| The Bucks County ACS is a group of ham radio operators
in the Bucks County, Pennsylvania area who volunteer their time and
equipment to serve the community with emergency communications in
times when all other means can fail. This group also helps to serve
the Emergency Operations Center (E.O.C.) by reporting damage, injuries,
etc. in a severe weather event. We also receive training throughout
the year from the National Weather Service (N.W.S.) as well as other
agencies. In addition, the following items are also considered
to be fundamental purposes for which the group has been established:
- Bucks County ACS will provide communications services to communities
served for special events such as parades, foot or bicycle races,
etc., whenever appropriate for the purpose of training and enhancement
of communications skills of its members.
- The membership will help establish a self-contained network
of amateur radio stations or other necessary equipment in locations
deemed appropriate for provision of critical information flow
in an emergency situation.
- The group will establish and constantly improve efficient procedures
for contacting members under emergency conditions and for assigning
them to critical locations.
- Minimum levels of portable equipment kit requirements have been
established and an up to date list of all member kit capabilities
will be maintained to insure that emergency communications preparedness
is known and available at all times.
- Formal training programs for all members will be established
in order to insure that expectations of the members are clearly
understood and that basic levels of skills and performance required
in emergency conditions of different types will be available.
- Publicity for Bucks County ACS activities will be provided in
order to obtain more public and government awareness of and support
for the group and its capabilities.
- Adequate training toward licensing of interested individuals
for qualification as radio station operators at critical locations
such as school, hospitals, government agencies, etc. will be provided
by Bucks County ACS.
- New members will be sought by the group in order to maintain
and expand the necessary capabilities for it.
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