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CITIZENRY.  WORKING WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IS A
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT IS COVERED IN CHAPTER 6.  IT IS A TOPIC
THAT APPEARS FREQUENTLY IN THIS COLUMN, TOO.  AS I SAID LAST MONTH
REGARDING AMATEUR RADIOS ROLE WITHIN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, WE
ARE THERE TO PROVIDE A TRANSPARENT SERVICE TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGER, WHO IS
THE PROFESSIONAL.  CHAPTER 6 EXPANDS ON THIS BASIC CONCEPT TO DEFINE OUR
ROLE IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION.  LEADING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS
IS THE SUBJECT OF CHAPTER 7, AND IS ARGUABLY THE MOST DEMANDING
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ARES EMERGENCY COORDINATOR.  WITH FEMAS EXPANDED
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM COURSES, THE ARRLS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
TRAINING COURSE, AND BOOKS LIKE COREYS, THERE IS SIMPLY NO EXCUSE FOR NOT
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