Draft Exercise Incident Action Plan
On Thursday, May 7th, the Alabama Department of Homeland Security will conduct their annual statewide drill. This year's scenario will focus on a hurricane that makes landfall near Mobile, Alabama. The category four storm will take a due North course, through the state of Alabama, remaining at hurricane strength until it reaches the Tennessee line.
Alabama ARES will participate in this exercise
on a statewide basis, with nets operating on HF (3965khz LSB voice), digital
HF, (3570khz USB MT63, PSK-31), D-STAR (repeaters linked to the reflector),
and VHF FM Nets. The exercise begins at 8:00AM and will continue until
approximately 5:00PM.
KF4LQK (Alabama State EMA) will be active
throughout the event, with the SEC positioned in Clanton. DEC's and EC's are
urged to activate for this event, and man stations at their local EMA's and
other EOC's if possible. National Weather Service offices in Mobile and
Birmingham will also be manned by SKYWARN & ALERT and available to receive
message traffic. Mobile communications units from the Alabama EMA will
deploy to the area, and our ability to interoperate with various public
service agencies will be tested.
If possible, we'd like for all EMCOMM groups in
the state, including SKYWARN, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, SATERN, etc.
to participate in the exercise as a nice "tune up" for Hurricane Season.
As always, all exercise traffic should be marked
"EXERCISE" or spoken "EXERCISE MESSAGE".
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
In addition to participation from your local
area, we also need volunteers to meet the needs in the affected area of
Region 1. If you have mobile HF, or D-STAR capability and are available to
travel to Mobile, AL for the exercise, please contact SEC immediately.
(205-253-4867)
The preliminary plans call for deployment to
each of the 9 EOC's in Region 1. These nine are:
Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, and Wilcox. In addition to these 9 EOC's, we will have a station set-up at the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe EMA.
The state will be testing 2-4 R.C.V.'s (remote communication vehicles) and has requested an amateur radio operator for each RCV.
We will also have up to 10 sites in Baldwin county (final decision on these sites yet to be made).
We will be setting up a command site at the Baldwin County EOC on a 20 acre field adjacent to the EOC. Temporary towers will be erected and many agencies will have command posts in this area.
Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, and Wilcox. In addition to these 9 EOC's, we will have a station set-up at the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe EMA.
The state will be testing 2-4 R.C.V.'s (remote communication vehicles) and has requested an amateur radio operator for each RCV.
We will also have up to 10 sites in Baldwin county (final decision on these sites yet to be made).
We will be setting up a command site at the Baldwin County EOC on a 20 acre field adjacent to the EOC. Temporary towers will be erected and many agencies will have command posts in this area.
Lodging is available, and travel expenses may (I
repeat, may) be reimbursable.
The full exercise plan with complete details
will be posted within the next couple of days. Please forward this
announcement to your local club e-mail lists, and read on your local VHF
nets. We really need to get the word out on this exercise. Thanks to all!
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
ARES AL Section Emergency Coordinator
NCS-SHARES NCS-047
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121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
CELL: (205) 253-4867
HOME: (205) 620-3473
WORK: (205) 824-8930
FAX: (205) 824-8960
E-Mail to Cell Phone (SMS):
2052534867@tmomail.net
Twitter: alsec
Blog: http://al-ares.blogspot.com/
ARES AL Section Emergency Coordinator
NCS-SHARES NCS-047
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121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
CELL: (205) 253-4867
HOME: (205) 620-3473
WORK: (205) 824-8930
FAX: (205) 824-8960
E-Mail to Cell Phone (SMS):
2052534867@tmomail.net
Twitter: alsec
Blog: http://al-ares.blogspot.com/