HAM operators needed for research group participants in all FEMA districts.

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5 hours ago, Doug1943 said:

Whoa ... yes, this sounds exactly like how a big bureaucracy, especially a government one, works.  It all looks so good on paper ... but it has to be implemented by people.  (This is what seduces many intellectuals into socialism. They think the system will be run by people who are as clever and kind-hearted and well-meaning as they are. Then they find themselves in front of firing squads and wonder what went wrong.)

 

So ... it sounds like -- if you can pass an FBI background check, which might actually be a useful thing to (honestly) be able to claim later -- that you might learn something, even if you get squeezed out later by a CYA  no-chance-outside manager. 

 

I followed your link and saw they have lots -- and I mean lots -- of courses, some which seem useful, and in theory you can take some of them from home.  They seem to be restricted though, as to who can enroll in them ... if you're LEO or a fireman, okay ... but can an ordinary civilian do it?

 

 

I believe most of them can be taken, FEMA might ask what department you are with, and I didn't say this, I don't think they have a resources to check. 

 

So if you state you are with the my back yard Mayberry FD, well you are.

 

I know for a fact none of the ICS courses are not restricted, but you must register with FEMA to take them, that way when you show up somewhere to help out they know you understand the command and control system and how to mesh with it. 

 

Always remember, when it hits the fan and if your local EM is willing to accept help, having the FEMA qualifications opens the door wider, than if you are just wanting to help out, having the FEMA qualifications could make the difference between just standing at a table handing out cold water versus getting into a SAR.

 

When it's all going South the last thing the local EM's need is someone who can become part of the problem by lack of training, versus part of the solution.      

 

In smaller areas EM's appreciate the help but that is not the time to train you in what you need to know to help out, they need people who can be assigned without explaining how to fit into the larger picture.

 

Another thing I will warn everyone about is never self activate, unless you must such as in helping out neighbors before the Em gets involved.

 

If your neighbors house is on fire, you self activate and safely try to suppress the fire as best as you can, a garden hose beats nothing, of course going in and trying to rescue people is a tough decision, you don't want to become part of the problem, but if you can in and out and save a life I would do it, but that's a personal decision which you must decide, not anyone else.

 

Two times now I have pulled people out of burning cars involved in a wreck, as a result of that I have been contaminated with blood once, in that incident I literally had a persons blood in my eyes, I had gloves on but dumbly wiped sweat out of my eyes and transferred the persons blood to my eyes.

 

I should have requested deceased be tested for HIV before burial, but dumbly didn't, so I had myself tested every six months for two years for HIV, it was a strange time as I would not have sex with my wife during that period, she understood why, but is was a serious bump in the road for our relationship, yes I could have used a condom, but that's not a 100% prevention for HIV and I could not live with myself if I infected her.      

 

      

 

     

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15 minutes ago, MBR said:

I believe most of them can be taken, FEMA might ask what department you are with, and I didn't say this, I don't think they have a resources to check. 

 

So if you state you are with the my back yard Mayberry FD, well you are.

 

I know for a fact none of the ICS courses are not restricted, but you must register with FEMA to take them, that way when you show up somewhere to help out they know you understand the command and control system and how to mesh with it. 

 

Always remember, when it hits the fan and if your local EM is willing to accept help, having the FEMA qualifications opens the door wider, than if you are just wanting to help out, having the FEMA qualifications could make the difference between just standing at a table handing out cold water versus getting into a SAR.

 

When it's all going South the last thing the local EM's need is someone who can become part of the problem by lack of training, versus part of the solution.      

 

In smaller areas EM's appreciate the help but that is not the time to train you in what you need to know to help out, they need people who can be assigned without explaining how to fit into the larger picture.

 

Another thing I will warn everyone about is never self activate, unless you must such as in helping out neighbors before the Em gets involved.

 

If your neighbors house is on fire, you self activate and safely try to suppress the fire as best as you can, a garden hose beats nothing, of course going in and trying to rescue people is a tough decision, you don't want to become part of the problem, but if you can in and out and save a life I would do it, but that's a personal decision which you must decide, not anyone else.

 

Two times now I have pulled people out of burning cars involved in a wreck, as a result of that I have been contaminated with blood once, in that incident I literally had a persons blood in my eyes, I had gloves on but dumbly wiped sweat out of my eyes and transferred the persons blood to my eyes.

 

I should have requested deceased be tested for HIV before burial, but dumbly didn't, so I had myself tested every six months for two years for HIV, it was a strange time as I would not have sex with my wife during that period, she understood why, but is was a serious bump in the road for our relationship, yes I could have used a condom, but that's not a 100% prevention for HIV and I could not live with myself if I infected her.     

Whoa!!!   A lesson for everyone.

 

This is a very important conversation .. or rather, your posts on the importance of getting FEMA qualifications, and the ease of doing so, iis very important.

I strong believe that if the militia movement is to grow, it needs to 'mainstream' itself as much as possible. 

 

First by moving into close contact with its local community. 

 

Second, by moving as much as possible into the conservative mainstream, where I believe it is still regarded with a mixture of amusement, suspicion and fear.

These two things complement and reinforce each other, of course.

 

The first task is a physical one, so to speak ... and it's one where  less 'traditional' members of a unit could

play a major role -- the older members, wives of male members who themselves aren't all that keen to do the strict military thing, people whose physical condition prohibits

them from being infantrymen.

 

The second task is more a political one. We need to get some well-written articles about the militia into the mainstream conservative press. We ought to have a presence -- a regular contributor -- on several major conservative websites who have a group of regular columnists.

 

The Houston Unit of the Texas State Militia  is a model for this, I believe.  [   https://tsmhouston.org/     ]  They do plenty of training, from what I can see, but they also are involved with Habitat for Humanity.

 

I would like to see all other militia units move in this direction, and getting some of their people FEMA certificated in various areas would help.

 

I never knew anything about the realities of disaster intervention, until I read this man's book:
How to Prepare for Everything: Empowering you to Face Disruption with your Community, and to Feel Good about the Future*  
by Aaron Titus   [ https://www.amazon.com/How-Prepare-Everything-Aaron-Titus/dp/1525505947/   ]  It's time to start preparing with one simple change: Prepare for disruptions, not disasters. It doesn't matter whether a power outage was caused by a flood, backhoe, or grandma backing into a pole. Just prepare for the power outage!

 

He talks in the book about the psychology of people coming in from the outside, who often have a superior attitude to the locals.  There is a lot of other good advice in that book.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Doug1943 said:

Whoa!!!   A lesson for everyone.

 

This is a very important conversation .. or rather, your posts on the importance of getting FEMA qualifications, and the ease of doing so, iis very important.

I strong believe that if the militia movement is to grow, it needs to 'mainstream' itself as much as possible. 

 

First by moving into close contact with its local community. 

 

Second, by moving as much as possible into the conservative mainstream, where I believe it is still regarded with a mixture of amusement, suspicion and fear.

These two things complement and reinforce each other, of course.

 

The first task is a physical one, so to speak ... and it's one where  less 'traditional' members of a unit could

play a major role -- the older members, wives of male members who themselves aren't all that keen to do the strict military thing, people whose physical condition prohibits

them from being infantrymen.

 

The second task is more a political one. We need to get some well-written articles about the militia into the mainstream conservative press. We ought to have a presence -- a regular contributor -- on several major conservative websites who have a group of regular columnists.

 

The Houston Unit of the Texas State Militia  is a model for this, I believe.  [   https://tsmhouston.org/     ]  They do plenty of training, from what I can see, but they also are involved with Habitat for Humanity.

 

I would like to see all other militia units move in this direction, and getting some of their people FEMA certificated in various areas would help.

 

I never knew anything about the realities of disaster intervention, until I read this man's book:
How to Prepare for Everything: Empowering you to Face Disruption with your Community, and to Feel Good about the Future*  
by Aaron Titus   [ https://www.amazon.com/How-Prepare-Everything-Aaron-Titus/dp/1525505947/   ]  It's time to start preparing with one simple change: Prepare for disruptions, not disasters. It doesn't matter whether a power outage was caused by a flood, backhoe, or grandma backing into a pole. Just prepare for the power outage!

 

He talks in the book about the psychology of people coming in from the outside, who often have a superior attitude to the locals.  There is a lot of other good advice in that book.

 

 

A major thing a militia can do is get involved in positive community projects, be it painting  a home or something a simple as building ramp for a handicapped person,  

 

This is a good counter of the other side who only destroys property.

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1 hour ago, MBR said:

A major thing a militia can do is get involved in positive community projects, be it painting  a home or something a simple as building ramp for a handicapped person,  

 

This is a good counter of the other side who only destroys property.

The anarchists and terrorists of the previous century had a phrase :  "The propaganda of the deed."  We should turn it inside out and adopt it as our own.