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The San Francisco department of emergency management has a fun animated game to help teach you Earthquake survival skills.

http://quakequizsf.org/

The Saratoga Amateur Radio Association will be offering a Technician level license class and exam on November 13, 2010.

The course will be offered at West Valley College in Room AAS-37.  The class will run from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm.  The exam will take place from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm.

If you know of anyone who may be interested, please let them know that they can sign up according to the following instructions: http://k6sa.net/forms/hamclass.php

If you have any questions, please contact Don Steinbach at ae6pm@arrl.net.

If you've wanted to get your ham radio license but were intimidated by all the technical jargon, this session is for you!

Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 08:00AM
September 25, 2010 - Redwood City, CA

See John’s website at http://w6nbc.com/ for information on the design and results from this learning system.

This is NOT a class. It is a guided study six 45-minute pool reading periods, with breaks and lunch. This is the most efficient way to maximize attention span against study fatigue. In other words, we tell you how to study, keep you doing it in an organized way and then give the test as soon as you are finished. It is a proven "winning formula". Short term memory is the "secret" of the high success rate. All exam questions will be what you study during the session. This is the biggest reason why 90% are easily able to recognize the correct answers immediately after reading the question pool thoroughly, leading to a high pass ratio.

Sponsored by: http://www.baears.com/

For more information, click here.

Effective Sept 9, 2010, Campbell has emergency backup communications, via Campbell RACES, as part of its emergency preparedness plan.

RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) is a communications reserve that provides the City of Campbell with a variety of professional unpaid [volunteer] skills, including administrative, technical and operational, for emergency tactical, administrative and logistical communications; such as with its agencies, cities within Santa Clara County, neighboring governments, and the State.

The Red Cross and Campbell's emergency services coordinator have created a special class, based on feedback from the Disaster Preparedness presentation Julie and I held in March.

This is a free class, open to the public, to be held June 19. At the bottom is a link to a PDF flyer with more information. If you have questions, please contact Dan Campbell.

Mass Care & Shelter Operations Training

This class will help you learn how to work at a Red Cross shelter (e.g. the Campbell Community Center) during a time of need.

When:
Saturday, June 19th
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where:
Campbell Community Center
To Register, call: (408) 871-5159 or email: dcampbell@cityofcampbell.com

A link to the PDF flyer is available here.