Level 4 -- Activation Notice
- What are the conditions?
- A city or other agency requests RACES mutual aid from SCCo OEM, prompting an activation of SCCo RACES.
- What will be the notification?
- A RACES Activation Notification message will be placed on the SCCo ARES/RACES web site (www.scc-ares-races.org) giving information about the situation as it develops. An email containing this notification will be sent to the EC e-mail group, and to the Santa Clara County MAC email group. If ARES/RACES hams have provided their information to the AlertSCC portion of the database, they will also be alerted via AlertSCC. This RACES activation notification will be announced every FIFTEEN MINUTES on the 146.115 repeater (AA6BT), which may be linked to other Resource net repeaters.
- What response is expected?
- The SCCo ARES/RACES Resource Net will be activated, and MACs are to obtain assignments from the Resource Net control as soon as possible. Remember, in order to respond, you must be registered as a SCCo OEM Disaster Service Worker, be given an assignment, and be given the RACES activation number. In addition, you must have contacted your city EC and received approval to respond to the call for RACES mutual aid.