management role at various levels
of the State OES ACS program, calls for special talents.

See the Coastal, Inland, Southern and Staff pages for further details

Also see ACS Personnel and ACS Opportunities pages

To support local government contact your office of emergency
services or a local emergency response unit in your area.

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