Transcript Arlington County RACES

Arlington County,
Virginia RACES
David Jordan
Department of Technology Services
Chief Information Security Officer
OEM Technical Liaison, 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 Office of Emergency
management, 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
Communications Network infrastructure restoration
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 10/05/05
25 licensed amateurs sign-up
30 unlicensed county employees express interest in getting
a license.
Technician Class developed for WEBCAST and self-training
Basic RACES Operator Class developed for WEBCAST and
self-training (www.w4ava.org)
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
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).
Current ARLCO RACES Status
26 ARLCO certified RACES
volunteers as of 04/10
RACES Team participates in major
exercises (Fairfax, VA AEOC drill,
FFX Simplex exercise, ARRL Field
Day)
Weekly Net exercises
“Arlington Alert” activation by text
enabled devices, 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.
Provide HF, VHF, UHF station and UHF repeater
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
Excellent 144 & 220 MHz Coverage
ARPSC W4AVA I-NET Remote HF with antennas for 80 - 6 M
American Red Cross GMRS and ARC business band repeater co-located with
RACES and county’s public safety 800 radio system.
ACFD owned I-net HF/VHF/UHF 80 meters-440MHz
Diamond V-2000 tri-band 50-144-440MHz antennas at all 10 Fire Stations
STATION W4AVA
The Arlington Radio Public Service Club operates W4AVA, the National Capital Region's first club
Internet Remote Amateur Radio (IRAR) HF station, as well as the ETSU and ACFD stations.
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
Future goals: Packet equipped and
trained, HF liaison stations ready
Contact Information
David Jordan
Arlington County Government, Virginia
Technical Liaison OEM, ESF #2 Lead, RACES Radio Officer
Department of Technology Services
Chief Information Security Officer
703-228-3185
[email protected]
www.arlingtonalert.com