ECIVR EYSCNEGRE MOEID ARRUETAMA LAUNA MSECRUOSE RDLEI FSERA EDIU GECRUOSE RDLEI FDN ARENIAR TKCIU QA ROTACINUM MYOCCNEGR E EMRHEOTF EUGA EYLAL EORID ANRACIREMAE HYDTBEHSILBUP egaP 1 LAUNA MSECRUOSE RDLEI FSERA This manual is intended to serve as a quick trainer and reference for amateurs deployed in the field for emergency services work, primarily through the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). It provides basic program information, forms, operating aids, and templates to be customized for the local area to include reference information such as important phone numbers, emergency frequencies, maps, organizational details, and so forth. This work is based on the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Manual , an excellent effort by Darlene LaMont, KD6GCK. It is also based on several other existing efforts, most notably the Alameda County Instant Trainer edited by David Hunt, KB6JAW and Syd Furman, W6QWK, and the Santa Clara Section Net Control Manual . Thanks go to Maryland/DC Section Emergency Coordinator Mike Carr, WA1QAA, and Assistant SM Al Nollmeyer, W3YVQ, for their expertise and invaluable assistance. Thanks to David W. Hansen, N7AUA, for tips on “ready” kits, and William Wornham, NZ1D, Emergency Management Director, and ARRL Emergency Coordinator, for his treatise on hazardous materials incidents. And finally, thanks go to the members of the League’s Public Service Advisory Committee, and its chairman, Steve Wilson, KA6S, for their valuable input. 73, Rick Palm, K1CE Field Services Manager Newington, Connecticut December, 1995 egaP 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Topic Page FIRST THINGS FIRST 4 :SECIDNEPPA 61 STSILKCEHC 6 1. FCC Rules 62 MARGOR PCISAB 11 2. Third Party Countries List 66 INFORMATION • SERA 12 3. Standard Power Connector 68 • NTS 15 4. Section Emergency Coordinators 69 • SECAR 19 5. Section Emergency Nets 75 • SCI 21 6. Wide Area Emergency Nets 79 SLAIRETA MSUODRAZAH 22 7. tpecn oTCAMSERA 80 SELPICNI RGPNITAREPO 26 8. Federal Response Plan 83 STAMRO FEGASSEM 30 9. National Disaster Medical System 85 STCA TLNAOCCO/LSTEN 38 10. Wilderness Protocol 87 PA MSER ANOITCES 49 NAL PYCNEGREME 50 • ARES Registration Form 88 SD IGANITAREPO 51 • Incident Report Forms 89 egaP 3 NOITAMROF NEINACIRRUH 58 • Incident Log Sheets 93 TS RSIGFN ITHSTRIF Topic Page O DO TTAHW FIRST YCNEGREM EF OESA CN I 5 TSILKCEH CNOITC ALAITINI 6 egaP 4 W H A TT OD O FIRST NA FO ESAC NI EMERGENCY 11.. CCHHEECCKK TTHHAATT YYOOUU AANNDD YYOOUURR FFAAMMIILLYY AARREE SSAAFFEE AANNDD SSEECCUURREE BBEEFFOORREE YYOOUU RREESSPPOONNDD AASS AANN AARREESS VVOOLLUUNNTTEEEERR.. 22.. CCHHEECCKK TTHHAATT YYOOUURR PPRROOPPEERRTTYY IISS SSAAFFEE AANNDD SSEECCUURREE BBEEFFOORREE YYOOUU RREESSPPOONNDD AASS AANN AARREESS VVOOLLUUNNTTEEEERR.. 33.. MMOONNIITTOORR ______________________________________ ((PPUUTT YYOOUURR AASSSSIIGGNNEEDD LLOOCCAALL AARREESS EEMMEERRGGEENNCCYY NNEETT FFRREEQQUUEENNCCYY HHEERREE)).. 44.. FFOOLLLLOOWW TTHHEE IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS YYOOUU RREECCEEIIVVEE FFRROOMM TTHHEE AARREESS OOFFFFIICCIIAALLSS IINN CCHHAARRGGEE OONN TTHHEE AABBOOVVEE FFRREEQQUUEENNCCYY.. 55.. CCOONNTTAACCTT YYOOUURR LLOOCCAALL EEMMEERRGGEENNCCYY CCOOOORRDDIINNAATTOORR,, OORR HHIISS//HHEERR DDEESSIIGGNNEEEE,, FFOORR FFUURRTTHHEERR IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS.. egaP 5 TSILKCEHC NOITCA LAITINI The net control station and/or ARES officials on the designated emergency net will provide additional instructions, including information on frequencies used for other resource and tactical nets. Normally, a resource net will enroll volunteers and provide information on how you can assist. (cid:144) Be prepared to operate. Check all equipment and connections. (cid:144) Check-in with your assigned contact. Deploy to assignm ent with “Ready” kit. (cid:144) Obtain tactical call sign for your location/assignment. (cid:144) Initiate personal event log (use form at end of this booklet). (cid:144) Enter assigned frequency(s) on log sheet and on emergency/frequency plan. (cid:144) Use log form to record messages handled. (cid:144) Use a formal message form when a precise record is required. (cid:144) Use tactical call sign for your location, while observing FCC’s ten-minute i-d rule. (cid:144) .ev aeo ev tuSlafy oChif.yNiS tE oM LyNITLcTAAneuq edrefngi srs uarooytinoM egaP 6 LANOSR EDP NTANEMPIUQE STSILKCEHC Topic Page TSILKCEH CTNEMPIUQ ETNEMYOLPE DCISAB 8 TSILKCE HTCNEMPIU QTENEMYOLP EDDEDNETXE 9 TI K”YDAER “RUO YTUOBA 10 egaP 7 BASICD EPLOYMENTE QUIPMENTC HECKLIST When responding to an emergency event, or even a training exercise, there is a minimum set of equipment and personal gear you should bring with you to get the job done. Basic items include: (cid:144)(cid:144) 22--MMEETTEERR HHTT (cid:144)(cid:144) AARREESS IIDD CCAARRDD (cid:144)(cid:144) 22--MMEETTEERR MMAAGGMMOOUUNNTT (cid:144)(cid:144) EEXXTTRRAA BBAATTTTEERRIIEESS AANNTTEENNNNAA AANNDD CCOOAAXX (cid:144)(cid:144) EEAARR--PPHHOONNEE (cid:144)(cid:144) AAPPPPRROOPPRRIIAATTEE CCLLOOTTHHIINNGG (cid:144)(cid:144) PPAAPPEERR AANNDD PPEENNCCIILL (cid:144)(cid:144) FFOOOODD AANNDD WWAATTEERR The majority of these items should be kept in a "Ready Kit." Just pick it up on your way out the door for deployment. You might also consider the items on the following list for inclusion in this ready kit, designed to allow you to stay in the field for up to 72 hours. egaP 8 EXTENDED( 72-HOUR)D EPLOYMENTE QUIPMENT CHECKLIST (cid:144)s kc anS stnemhserf edri u(cid:144) q iL (cid:144) s etganoerzhoTl niri p (cid:144)s A snoit p(cid:144)ir cs erP selcit rt ae(cid:144) li oT t idk i ta(cid:144)s r iF smr oefg a(cid:144)s s eM (cid:144) Log books )g agbnipee ld sntane tr (e(cid:144)t le hS sehto l fceog n(cid:144)a hy c a3d (cid:144) rrea heltguaoeFw do od fnraet afy wol(cid:144) pp uy sa3d t igkninae lhct itw isks e;Mevo teslb a(cid:144)t r oP thgilhs a (cid:144)l F (cid:144) s eirettaB sel d(cid:144) n aC (cid:144) se h fc roteoatrmapW kcol cmr a (cid:144)l A (cid:144) xoblooT e pt a cdtluna Dac(cid:144)i rtc elE redl od snnao rginir e(cid:144) dl oS sessa lygt e(cid:144) f aS (cid:144) MOV r ateegk c,aspoi dlaaRn o(cid:144)i ti ddA seno h(cid:144)p or ciM s e(cid:144)no hpd aeH sregr a,hsce i(cid:144)lp prue swoP (cid:144) s rFoRtcennoC stnu ohmt iswan n(cid:144)e t nA (cid:144) Patch cords .) 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Have several lengths of coax in your kit, totaling at least 50 feet and .rehte gm oetthcte n snorotoctcen nloecr rhatbiw lanosreP -- edulcnI :selpats ,retaw ro a elbailer retaw noitartlif dna noitacifirup ;metsys hguone doof rofeerht ;syad gnitae ,slisnetu a gniknird puc ,dna fi ,dedeen a snaem fo gnikooc ruoy .doof retlehS si osla.tnatropmi ,ereH uoy era ylno detimil yb eht ezis fo ruoy tik dna eht ssenkciht fo ruoy .tellaw emoS smah nalp ot esurieht sVR sa ,retlehs snoitidnoc .gnittimrep rehtO retsasid snoitidnoc yam ekam eht esu fo na VR ,elbissopmi osuoy dluohs evah lareves tnereffid snalp rof .retlehs thgiL si tnatropmi yllacigolohcysp gnirud na .ycnegremeekaM erus taht uoy evah lareves thgil secruos .elbaliava suoiraV derewop-yrettab sthgil era ,elbaliava dna enaporpro .seitilibis sd ooo p osesglrnaaret ndaelleuf-enilosag egaP 10