PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ARES

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• Introductions
• Upcoming Events
• Workshop

INTRODUCTIONS

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Sept 18 - Mini-Tri
• Oct 1 - SET
• Oct 23 - Mini-Tri
• Oct 30 - MC Marathon
• Nov 19 - MCM Turkey Trot

WORKSHOP

Just what is the SET?

• ARRL Simulated Emergency Test Set
• The SET is a nationwide exercise in disaster response and emergency communication, administered by ARRL
• The SET gives volunteer public service communicators the opportunity to focus on their capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses while interacting with NTS nets
• "Field Day, without the points."

Why this year?

• Traditionally, the MCM has acted as the SET for NoVA
• New SM, New SEC want to show section abilities
• Not everyone practices like us
• Big push for ICS compliance

Aw, do we have to?

• Yes
• Good for our image
• Good practice

Stated Purpose

• To provide a public demonstration – to served agencies and through the news media – of the value to the public which Amateur Radio provides in time of need
• To provide training and experience in communicating under simulated- emergency conditions
• To provide a framework allowing us to evaluate how well they are performing

Objectives

• Resource Planning
• Organizational Cooperation
• Response

The Scenario

• Exercise Name - Event Horizon – a point of no return - in general relativity, a point in which gravity becomes so great that not even light can escape.

The Scenario

• A line of powerful thunderstorms, spawned by a hurricane, is approaching the state from the southwest.
• Strong winds, flood producing rains, damaging hail & lightning have paralyzed most of the counties in your district.
• Wind speeds exceeded 85 MPH and have produced many downed-trees causing power lines to fail.

The Scenario

• Estimates are between 85% and 90% of homes are without power
• Many roads are impassable due to flash-flooding, tree debris, and downed-power lines
• Communications has suffered greatly as well

The Scenario

• Downed utilities, power outages, and failed back-ups have crippled normal communications
• Repeaters without back-up power are no longer operational

What does this mean for Us?

• Can we use our repeaters?
• How do we coordinate call ups?
• What are the priority locations?
• What are the secondary locations?
• Issues and challenges?

How is this different?

• Do we do anything differently?
• Obvious weaknesses?
• Obvious strengths?
• What should be in place that is not now?

BREAK

For this Exercise

• Details are sketchy
• Net Briefing at 0930
• Start Ex at 0945
• End Ex at 1400
• Local injects between 1000 - 1200

For this Exercise

• We have access to the EOC
• We need to decide if we will deploy
• Will need some HF liaison stations
• Will need some regional liaison stations
• Stations will be assigned positions

Deployment options

• Medium deployment
• No deployment

Medium Deployment

• Staff the EOC
• Staff a pair of set ups in the field
• Liaisons from the home

No Deployment

• Staff the EOC
• Represent locations from home
• Liaisons from home

For this exercise

• A series of possible response will be provided prior to the 1st
• All ICS forms will be utilized
• All available modes will be utilized including old time modes

Things to Ponder

• What if the message is vague?
• What if the response is no response?

ICS Forms

• IC-205 - provided by EC
• IC-214 Unit - maintained
• IC-214 Individual
• IC-213 All message
• IC-211 OTA

Questions?