| Overview: |
This class will prepare operators for working in the radio room of the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC). |
| Intended Audience: |
Mutual Aid Communicators with Net Control Type III or Packet Operator Type III credentials. |
| Prerequisites: |
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| Length: |
1 hour |
| Students should bring: |
- Copy of course materials (see below)
- Pen/pencil and pad of paper
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| Learning Objectives: |
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Properly perform as a radio operator in the county EOC
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| Topics Covered: |
The course agenda includes:
- Mobilization
- Building security
- Check-in
- Radio room nets and positions
- Message Net
- Command Net
- Packet Net
- HF Net
- Hospital, regional and other amateur radio nets
- EOC, CESRS and other government radio nets
- County, SVRIA and OASIS phone systems
- Runner
- RACES Unit Leader
- Radio Room Resources
- Position manuals
- T-card racks
- Office supplies
- Equipment Operations
- Radios, including audio connections
- Computers and printers
- Copiers/scanners, fax machines
- Message traffic workflow
- Accepting messages from the EOC to send
- Delivering received messages to the EOC
- Check-out
- Demobilization
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| Scheduling Info: |
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/activities |
| Course Materials: |
Classroom presentation (under development):
- 1 slide per page (PDF - x MB)
- 2 slides per page (PDF - x MB)
- 3 slides per page (PDF - x MB)
- 4 slides per page (PDF - x MB)
- 6 slides per page (PDF - x MB)
Print out and bring the following to class:
Additional reference material to read (you don't need to print out and bring with you):
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