Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thoughts About Emergency Communications


(photos of the field radio station at Brocks’ PATCON are posted at end of outline)
1. Communications is a “skills-based” activity

a. Group communications requires tactical and subject-matter experts
b. Plan (agree)

i. What needs to be accomplished

ii. Who is responsible for specific tasks

iii. When the tasks will be accomplished

c. Educate (act)

i. Determine ‘who’ needs to know ‘what’

ii. Establish and deliver the curriculum

iii. Test the knowledge

d. Practice (commit)

i. Use licensed radio services – an existing community

ii. Join local radio clubs – infrastructure, assistance


iii. Build additional facilities

iv. Attend regularly scheduled “nets”

v. Conduct simulated emergency tests

2. Match technology to group objectives (and vs)

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4 comments:

  1. Great info. Hans did a fine job. I am going to print the outline and links for the radio section of my prep binder.
    Terry

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    1. He sure did and y'all will have to make it next time.

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  2. Dang good full article.

    Wish we could have been there, but......distance, ya know.

    Bob
    III

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