County and City RACES/ACS and Affiliated Units
County of Orange RACES (OCRACES) (W6ACS)
County and Operational Area Emergency Manager:
Michelle Anderson,
Director, OCSD Emergency Management Division; Work: (714) 628-7158;
Fax: 714-628-7154 RACES Operational Area Coordinator:
Lee Kaser, KK6VIV,
Deputy Director, OCSD Emergency Management Division; Work:
(714) 628-7081; Fax: (714) 628-7154 RACES PSR
Administrator: Sgt.
Kyle Sheek, OCSD Mutual Aid Bureau; Work: (714)
566-2711 ext. 248
Chief Radio Officer:
Ken Bourne, W6HK
Radio Officer:
Scott
Byington, KC6MMF
Assistant Radio Officer:
Jack
Barth, AB6VC Assistant Radio Officer:
Ernest Fierheller, KG6LXT
General Meetings: First Monday of each month
(second Monday if holiday), 1930 hours
Website:
https://ocraces.org/ Open Repeaters: 146.895 MHz (136.5 Hz
CTCSS),
net Mondays at 1900 hours 52.62 MHz (103.5 Hz
CTCSS),
roll call fourth Mondays after 2-m and 70-cm (private repeater)
roll calls HF:
5371.5 kHz upper sideband (dial frequency), net Saturdays at
1000 hours
City of Anaheim RACES
(KA6ANA)
City Emergency Manager:
Jannine Wilmoth,
Senior Administrative Analyst, Anaheim Fire & Rescue; Work:
(714) 765-4095 RACES City Coordinator:
Alexandra Solano,
Anaheim Fire & Rescue; Work: (714) 765-4048
Chief Radio Officer: Jonathan
Ramos, W6TFK Assistant Chief Radio Officer:
Greg Gerovac, K6GYO
Assistant Chief Radio Officer:
Anton Hochschild,
KM6OQY Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month,
1800 hours, Anaheim Downtown Community Center
Website:
https://anaheim.net/1209/RACES
City of Brea RACES (W6BRE)
RACES City Coordinator:
Lisa Keyworth,
Police Dept.;
Work: (714) 990-7622; Fax: (714) 671-4424
Radio Officer: Dick Bremer, WB6DNX
Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of each month, 1900 hours, City Hall, Room C, 2nd Floor
Website:
https://www.ci.brea.ca.us/404/RACES
City of Buena Park
RACES
RACES City Coordinator:
Sgt. Chad Weaver, Police Dept., Work:
(714) 562-3915; Fax: (714) 523-2911
Chief Radio Officer: Lloyd Martin, KM6PRA
Alternate Radio Officer:
Karla Padilla, KM6RFM Meetings: First Tuesday of each month, 1900 hours, Police Department
Website:
https://www.bppd.com/news_detail_T3_R5.php
City of Costa Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communications
(MESAC) (RACES) (W6MSC)
RACES City Coordinator:
Brenda Emrick,
KI6EXL, Acting
Emergency Services Administrator, Costa Mesa
Fire and Rescue; Work: (714) 327-7406 Chief Radio Officer:
Ashley Fisher, KM6UJD Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of each month, 1830 hours, 99 Fair Drive
Website: https://mesac.org/
City of
Cypress RACES
RACES City Coordinator:
Loree Erpelding,
KJ6DRP, Police Dept; Work:
(714) 229-6620
Chief Radio Officer: Chris
Romines, W6CAV
Chief Technology Officer: Ed
Kane, W6ONT
Logistics Officer:
Loree Erpelding, KJ6DRP
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month, 1600 hours, 5275
Orange Avenue Website:
https://www.cypressca.org/departments/police/community-relations/r-a-c-e-s
City of Dana Point RACES (Tri-Cities
RACES)
RACES City Coordinator:
Aaron Rosen, Emergency Services Coordinator; Work: (949) 248-3579;
Fax: (949) 234-2820
Tri-Cities RACES Chief Radio Officer: Joe Lopez, W6BGR
Radio Officer:
Drew Holtz, KI6IZD
Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month, 1900 hours
Website:
https://tri-citiesraces.org/
City of Fountain Valley RACES
(FVRACES) (WA6FV)
RACES City Coordinator:
Marco Avila, Police Dept.;
Work: (714) 595-4885; Fax: (714) 593-4459
Chief Radio Officer:
Garry Jones, N6NQN Meetings: First Saturday of each month, 0730 hours, 10200 Slater
Ave.
Website:
https://www.fountainvalley.org/713/RACES Repeater:
145.260 MHz (136.5 Hz CTCSS), net Mondays at 1930 hours
City of Fullerton
RACES (K6FUL)
RACES City Coordinator:
Kristi Hofstetter-Batiste,
Emergency Manager,
Fire Dept.;
Work: (714) 446-1454
Radio Officer: Gene Thorpe, KB6CMO Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month (except November and December), 1830 hours, 1580 W.
Commonwealth Ave. (location sometimes changes)
City of Huntington Beach RACES
(HBRACES) (W6HBR)
RACES City Coordinator:
Brevyn
Mettler, KI6FRG, Fire Dept., Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Office; Work: (714) 374-1565; Fax: (714) 374-1591
Chief Radio Officer: Jon Welfringer,
WB6OZD
Assistant Chief Radio Officer:
Greg Turlis, K6GAT
Website:
https://w6hbr.net/ and
https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/departments/fire/
emergency_preparedness/races/
Repeaters: 145.140
MHz (110.9 Hz CTCSS), net Mondays at 1915 hours; 447.940 MHz (100
Hz PL) AllStar Node: 49370
EchoLink Node: W6HBR-R
City of Irvine Disaster Emergency Communications (IDEC)
(RACES) (N6IPD)
RACES City Coordinator: Sgt. Jasper Kim, Police Dept.; Work:
(949) 724-7000; Fax: (949) 724-7077
Radio Officer: Pete Bergstrom, K6PB
IDEC Captain:
Leo Keefe, N6YH IDEC Operations Lieutenant:
Bob Pestolesi,
KE6GYD Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month, except third Thursday in November and none in
December (contact IDEC or listen to Thursday-night net for meeting location),
1900 hours Website:
https://n6ipd.org/index.html
City of Laguna Niguel
ACS (WE6ACS)
ACS City Coordinator:
Phil
Robinson, City Emergency Services Coordinator, Work:
(949) 362-4312; Fax: (949) 362-9840
Chief Radio Officer:
Russ Lange, KK6URR
Deputy Radio Officer:
David Gorin, KB6BXD Meetings: Third Thursday of each month, 1900 hours, City Council Chambers
Website:
https://www.cityoflagunaniguel.org/90/Auxiliary-Communications-Services
City of Laguna Woods RACES
RACES City Coordinator:
Chris Macon,
City Manager; Work: (949) 639-0525
Chief Radio Officer:
Bruce Bonbright, NH7WG Deputy Radio Officer:
Jim
Riedel, K6EEE
Assistant Radio Officer:
Don Schwab, K6IAA
Meetings: Second Friday of each month, 0930 hours, Laguna
Woods City Hall
Website:
https://www.lwraces.org/
Repeater: 147.120 MHz (136.5 Hz CTCSS), net
Thursdays after Laguna Woods Amateur Radio Club net at 1930
hours
City of Los Alamitos RACES
RACES City Coordinator:
Robert Acosta,
Emergency Services Coordinator; Work:
(562) 431-2255 ext. 445; Fax: (562) 431-6499
Chief Radio Officer: Michael
Peer, WD6CDN
Assistant Radio Officer:
Art Remnet, KM6RSY Meetings: Second Wednesday of odd months, 1900 hours, alternating between Seal Beach and Los
Alamitos Police Departments
Website:
https://races41.com/ Repeater:
449.300 MHz (141.3 Hz CTCSS), net Wednesdays at 1930 hours
City of Mission Viejo RACES-ARES
RACES City Coordinator:
Paul Catsimanes,
City of Mission Viejo; Work: (949) 470-3017; Fax: (949) 458-1386
Chief Radio Officer: Charley Speelman, WA6RUZ
Radio Officer, Training:
Bob McCord, K6IWA
Meetings: First Tuesday of each month, 1900 hours, 200 Civic Center
Website:
http://www.mvraces.org/
City of Orange Amateur Radio
(COAR) (RACES) (W6OPD)
RACES City Coordinator:
Sharyn Panaggio,
Police Dept.; Work: (714) 744-7464; Fax: (714) 744-7320
Chief Radio Officer:
Scott MacGillivray, KM6RTE
Assistant Radio Officer:
Jeff Mikoleit, KK6YUP
Meetings: First Thursday of each month, 1800 hours, 1107 N. Batavia Ave.
Website:
https://www.cityoforange.org/our-city/departments/police/programs/city-of-orange-amateur-radio-coar-volunteers
Repeater (closed): 446.140 MHz, net Mondays at
1930 hours
City of Placentia RACES
RACES City Coordinator:
Patrick Powers,
Emergency and Health Services Manager, Administration; Work: (714) 993-8165;
Fax: (714) 528-4640
Radio Officer: TBD
Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month, 1900 hours, City Hall, 401 E. Chapman Ave.
Website:
https://www.placentia.org/151/RACES Net:
Second Tuesday at 1845 hours on 145.645 MHz simplex
City
of San Clemente RACES (Tri-Cities RACES)
RACES City Coordinator: Vacant
Tri-Cities Chief Radio Officer: Joe Lopez, W6BGR
Radio Officer: Jim Hammons, N6JWL
Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month, 1900 hours
Website:
https://tri-citiesraces.org/
City
of San Juan Capistrano RACES (Tri-Cities RACES)
RACES City Coordinator: Lynne Mata, Safety & Emergency Services Manager; Work:
(949) 234-4565; Fax:
(949) 234-4566
Tri-Cities Chief Radio Officer: Joe Lopez, W6BGR
Radio Officer: Deborah Yee Litt, WA0JRO
Meetings: Fourth Thursday of each month, 1900 hours
Website:
https://www.sanjuancapistrano.org/258/RACES---Radio-Amateur-Civil-Emergency-Se
and
https://tri-citiesraces.org/
City of Seal Beach RACES
RACES City Coordinator:
Kasandra Bowden,
Police Communications Director, West Cities Police
Communications; Work: (562) 594-7232
Chief Radio Officer:
Mark Stanford, W6MCS
Assistant Radio Officer:
Dick Crowe, KG6XJ
Meetings: Second Wednesday of odd months, 1900 hours, alternating between Seal Beach and
Los Alamitos Police Departments
Website: https://races41.com/
Repeater: 449.300 MHz (141.3 Hz CTCSS), net
Wednesdays at 1930 hours
City of Westminster RACES/ACS
RACES/ACS City Coordinator:
Sgt. Anil Adam,
Police Dept.; Work: (714) 548-3770 Emergency Services
Coordinator:
Dave Segura,
Police Dept.; Work: (714) 548-3211 Chief
Radio Officer: Adam Valek, N6HVC
Meetings: Fourth Wednesday of odd months, 1800 hours, 8200 Westminster Blvd.
American Red
Cross, Orange County Chapter, Disaster Services Technology–Communications
(WB6QDG)
Coordinator:
Monica Ruzich,
Disaster Program Manager–Disaster Cycle Services;
Work: (714) 481-5329 Meetings: Third Thursday of odd months, 1900 hours, 600 Parkcenter
Drive, Santa Ana
Orange County Hospital
Emergency Amateur Radio Team (OCHEART)
Coordinator:
David Gorin, KB6BXD, ARES District Emergency Coordinator
Assistant Coordinator:
Dave Black, WB6VEM,
ARES Emergency Coordinator
Website:
https://ocheart.net/
Orange
County SKYWARN
Coordinator: Scott
O'Donnell, WX6STO
Assistant Coordinator: Manny Vizinho, KG6IQL NWS San Diego - SKYWARN Weather Spotter Program Manager: Alex
Tardy
Website: http://www.swskywarn.org/,
https://www.facebook.com/OCSkywarn,
https://twitter.com/OCSkywarn, and
https://www.weather.gov/sgx/
For City and County updates, please e-mail
Lee
Kaser and Ken Bourne
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