2025-09-20 Annual Countywide Exercise

Assignment Overview

You will be simulating a deployment to a typical field location such as a shelter, school, fire station, neighborhood command post, or other location. Your assignment will be to set up a Packet station and send/receive several messages. If you don’t have packet equipment, you can use one of the pre-configured stations that will be available. You will receive a detailed assignment briefing when you check-in at the Packet area.

Station Equipment Configuration
(non-Eval)

• No equipment:
  • There will be a couple of pre-configured stations available for those who wish to participate in the assignment but do not yet have their own packet equipment.
  • The use of these stations is on a first-come, first-served basis and there has been a wait in the past. So if you have your own gear, please bring it.
• Typical setup
  • PC (add sun shade since you will be outdoors)
  • Roll-up J-pole antenna with 30 foot mast and sufficient coax to reach from outdoors to indoors
  • TNC and Mobile radio with at least 25 watts (please use minimum power in the park)
  • Sufficient battery power (see Go Kit recommendations)
  • Card table and folding chair
  • Sign indicating radio communications
  • Safety equipment (something to keep people from tripping over your cables, antenna tripod, or other gear)
  • Appropriate weights for pop-up and masts
• Complex/Outdoor setup
  • PC with sun shade to make screen readable
  • Roll-up J-pole antenna with 30 foot mast and sufficient coax to reach from outdoors to indoors
  • TNC and Mobile radio with at least 25 watts
  • Printer
  • Sufficient battery power for 2-hours of operation
  • Pop-up shelter, table, chairs
  • Sign indicating radio communications
  • Safety equipment (something to keep people from tripping over your cables, antenna tripod, or other gear)
  • Appropriate weights for pop-up and masts
  • Some type of rolling cart to help you move your equipment from your vehicle to the setup location

In all cases, you’ll need at least the minimum equipment required for the drill, which also includes the standard forms.

Some things to keep in mind:

• You can make your setup as complicated as you want
• Your shift will be for two hours

Station Equipment Configuration
for Credential Evaluations

If you are requesting a Credential evaluation for either the P3 or P2 Credential during your assignment, then:

• For P3 Evaluation
  • If you do not have equipment, a standard station, including PC, TNC, radio and antenna will be provided (limited availability). You need to let the Packet Manager know via email that you do not have packet equipment.
  • If you want to use your own equipment, the setup must meet the requirements defined in the Credentialing Program Handbook.
  • Your operation must meet the requirements defined in the Performance Standards and Best Practices.
• For P2 Evaluation
  • You will need to set up a station which includes the equipment required for a P2 Credential as defined in the Credentialing Program Handbook.
  • Your operation must meet the requirements defined in the Performance Standards and Best Practices.

Everyone being evaluated must use the Resource Net for travel to and from the drill, others are encouraged to do so.

Credential Evaluations

If you are requesting a Credential evaluation for either the P3 or P2 credential during your assignment, make sure you meet the prerequisites found in the Credentialing Program Handbook. If you are only missing something that is related to scheduling (a missing class) or event that is hard to obtain, the Credential Program Maanger may apporve your participation if you can demonstrate your plan to meet the prerequisites at the next avaiable opportunity. You will need to make a request, this is not automatic.