Alameda ARCA/ARES EmComm Class
Posted by af6aq on February 8th, 2010
In preparation for two Alameda Emergency Preparedness Exercises (April 24, 2010, Fall 2010), I’d like to announce an upcoming ARES Emergency Communications class.
This class will be a review of lessons learned from our January exercise and a discussion of operations and procedures to be used by Alameda
ARES.
While it is not a beginners EmComm class, all interested radio operators are welcome to attend. You don’t have to be an ARES or ARCA member.
The date for the first ARES EmComm class is Saturday February 27th at 8:00 AM. While I have reserved the classroom for three hours, the class itself will last two hours including Q&A.
Attendees should have basic emergency communications knowledge; I plan to conduct the class in a review/Q&A/Discussion format.
The basis of the review portion is to cover lessons learned from the January drill followed by proposals for correcting problems encountered.
During the review session I will specifically review the following:
1. Initial Resource net procedures
2. Procedures upon arriving at the assigned site (EOC, OPS center, Shelter, etc.) and ICS structure (light review)
3. Conducting and participating in Tactical Nets
4. Message handling and tracking
The Q/A portion will be specific to the review, but also an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about other EmComm topics.
The discussion portion would be specific to the April 24th exercise and to discuss ideas on other types of exercises.
For those who cannot attend the Saturday morning class, I plan to conduct an identical session on the evening of Monday, March 15th at
7:30 PM.
If necessary; we may have planning session for the April 24th exercise on Saturday April 10th.
Please let me know if you are planning to attend, and if you prefer a Monday evening class or a Saturday morning class
73,
Sandy Lavine, KO6JF
ARES Emergency Coordinator, City of Alameda