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WI ARES/RACES
and
Wisconsin Hospitals - Nursing Homes
A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
Paul Wittkamp, WA9TFG
State EMS Communications Coordinator
Bureau of Communicable Disease
and Emergency Response
Division of Public Health
Department of Health Services
My first novice rig
Can you guess?
My last real rig
I may have to come
out of retirement!
Can you guess
who and where?
My role within DPH
• EMS – hospital communications
• Redundant planning for PH and
hospital Preparedness
• ICS DPH response and a whole
bunch more!
Hospital – Public Health
impression of Ham Radio
A lot of confusion
out there!
Hospital – Public Health
impression of Ham Radio
• Educated on VHF – UHF repeater
operations
• Digital and HIPAA issues
Hospital – Public Health
impression of Ham Radio
• ARRL Walter Cronkite video
• All of you helped!
DHS - DPH Overview
• DHS programs and services
• DPH Bureaus and Offices
• DPH Regional offices, PH Planning
Consortia, and WHEPP regions
DPH Regional Offices
WHEPP Regions
WHEPP region contact info
Region 1
Hilde Surbaugh Perala
628 E Wisconsin Ave
Barr
WI 54812
Phone: 715
790 6429
Fax: 715 418
2085 E mail: [email protected]
WHEPP region contact info
Region 2
Jim Monarski
404 S 3rd Ave
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715 843 2706
Fax: 715 843 2707
E mail: James.Monarski@
ministryhealth.org
WHEPP region contact info
Region 3
Dave Seebart
1150 Bellevue St, room 164
Green Bay, WI 54302
Phone: 920 391 4605
Fax: 920 391 0361
E mail: [email protected]
WHEPP region contact info
Region 4
Bob Ritger
306 9th Ave
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: 608 783 3735
Fax: 608 780 6789
E mail: [email protected]
WHEPP region contact info
Region 5
Dave Seebart
1150 Bellevue St, room 164
Green Bay, WI 54302
Phone: 920 391 4605
Fax: 920 391 0361
E mail: [email protected]
WHEPP region contact info
Region 6
Greg Gibbons
500 S Oakwood Rd
Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone: 920 223 1186
Fax: 920 223 1180
mail: gregory.gibbons@
affinityhealth.org
WHEPP region contact info
Region 7
Elizabeth (Betty) Corneliuson
400 Woodland Prime
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Phone: 414 777 0146
Fax: 414 777 7055
E mail: [email protected]
So what’s the big deal?
• HRSA – ASPR requirements for
hospitals and nursing homes
• CDC requirements for PH
• Tied into ASPR and CDC
preparedness grants ($$!)
The Goal
“Everyday communications systems used in the
community are likely to be overwhelmed in a mass
casualty incident. Backup and redundant systems need to
be developed, tested and drilled. A process and a system
to connect the collaborating partners - hospitals, local and
state public health, and local and state emergency
management, along with EMS and law enforcement
personnel - in real time, 24/7, becomes a real priority.”
Quote from HRSA Grant Needs Assessment
The Goal
CDC REQUIREMENTS
Performance Measure 6A
“…Communications systems become inoperable in many
circumstances. Grantees must be able to demonstrate two-way
communications capabilities for rapidly contacting and exchanging
information with key State (including territories or Freely Associated
States of the Pacific), tribal, and local public health
and emergency response partners in the event of a
simultaneous failure of primary electric power and
land-line telephone services.”
HRSA / CDC
Expert Panel on
Communications
• Addressing comms issues
• Four layers of redundancy
• GETS, TCP, WPS:
www.ncs.gov/services
Panel members
The Panel was composed of representatives
from hospitals, health departments, EMS,
Emergency Management, State Patrol, law
enforcement, National Guard,
telecommunications companies, amateur
(HAM) radio, fire departments, and 911
Dispatch
Panel document results
The HRSA and CDC Preparedness
Cooperative Agreements have required that
hospitals and health departments have
communications redundancy so that should
one system fail to function, there are other
technologies that can be implemented so as
to maintain comms among emergency
responders
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Most people think of HAM radio as a large
metal box with all kinds of glowing tubes
(that was yesteryear). Today a HAM radio
can be as small as a credit card.
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department
is to include HAM radio as part of their
redundant communications plan.
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department is to
have a MOU with the ARES/RACES team
to provide HAM radio services, when
requested, in an emergency.
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department is
to provide orientation to any new HAM
operator regarding his/her responsibilities
in an emergency.
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department is to
involve the Ham radio operator in at least
one exercise annually.
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department is to
have a pre-designated area in which the
HAM operator will work.
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department is to
have a fixed antenna and power supply for
the HAM operator (if applicable).
Panel document results
Tier 4: Amateur (HAM) Radio
Each hospital and health department is to
consider having a staff person with a HAM
radio license.
DHS Department Liaison
• Tom Pierce, WA9CBR
• Link for WI ARES / RACES to DHS,
especially for exercise planning
• State agency support similar to
WEM and DNR
Hospital opportunities
• Mandatory exercises
• Hospital to outside partners
• Hospital and internal - surge
Oops!
Hey, Joe,Hey,
was that a
Joe, was that a
wire?!
wire?
Past HRSA - ARES RACES
grant activities
• Infrastructure installed
• 65 out of 157 hospitals completed
• Typical install included dual band
antenna, line and 12 VDC power
supply
Upcoming ASPR
grant activities
The Wisconsin Hospital Emergency
Preparedness Program (WHEPP) provides
financial and technical assistance to
hospitals and other healthcare facilities
throughout the state to enhance healthcare
preparedness for public health
emergencies
Upcoming ASPR
grant activities
• Ham Radio and Installation
• Amateur Radio Operator Training
and Licensing
Ham Radio and Installation
• App due date 8-24-09 to 12-30-09
• Awarded within one month
• Project end date 4-15-10
Ham Radio and Installation
• Funding to nursing homes to
develop ham capabilities
• Installation will be coordinated
• Dedicated space must be granted
Ham Radio and Installation
• Nursing home must have an
established Emergency
Operations Committee
• Must identify two licensed staff or
volunteer operators
Amateur Radio Operator
Training and Licensing
• App due date 8-24-09 to 1-29-10
• Project end date: 4-15-10
• Up to $305 per awardee for training
costs and licensing test
Amateur Radio Operator
Training and Licensing
• ARRL EC-010 on line course
• 23 hour course, to be completed
within 8 weeks
• Technician class license
Amateur Radio Operator
Training and Licensing
• Testing done by VE
• Student overview:
http://www.arrl.org/cep/student/
• FAQs:
http://www.arrl.org/cep/student/faq.ht
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Amateur Radio Operator
Training and Licensing
• Training must be done on awardee’s
own time outside work hours
• Must be willing to travel to one of
multiple testing sites and function
in support of the facility
New level of ARES RACES
recognition within DHS
• What can I take back from you?
• What are your concerns?
• Put Tom and me to work!
Other DHS - WI ARES RACES
common areas
• COOP COG comms triangle
• Mass vacs and PODs
• Comms drills with WEM, and
possible install at 1 W Wilson?
EMS and hospital comms
• WI EMS Communications plan
• Hospitals required by statute to have
two way comms with EMS
• Ambulances must maintain VHF
State communications
interoperability activities
• IC - State Interoperability Council
• MFCG – Mutual Aid Coordination
Group
• ICSG - Interoperability Comms
Standards Group
IC
• http://ic.wi.gov/docs_all.asp
• Appointed by Governor
• Focus for all interoperability
• FE survey: 3 bands, 38,205 radios,
924 channels!
MFCG
• Brings all state public safety
channels under one umbrella
• Reports to IC
• Bob Goldstein, K9KFT sits on this
committee
ICSG
• Interoperability Communications
Standards Group
• Operates under s.16.9645
• Set standards for 9-1-1 PSAPs
SSMG and WISCOM
• Public safety communications VHF
trunking backbone
• 95% mobile coverage state wide
• Operational by the end of 2010
Future hospital
communications concerns
(mine, anyway!)
• Old equipment
• Narrow banding, digital, P25, etc
• Currently low on staff priority
Going forward?
Discussion, Q and A
Promote Communications
Reference Plan!
Paul Wittkamp, WA9TFG
1 W Wilson St, room 133
Madison, WI 53701
Phone: 608 261 9306
Fax: 608 261 6392
E mail: paul.wittkamp@
wisconsin.gov
73, Thanks for all you do!