Transcript Arlington County RACES

Arlington County
RACES
David Jordan
Chief Information Security Officer
OEM Emergency Support Function #2 Lead
ABOUT RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL
EMERGENCY SERVICE (RACES)
RACES was established under the Federal
Communications Commission Rules and Regulations,
47 CFR 97.407, as part of the amateur radio service.
RACES is employed during a variety of
emergency/disaster situations where normal
governmental communications systems have sustained
damage or when additional communications are required
or desired. Situations that RACES can be used include:
natural disasters, technological disasters, civil disorder,
nuclear/chemical incidents, acts of terrorism or enemy
attack.
ARLINGTON RACES MISSION
The mission of Arlington County RACES is to
establish and maintain the leadership and
organizational infrastructure necessary to
provide amateur radio communications in
support of emergency management in Arlington
County Virginia.
Arlington County’s RACES Officer (RO) reports
to the OEM Emergency Support Function #2
“Emergency Communications” Lead.
RACES MISSION FOCUS
RACES Mission = Communications (Unless
otherwise requested by the served agency)
Use of RACES assets for other purposes:
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Assisting in searches
Setting up or staffing shelters
Moving, setting-up or troubleshooting equipment
Answering telephones or keyboarding data into
networks
MUST NOT jeopardize the primary
communication mission!
RACES EARLY BEGINNINGS IN ARLCO
ARLCO OEM Establishes RACES RO
Arlington County Public Service Club sponsors
RACES
ARPSC installs 2m, 220, Red Cross repeaters
RACES Volunteer recruitment starts Oct 05
25 licensed amateurs sign-up
30 unlicensed county employees express interest
in getting a license.
Technician Class developed for WEBCAST
Basic RACES Operator Class developed for
WEBCAST
Arlington Radio Public Service Club
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W4AVA / R ----- Arlington, Virginia -- 146.625 MHz (- 600 KHz) - Tone 107.2
WB4MWF / R -- Arlington, Virginia -- 224.620 MHz (- 1.6 MHz) -- No Tone
OEM Emergency Support Function #2 EmCom
Fire MCV
Cisco 3845
Physical Connectivity Diagram
County INET
Internet
via Satellite
I/O
Panel
fa2/0
Cable
Modem
ge0/1
V13
ge0/0
Satellite
TX
modem
Satellite
RX
modem
fa2/3
Cisco 3845
V10 V11
V12
ge0
fa2/5
fa2/4
fa2/35
I/O
Panel
To DTS MCV
fa2/6-fa2/34
fa0/1
Access
Point
Cisco Switch
Avaya Switch
10.191.202.0/24
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10.191.201.0/24
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ISP
System
fa2/1
fa2/2
via Supplemental INET
I/O
Panel
via Tera Beam to nearest TB facility
via MM fiber to nearest INET facility
I/O
Panel
via Internet Service Provider
Supp
INET
Splice
Enclosure
via INET fiber to nearest splice enclosure
ESF #2 responsible for
County Government
voice, video, data, EOC,
MCVs, ETSU support and
RACES.
Three RACES Alternate
Radio Officers
Three Arlington RACES
teams (ARL, FFX, ALEX,
other jurisdictions).
Cisco 831
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10.191.203.0/24
Current ARLCO RACES Status
21 Certified RACES volunteers as of
06/06
RACES Team has participated in two
major exercises (Fairfax, VA AEOC
drill and ARRL Field Day)
Weekly Net exercises
“Arlington Alert” activation by cell
phone, email, etc.
W4AVA.ORG website updated
regularly
Volunteer Requirements
Mandatory character background
checks
Successful completion of basic
communications training
Pass vehicle inspection
Maintain active roll in exercises
FEMA NIMS training required
County issued OEM ID badge
RACES BASIC OPERATOR
TRAINING
UNIT 1: Introduction to Emergency Communication
UNIT 2: Operating Procedures for Voice Nets
UNIT 3: Message Handling Using ICS 213 Form
UNIT 4: Personal Preparedness and Equipment
Recommendations
UNIT 5: RACES Interfaces and Functions in the EOC
TEST (85 % or 38/50 required for passing)
This Certificate of Achievement is to acknowledge that
Dan Gillenwater, K9SLY
reaffirmed a dedication to serve in times of crisis through continued professional
development and completion of this course:
Arlington County, Virginia
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
R.A.C.E.S.
Basic Operator Course
Granted: July 25, 2006
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David Jordan, WA3GIN
OEM ESF #2 Section Leader
RACES Radio Officer
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Robert Griffin, Director
Office of Emergency Management
Emergency Technology Support
Unit Objectives
Provide high speed Inet and Internet access to users
and additional communications vehicles.
Allow inbound and outbound connections from multitude
of video end-points and to allow video conferencing from
the vehicle and to host conferences from other video
end-points
Provide a mobile data storage solution to allow access of
county resources such as Pictometery, traffic cameras,
GIS data, and reporting tools.
FEDERAL FACILITIES IN ARLCO
Pentagon, Navy Annex, National Airport
National Guard Readiness Center
State Dept. Foreign Affairs Training Center
> 30 other Federal agencies
ARLCO responsible for first response to
these agencies
RACES W4AVA REPEATERS
OVERLOOKS DC/NOVA
144 & 220 MHz Coverage
W4AVA HF with antennas for 80 - 10 M
Antenna site shared with National HQ American Red
Cross GMRS, NRC business band repeater and county
public safety 800 radio system site.
STATION W4AVA
The Arlington Radio Public Service Club operates W4AVA, the National Capital Region's first club
Internet Remote Amateur Radio (IRAR) HF station.
ARLINGTON RACES FUTURE
Develop General class on-line licensing and
RACES Basic Operator Courses ongoing
Weekly practice nets, monthly activities
FEMA Courses: IS-100, IS-700 etc. for Leaders
and Operators
Dual band 2m/440 radios and base antenna
equipment located at ARLCO Fire stations
Future goals: Packet equipped and trained, HF
liaison stations ready
Contact Information
David Jordan
Arlington County Government, Virginia
OEM ESF #2 Lead, RACES Radio Officer
Department of Technology Services
Chief Information Security Officer
703-228-3185
[email protected]
www.arlingtonalert.com