Transcript ARES Talk - The CRES Amateur Radio Club Secretary`s Web Page

ARES Training
Weldon Mathews, K8NQ
Emergency Coordinator (EC)
for
Licking County
ARES
CRES Meeting, Aug. 15, 2013
What is ARES?
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service ® (ARES ® )
consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily
registered their qualifications and equipment for
communications duty in the public service when disaster
strikes.
Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL
or any other local or national organization is eligible to apply
for membership in the ARES.
Training may be required or desired to participate fully in
ARES. Please inquire at the local level for specific
information.
Because ARES is an Amateur Radio service, only licensed
radio amateurs are eligible for membership.
The possession of emergency-powered equipment is
desirable, but is not a requirement for membership.
ARES Manual, http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARES%20Manual.pdf
Purpose
The purpose of this website is to provide the basic information
needed by ARES® volunteers in Licking County, Ohio during
an emergency activation as well provide outsiders information
about this volunteer group.
This website defines the roles and responsibilities of FCC
licensed amateur radio operators volunteering for Emergency
Communications service in Licking County, Ohio.
From LiCo ARES web site
Our favorite WX radar site for ARES is the Wundermap
which you can view by clicking on the Weather
Underground icon at top left of this page or here.
The link includes all the code for setting up standard options.
You may want to change some of the settings once
the window launches. This service is self updating and
shows watch boxes, storm tracks, and other information.
Although the 10TV Doppler link has the best potential
resolution for Licking County, the radar operators at station
control the zoom and unless there is a tornado in Licking
County it is likely to be on a wide zoom not showing
severe weather approaching.
From LiCo ARES web site
The Amateur Radio Operator's Role in Emergency Communications
Public service has been a traditional component of the Amateur Radio
service since 1913. Amateurs at the University of Michigan and
The Ohio State University, in conjunction with other individual operators
in and around the region, successfully bridged the communications gap
created by a severe windstorm in the Midwest. At that time, disaster
support work was not very organized and was performed spontaneously
at best. Today that scenario has transformed into one of a structured
organization with mutual support from the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) and National Traffic System (NTS).
Today's ARES® members provide needed communications assistance
to their communities during a natural or other disaster, but it doesn't
stop there. They also may be engaged for public service events - parades,
marathons, etc.
From LiCo ARES web site
National Weather Service
• Relies on ham radio operators
• SKYWARN program
Ground level reports
• Radar can’t see everything
• Get Weather-Alert
Radio !!!
ARES Activities June 29-30, 2012
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•
•
•
At 3:05 STS Watch issued
At 4:50 STS Warning Issued
Severe Weather Net activated
By 5:30 extensive rpts of trees down,
power outages, and people isolated
• ARES had operators at
– Licking County EMA/EOC-Sheriff’s dispatch
– Red Cross
• ~ 50 local hams supported efforts
• ~ all without commercial power!
K8NQ, 2012
FEMA advises…
• In a crisis, you should plan to be
totally on your own for at least
3 days
(http://www.ready.gov)
• How will you communicate?
http://www.nara.eqth.info/
[K8NQ, 2013]
http://www.cooken.org/
[K8NQ, 2013]
Working with Public Officials
“Public service communications performed by ARES members are based on
a number of requirements. Specifically, we must be accepted by publicsafety officials. Once accepted, our continued ability to contribute in times
of disaster is based on the efficiency and effectiveness of our performance.
While acceptance, image, efficiency and effectiveness are all important to
the ongoing working relationships between amateurs and officials, it is the
initial acceptance that is often difficult to achieve.”
“How Amateur Radio volunteers are accepted depends on their establishing
a track record of competent performance in important activities. This begins
with convincing officials that amateurs offer a cost-effective (otherwise
known as free) substitute for functions previously paid for by the taxpayer.
Local radio amateurs also must demonstrate that they are organized,
disciplined and reliable, and have a sincere interest in public service.”
ARES Manual, http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARES%20Manual.pdf
Training Opportunities
• Operation of your radio equipment.
• Ohio ARES website.
• ARRL website information.
• NWS SKYWARN Spotter Training.
• NIMS/ICS training , free.
• ARRL Online Courses.
• Intro to EmCom (EC-001),
• $85 or $50 for ARRL member
• Requires IS-100.b and IS-700.
Suggested NIMS/ISP Courses
IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)
IS-200.b ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction
and many others
IS-100.b: Introduction to Incident Command
System, I-100
As an introduction to the Incident Command
System (ICS), this course provides the
foundation for higher level ICS training.
This course describes the history, features and
principles, and organizational structure of the
Incident Command System.
It also explains the relationship between ICS and the
National Incident Management System (NIMS). (0.3 CEUs)
IS-200.b: ICS for Single Resource and Initial
Action Incidents
This course is designed to enable personnel to
operate efficiently during an incident or event
within the Incident Command System (ICS).
ICS-200 provides training on and resources for
personnel who are likely to assume a
supervisory position within the ICS.
(0.3 CEUs)
IS-700.a: National Incident Management
System (NIMS), an Introduction
This course introduces and overviews the
National Incident Management System (NIMS).
NIMS provide a consistent nationwide template
to enable all government, private-sector, and
nongovernment organization to work together
during domestic incidents.
(0.4 CEUs)
IS- 800.b: National Response Framework, an
Introduction
This course introduces participants to the
concepts and principles for the National
Response Framework.
This course is intended for government executives, privatesector and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) leaders, and
emergency management practitioners. This includes senior
elected and appointed leaders, such as Federal department or
agency heads, State Governors, mayors, tribal leaders, and city
or county officials- those who have a responsibility to provide
for effective response.
(0.9 CEUs)
Thank you for your attention. With thanks to the
sources of some of these slides, and apologies
for mistakes introduced.
Any questions?
Suggested reading for Software Defined Radios:
Flexradio.com ->News->Publications ->
four QEX articles By Gerald Youngblood
about SDR, 2002-3
Wikipedia:
Software Defined Radio
Cognitive Radio
Software Defined Antennas
FPGA