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ECRV Emergency Communications VehicleEvent Calendar
(Page Rev: 9/19/08)

Operators/Trainees/Prospective Operators:
If you're interested in participating in any of the following events, please contact the Coordinator directly.
Future Events
Date Time Event Place Coordinator /
Operators / Trainees
Oct 3rd-6th All Day Rob Gillmore ECRV Training Pilot Hill, CA Harry Miller
Past Events
Date Time Event Place Coordinator/
Operators
2008
Sep 5th - ?? All Day DR 159-09
DR 238-09
Austin, TX
Kountze, TX
Beaumont, TX

Rick Reeder  9/5-9/17
Mary Ose  9/5-9/17
Lew Bornmans  9/17-
Barbara Bornmans  9/17-
Sep 3rd-6th All Day California Disaster Readiness Conference - ECRV Training Class San Jose Dan Hardesty
Lyle Lewis
Bill Yoder
Aug 3th-6th All Day DR 589-09
Yosemite Fires
Mariposa, CA Bill Yoder
Bob Hewitt
Jun 17th - Jul 2 All Day DR 847-07
Humbolt Wild Fire
Paradise/Chico, CA Lyle Lewis 6/15 - 6/26
Rick Reeder 6/15 - 6/26
Greg Kasai 6/26 - 6/30
Lew & Barb Bornmann 6/26 - 7/2
May 22nd 8am-2pm AMR EMS Week at the Capitol State Capitol Bill Yoder
Mar 22nd Sat 9am-12pm Yolo & Lake County Amateur Radio Operators Training ARC Chapter
120 Court Street, Woodland, CA
Rick Reeder
Bob Hewitt
Mar 8th Sat 7:30am-4pm Sacramento Valley ARES Leadership Conference (Formal Request Pending-Harry) UC Sierra Foothills Research Station, 8279 Scott Forbes Rd, Browns Valley, CA Harry Miller
Feb 21st - Mar 3rd All Day DR 185-08 NE Nevada Earthquake
LDS Church
1378 Lake Ave
Wells NV 89835
Rick Reeder
Debbie Gentry-Rao
Feb 17th Sun 7:30am-1pm CPR Event
Pre-registration
2006 Photos
Bayside Church
8191 Sierra College Blvd
Roseville, CA
Harry Miller
Ed Ehmke
Feb 16th Sat 4pm-7pm CPR Event
Pre-registration
Bayside Church
8191 Sierra College Blvd
Roseville, CA
Greg Kasai
Bob Hewitt
Feb 9th Sat 4pm-7pm CPR Event
Pre-registration
Bayside Church
8191 Sierra College Blvd
Roseville, CA
Greg Kasai
Rick Reeder
Feb 10th Sun 7:30am-1pm CPR Event
Pre-registration
Bayside Church
8191 Sierra College Blvd
Roseville, CA
Dan Hardesty
Bob Hewitt
Jan 5th-8th All Day DR 723-08
Levee Break
Fernley, NV Lyle Lewis
Greg Kasai
Jan 3rd 1pm-5pm Commo Vans in the Park Cameron Park Hdq, Fire Station #89 Bill Yoder
Greg Kasai
2007
Dec 4th-13th All Day DR 824-08
Northwest Flooding
Oregon Trail Chapter
Portland, OR
Bill Yoder
Bob Hewitt
Oct 21-Nov 8 All Day DR 247-08
Southern CA Fires
San Bernardino, CA Headquarters John Mearns
Woody Woodruff
Oct 18-22 Thu-Mon All Day Santa Clara County ARC - Partners for Preparedness Event Santa Clara County ARC John Mearns
Training/Recertification Opportunity
Oct 11 Thu 6am-10am National Emergency Preparedness Conference  We WILL NOT participate in the drill on Saturday Capital Christian Center
9479 Micron Ave
Rancho Cordova
Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Greg Kasai
Oct 9-Tue 7pm-9pm ECRV and WIN System Presentation to Yuba/Sutter Amateur Radio Club Yuba City Harry Miller
Sep 29 - Sat 10am-4pm Saturday in The Park organized by local Medical Reserve Corp Truckee Regional Park Bill Yoder
Greg Kasai
Sep 8 th-19th All Day Steve Fassett Search, downed pilot Verington, NV Dan Hardesty 9/9-9/12
Rick Reeder 9/9-19
Bob Hewitt 9/12-19
Jul 26th Thu 10:30am-12pm Grant Joint Union High School District would like to see the ECRV before they finalize specifications for their command vehicle - Kris Caceres Grant Joint Union High School
3222 Winona Way
North Highlands
Harry Miller
Jul 25th Wed 8:00am-1pm Sierra Front Fire Meeting and Lunch Hwy 89 near Fallen Leaf Lake, S Lake Tahoe Harry Miller
Bill Yoder
Jul 19th 7-9pm Lincoln Hills Amateur Radio Group and Sun City Emergency Response Team Lodge at Sun City Lincoln Hills Dan Hardesty
Jul 16-17th 8am-5pm Troubleshoot and fixed JPS.  Demo ECRV to Marin County Emergency Services Coordinator, Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services and Novato RACES members. Novato Harry Miller
Lyle Lewis
Bob Wheeler
Jun 25-Jul 6 All Day DR 245-07 South Lake Tahoe Angora Fire Headquarters
Sierra House Elementary School, South Lake Tahoe
Dan Hardesty
Woody Woodruff
RTT:
Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Bob Wheeler
Bob Hewett
Jun 20-24 9am-5pm Carmel Red Cross Institute
ECRV Training Class
Robert Louis Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA ECRV 4712 - Sacramento
Dan Hardesty
Michael Colvin
Lyle Lewis

Jun 18th 8am-11am Sun City Lincoln Hills Emergency Fair Sun City Lincoln Hills Community Association, Lincoln Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Jun 11 Mon 6:30pm-10pm Nevada County Amateur Radio Club Presentation,
Walt Hammontree
530-478-1403
Salvation Army Community Center, 10725 Alta St, Grass Valley Harry Miller
Jun 4th-6th All Day Body shop for door panel and running board repairs Lincoln Dan Hardesty
Jun 2nd 8am-5pm Modesto ARES Presentation Modesto EOC Harry Miller
Re-certify Joe Park
May 24 11am-1pm Delta Dental Safety Fair 11100 Industrial Dr, Rancho Cordova Harry Miller
Fred & Julia Lyon
May 21-24 All Day Recertification  Pilot Hill Harry Miller
Fred & Julia Lyon
May 11-12 8am-1pm CAS Training Shasta ARC, Redding CA Harry Miller
Recertification
Richard Cloyd 8am-4pm
May 8 Tue 10am-13:30pm Sacramento/Sierra ARC Disaster Services Zone Mtg. Sacramento Chapter Headquarters Harry Miller
Apr 30 7:00am-4pm DOVE Recertification Stockton Fairgrounds Harry Miller
Rick Reeder
Apr 18 9am-4pm Sacramento/Sierra Red Cross Fund Development Arden Hills Resort & Spa
1220 Arden Hills Lane, Sacramento
Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Apr 5-6 Thu-Fri 7:30a-4:15p California Distance Learning Conference CDL
Preparedness during a pandemic influenza and other public health emergencies - ECRV will be available throughout the conference for demonstration.
Tahoe Embassy Suites
South Lake Tahoe
Harry Miller
John Mearns
Mar 15 Thu 7:30am-2pm DICE and SMUD Emergency Preparedness Exercise. SMUD
6201 S Street, Sacramento
Harry Miller
Dan Hardesty
Mar 11
Sun
6am-2pm Activate VSAT for NSC training. Pilot Hill Harry Miller
Mar 7 12pm Discuss communications in the Tahoe Basin in which TARA (Tahoe Amateur Radio Association) is active with the hospital in providing communications. This will be a show and tell for the ECRV. Barton Hospital
2092 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Harry Miller
Bill Yoder
Mar 3 Sat 8am-1pm Sacramento/Sierra Chapter CPR Saturday Auburn Harry Miller
Rick Reeder
Jan 27 10am-3pm 2nd Annual Disaster Preparedness Fair Sutter Hill Harry Miller
Jan 26 Fri 10am-1pm Demo ECRV to SAIC/IPS SAIC Headquarters, Sacramento Dan Hardesty
Harry Miller, Bill Yoder, Dave Wilste, Roger Ince
Jan 8 Mon 2pm Demo ECRV to Chuck Moores, Program Manager, SAIC Sac/Sierra Red Cross Headquarters Dan Hardesty
Harry Miller, Bill Yoder
Jan 2 Tue 7:30pm-9pm ECRV & WIN System Presentation River City Radio Club Sacramento Harry Miller
Dan Hardesty
2006
Dec 14 4pm-8pm Disaster Volunteer Potluck Sacramento-Sierra American Red Cross Chapter Harry Miller
Donna Dimmick
Nov 29 Wed 4pm-7pm Auburn Red Cross District Office Open House

Auburn ARC
457 Grass Valley Hwy, Suite 8, Auburn

Harry Miller
Bill Yoder
Nov 29 Wed 7am-3pm Nevada County O.E.S. Exercise (Tentative) Grass Valley
ARC
Location TBD
Harry Miller
Bill Yoder
Nov 18 Sat 7-11am Southwest Service Area Amateur Radio Preparedness Exercise - HF Net 4151 Pilot View Ct,
Pilot Hill
Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Bill Yoder
Nov 16-17
Thu-Fri
Arrive Thu Afternoon, Sat 7am-7pm Friday Wine Country Cluster Institute
ECRV Overview and Connectivity for RTT Overview Class
Wine Country Hotel Santa Rosa Harry Miller
Lyle Lewis
Michael Colvin
Bob Wheeler
Nov 2-16 All Day AuraGen for generator retrofit, Southern CA training. San Gabriel, CA Michael Colvin
Oct 28 Sat 7am-3pm CPR Saturday Three Rivers ARC 2125 Onstott Rd., Yuba City Harry Miller
Michael Hardesty
Oct 7-8
Sat-Sun
10am-5pm "Together We Prepare" - Nevada County's emergency service organizations and equipment display Nevada County Fair Grounds Harry Miller
Donna Dimmick (Sat & Sun)
Oct 5 Thu 7pm-9pm (Arrive 5:30pm) Emergency Preparedness Event
Sponsored by: ARC Sacramento
First Baptist Church
8939 East Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove
Harry Miller
Donna Dimmick
Oct 2 Mon 9am-1pm ECRV Hands On Training Pilot Hill CA Harry Miller
Bill Yoder
Oct 1 Sun 11am-3pm NAPA Fire Department's Fire & Life Safety Day Fire Station #3, 930 Seminary St, Napa Harry Miller
Bob Hewitt
Bill Yoder
Sep 29 Fri 9am-12pm Red Cross Sheltering Class for County Employees Community Center Alhambra & J, Sacramento Harry Miller
Sep 25-27 Mon-Wed All Day Tuesday DAT Meeting & Hands On Training 712 Fifth Avenue,
San Rafael
Harry Miller
Bob Wheeler
Lyle Lewis
Sep 20 Wed 8:30am-3pm ECRV Demo San Jose ARC, 2731 North First St.,
San Jose
Harry Miller
John Mearns
Sep 20
Wed
4pm-10pm Chapter DAT Meeting and ECRV Presentation Palo Alto ARC, 400 Mitchell Ln, Palo Alto Harry Miller
Vicki Pelton
Bill Honeyman
Sep 19
Tue
10:00pm-6:30pm
(Setup 10am)
Silicon Valley Simulation Day Intuit, 2550 Garcia Rd Bldg 5, Mt View Harry Miller
John Mearns
Vicki Pelton
Sep 16 Sat 9am-4pm North Hills Amateur Radio Club's - What is Amateur Radio Event? Southside Park, Between 6th & 8th Streets,
Sacramento
Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Bob Hewitt
Sep 8-15 All Day Standby for Ralston Fire Forest Hill/Pilot Hill Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Sep 7 Thu 3pm-9pm Riverside ARC Open House 6177 River Crest Dr. Ste B
Riverside, CA
Michael Colvin
Training Opportunity
Aug 29 Tue 8:30am-12:30pm Media (TV) Event for Emergency Equipment ARCO Arena Dan Hardesty
Harry Miller
Bill Yoder
Aug 25-26 Fri-Sat All Day Stanislaus County Chapter - Mountain Valley Training Institute Red Lion Hotel, 1612 Sisk Rd., Modesto, CA - Jim Money (209) 523-6451 Dan Hardesty
Lyle Lewis
Joe Park
Aug 10-11 All Day Re Certified 3 Operators Northern California Harry Miller
Aug 9 Wed 8am-1pm AuraGen Testing and Evaluation of Retrofit for HF Interference Aura Systems
2330 Utah Ave
El Segundo CA
Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
Aug 7-8 Mon-Tue   Re Certified 5 Operators Southern California Michael Colvin
Aug 5
Sat
10am-4pm Saturday in the Park - Health and Wellness,
Cat Benning 916-614-3217
El Dorado Hills Community Service District Harry Miller
Donna Dimmick
Jul 28-29
Fir-Sat
All Day 2006 NCARC Agony Ride Loyalton, CA Harry Miller
Michael Colvin, Donna Dimmick
Jul 17-22 All Day Sawtooth Wildfire DR 352-07 Morongo Basin Chapter ARC
Joshua Tree, CA

Harry Miller
Michael Colvin, Mike Collins, Joe Lowery, Clint Dague, Dean Chambers

Jul 15 Sat All Day Western Intertie Network Mtg San Gabriel, CA Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
David Hale
Jun 24
Sat
7am-7pm Grass Valley Multi Agency Wild Fire Preparedness Drill Grass Valley @ Brunswick & East Bennett Harry Miller
Donna Dimmick
Jun 17
Sat
11am-2pm Evacuation Drill Swansborough Airport
Mosquito, CA
Harry Miller
Jun 15
Thu
10:30am-13:30pm Dental Dental Preparedness Folsom, CA Harry Miller
Jun 3
Sat
4pm-7pm Sac Sierra Chapter - 2nd Annual Faith Based Benefit Concert Antioch Family Life Center, 7650 Amherst St, Sacramento CA Dan Hardesty
Jun 3
Sat
9am-1pm Legacy's Law vs. Fire & EMS Tournament Fund Raiser Forest Hill, CA Dan Hardesty
May 27-28 All Day Operator Training George & Virginia Roth Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
May 25
Thu
7am-4pm Sonora ARC & RACES Meeting Sonora, CA Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
May 24
Wed
1pm-6pm Whitney School 6th Grade Radio Club Sacramento, CA Michael Colvin
May 21
Sun
6am-1pm North Hills Swap Meet Sacramento, CA Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
May 20 Sat 10am-6pm Folsom Dam 50th Anniversary (1,500 guest & open to public) Beals Point State Park, Auburn/Folsom Road, Folsom CA Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
May18
Thu
8am-12pm Sierra Front Meeting Carson City, NV Harry Miller
Michael Colvin
May 16
Tue
7pm-10pm Orange County ARC Communications Group Demo Orange County Chapter, Santa Anna CA Michael Colvin
May 13
Sat
All Day Fire Awareness Day San Gabriel, CA Michael Colvin
Pactrick Reagan, Enten Eller
May 10
Wed
All Day Orange County Institute Anaheim CA Convention Center
Michael Colvin
May 6
Sat
8am-5pm 47th Annual Fireman's Muster Columbia State Park Harry Miller
Fred & Julia Lyon, Ruth Wechsler
Apr 28-30
Fri-Sun
All Day Camporee 2006 Schabarum Regional Park
Rowland Heights, CA
Michael Colvin
JJ Sheppard
+ 6 New Operators
Apr 15-21 8am-5pm DOVE ECRV Training
20 Students
Gridley CA - Sutter County Fairgrounds Harry Miller
Lyle Lewis, Dave Hill, Nancy Cotter, Mary Ann Murphy
Apr 3-12   ECRV Re Certification and Training Southern CA Michael Colvin
Mar 31-Apr 2 8am-5pm Inland Southern California Training Academy Riverside, CA

Michael Colvin
Jennifer Kelleher

Mar 20 8am-1pm California Interagency Fire Prevention and Mitigation Conference Hilton Arden West
2200 Harvard Street
Sacramento, CA
Harry Miller
Mar 4
7am-5pm CPR Saturday Bayside Church
Roseville, CA
Dan Hardesty
Harry Miller
Ron Ross
Feb 26 7am-1pm CPR Saturday Registration Bayside Church
Roseville, CA
Harry Miller
Michael Hardesty
2005
Nov 30-Feb 13   ECRV Overhaul Austin, TX RMC  
Nov 11-Nov 20   Tornado Support Madisonville, KY  
Nov 1-Nov 9   Headquarters Support Miami, FL  
Oct 25-Oct 1   Headquarters Support Orlando, FL  
Oct 11-18   Repairs Austin, TX RMC  
Oct 8-10   Outreach Houston, TX  
Oct 6-7   Outreach Centerville, TX  
Sep 22-Oct 5   Forward Headquarters Support Dallas, TX  
Sep 18-22   Satellite Repair and Standby at NOC Falls Church, VA  
Sep 2-17   Cajun Dome Shelter Support Lafayette, LA  
Aug 28-Sep 1   Headquarters Support Baton Rouge, LA  
Jun15-16   Public Display Angles Camp, CA  
May 29   Veterans Wall Memorial Marysville, CA  
May 13 -15   HAM Radio Fest Reno, NV  
Apr 28-May 8   ECRV Training Southern CA  
   


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