Amateur Radio Briefing When All Else Fails Slide 2 What is the
CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management PlanComprehensive Emergency
Management Plan Master Plan for All Emergency Management
AgenciesMaster Plan for All Emergency Management Agencies State,
County and Local Jurisdictions have oneState, County and Local
Jurisdictions have one Slide 3 Emergency Support Functions ESF 1
TransportationESF 1 Transportation ESF 2 CommunicationsESF 2
Communications ESF 3 Public WorksESF 3 Public Works ESF 4
FirefightingESF 4 Firefighting ESF 5 Emergency ManagementESF 5
Emergency Management ESF 6 Mass CareESF 6 Mass Care ESF 7 Resource
ManagementESF 7 Resource Management ESF 8 HealthESF 8 Health ESF 9
Search & Rescue ESF 10 Ecology ESF 11 Agriculture ESF 12 Energy
ESF 13 Public Safety ESF 14 Long Term Recovery ESF 15 External
Affairs ESF 20 Defense Support to Civilian Authorities Slide 4
Where is Amateur Radio in the Plan? Amateur Radio is a part of the
CEMP, within EFS-2, under Telecommunications and Warning Systems
CEMP ESF- 2 RACES Plan Slide 5 Winter Storm Activations Floods
Landslides Avalanches Ice Storms Wind Storms Slide 6 Woodinville
firefighters Jesse Disch, left, and Justin Ralph pull residents of
the Archstone Apartments and their pets to safety (Steve
Ringman/Seattle Times) Slide 7 Flooding I-5 overpass in Chehalis
looking south (AP, December 4, 2007) Slide 8 Landslides Naches
Landslide in Hwy 410 outside Yakima (October 2009) Slide 9 Flooding
I-5 overpass in Chehalis looking north (January 9, 2009) Slide 10
FEMA sponsored program for ensuring emergency communications are
available Support provided by amateur radio licensed, emergency
worker registered volunteers Support includes voice and data radio
capabilities State RACES plan governs how amateurs are to be used.
Establishes nine RACES regions Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Services (RACES) Slide 11 Coordinating Team State RACES Officer
RACES Regional Coordinators West RACES Regional Coordinators East
Camp Murray Station Manager Asst. RACES Officer West Asst. RACES
Officer East Slide 12 Primary means of communications PBX Ayava
G3si Use Direct-Inward-Dial for incoming calls, Centrex service for
outgoing calls via SCAN Telephone Slide 13 National Warning System
(NAWAS) Bellingham Navy Whidbey Oak Harbor Everett Seattle Weather
Seattle/King Boeing Bremerton Pierce Thurston South Bend Kelso
Vancouver Skamania S.O. Yakima Hanford EOF Benton Colfax Spokane
Grand Coulee Chelan Ellensburg Clallam Bonneville Power Skagit
Mason Lewis Washington Pri. (EMD) Washington Alt. (WSP) Grays
Harbor Walla San Juan S.O. Jefferson S.O. Wahkiakum S.O. Klickitat
S.O. Franklin S.O. Columbia S.O. Garfield S.O. Asotin S.O. Lincoln
S.O. Pend Oreille S.O. Stevens S.O. Adams S.O. Ferry S.O. Okanagan
S.O. Douglas S.O. Grant S.O. NAWAS Primary Warning Point Local
Secondary Warning Point Quinault Indian Nation Slide 14 Washington
EAS State Relay Network KGMI KBRC KIRO KGY KXRO KONP KBAM KBBT KIHR
KMWX KXLE KPQ KSEM KONA KWSU KXLY (Hood River) (Portland) Galbraith
Mt. Gold Mt. Boisfort Mt. KELA Joe Butte Steptoe Butte Burch Mt.
Mt. Spokane Stacker Butte Sunny Slope Mt. Ellis Naselle Slide 15
Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Network
(CEMNET) Grays Harbor Pacific Thurston Lewis Wahkiakum Cowlitz
Clark Skamania Klickitat Yakima Pierce King Snohomish Skagit
Whatcom San Juan Island Kitsap Chelan Kittitas Okanogan Douglas
Grant Benton Franklin Walla Columbia Garfield Asotin Whitman Adams
Lincoln Spokane Ferry Stevens Pend Oreille Mason Clallam Mt Octopus
Capitol Peak Galbraith Mt Burch Mt Tunk Mt Clemens Mt Joe Butte
Stensgar Scoggins Hill Skamania Mt Squak Mt Baw Faw Jefferson F1:
45.20 MHz F2: 45.36 MHz F3: 45.48 MHz F1 F3 F2 F1 F2 F3 F2 Slide 16
What If There is a System Failure?? Slide 17 Whats Behind This
Door? Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 WA EOC Disaster Scene Wireless
Hub, Switch, router, servers Satellite, and Cross-band Repeater
Web-Brower Software WebEOC All State Agencies County Emergency
Managements Local Radio Networks via Cross-band Repeaters to CEMNET
or satellite radio Sprint Cellular ISP Broadband Provider
(Secondary Path) Satellite ISP Broadband Provider Mobile Satellite
Trailer Internet (VPN or SGN Connectivity) Mobile Satellite Trailer
Slide 21 How Do You Access Amateur Radio Assets? Telephone Email
WebEOC Established Amateur Radio Networks Walk In Slide 22 OUR PLAN
STATE RACES PLAN Or State Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Plan Slide 23 Plan Construction Review Existing PlanReview Existing
Plan Determine Needs and requirementsDetermine Needs and
requirements Develop Draft Review Corrections Final Draft Gather
Information from Field Units Other Research TelComm Review EOC
Review Planning Review Publish Slide 24 Purpose The purpose of this
plan is to provide guidance, establish responsibility, and ensure
coordinated operations between State of Washington government
officials (state/local) and amateur radio emergency communications
organizations Slide 25 The Plan Does Not Replace or remove the
authority of the local Emergency Management Jurisdiction. The plan
only provides support when requested to do so by the local
jurisdiction. Slide 26
DefinitionsARESRACESMARSACSWSENARCSATERNOTHER Slide 27 The Heart of
the Plan Annexes Annex ANetwork Levels Annex BRegional and
Statewide Frequencies Annex CMessage Forms Annex DMutual Assistance
Requests Annex EResource Lists Annex FW7EMD/W7SEM Annex GPro Words
and Phrases Slide 28 Annex A Network Levels Slide 29 Command 1
Network STATE NET CONTROL STATION REGIONAL NET CONTROL STATIONS
COUNTY EOCs CITY EOCsSTATE EMD ALTERNATE STATE NET CONTROLS Slide
30 Command 2 Network State Agency Field Units EOC Local Field Units
Regional District Office Slide 31 Command 3 Network Federal Agency
Field Units EOC Local Field Units Regional District Office Slide 32
Ops 1 Network REGIONAL NET CONTROL STATION COUNTY EOCs CITY EOCs
OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES OTHER AMATEUR STATIONS Slide 33 Ops 2 Network
COUNTY EOC COUNTY EMERGENCY COORDINATOR CITY EOCs OTHER PUBLIC
AGENCIES CITY EOC/ALT. COUNTY EOC Slide 34 Annex B Regional and
Statewide Frequencies Slide 35 Regional Coordination Nets Region
1145.190Region 1145.190 Region 253.370Region 253.370 Region
3145.470Region 3145.470 Region 4224.720Region 4224.720 Region
5145.370Region 5145.370 Region 6147.080Region 6147.080 Region 7,8
& 93.990 LSBRegion 7,8 & 93.990 LSB Medical Services
Team146.900Medical Services Team146.900 Slide 36 Other Important
Frequencies WSEN3.985WSEN3.985 WSEN (Alternate)7.245WSEN
(Alternate)7.245 HF Packet3.624HF Packet3.624 OtherOther 60 Meters
MARS APRS Added as needed Slide 37 Annex C Message Forms Slide 38
Various Forms ICS 213ICS 213 ARRL NTSARRL NTS Modified NTS (Used by
Camp Murray)Modified NTS (Used by Camp Murray) Internet (To, From,
Subject)Internet (To, From, Subject) MARS FormatsMARS Formats
Hybrid FormsHybrid Forms Slide 39 They All Have PreamblePreamble
AddressAddress TextText SignatureSignature InstructionsInstructions
Its Just a Matter of Learning to Convert From one Form to Another
Slide 40 Annex D Mutual Assistance State Local Region Local Slide
41 Annex E Resources List Keep CurrentKeep Current Keep
CompleteKeep Complete Review PeriodicallyReview Periodically Make
Available to Other TeamsMake Available to Other Teams Slide 42
Annex F W7EMD/W7SEM Assets AvailableAssets Available Supervision
and AuthoritySupervision and Authority Become a Member of the
TeamBecome a Member of the Team Slide 43 Annex G Pro Words &
Phrases International Phonetic AlphabetInternational Phonetic
Alphabet Q & Z SignalsQ & Z Signals
PronunciationPronunciation Specific Words such asSpecific Words
such as Roger Means Received Affirmative Means Yes Recommended .
Not Required Slide 44 What Makes a Plan Work Review and
UpdateReview and Update Test, Test and More TestTest, Test and More
Test Look to the FutureLook to the Future CooperationCooperation
Slide 45 Questions ?
