WELCOME

to ARECC Level I

Preparations

Getting your equipment ready

Getting yourself ready

Getting your team ready

Getting Yourself Ready

What do you need to prepare for?

Your Jump Kit Personal Gear Operating Supplies Information Radios & Accessories

Personal Kit Clothing A couple changes of clothing - Rain gear - at least a poncho - Hat socks and more socks - t shirts - underwear capilene uppers and lowers (polypropylene - cotton kills) hiking boots - sneakers Food and Water Three day supply of food and water (4 liters per day = 12 liters or 3 gallons) Water purification tablets or filter Canned fruit - canned meat - vegetables Canned juices - milk - soup (if powdered add more water to list) Sugar - salt - cayenne pepper - habanero pepper Peanut butter - jelly - crackers - Gorp - powerbar - granola - hard candy - cookies vitamins Hygiene towel - wash cloth - soap - shampoo - razor tooth brush - hair brush - tooth paste - dental floss toilet paper - paper towels - foot powder - moleskin needle - thread - buttons - rubber bands

More kit… Miscellaneous Canteen - or water jugs Eye and ear protection Flashlight - spare batteries -

folding knife - accessories Matches - waxed or in case money (change) - watch mess kit - knife - fork - spoon Mosquito netting - Sleeping bag zip lock bags of various sizes -

garbage bags reading material - chess set -

scrabble - cards - etc

First Aid sterile adhesive bandages safety pins of various sizes disinfecting soap latex gloves (a couple pairs) gauze pads - 2 inch and 4 inch (4 to 6

each) adhesive tape - roll scissors - tweezers - antiseptic -

neosporin antacid - syrup of ipecac - laxative chapstick - aspirin - benadryl Any personal medications - spare set

of glasses - contacts (fluids) Sunblock - SPF 20 - 60 (depending

on locality) Insect repellent - DEET (di ethyl

toluamide ) - 20 to 98 % (depending on locality)

More kit…

Identification FCC license - RACES ID card - ARES ID card Driver's license - Served Agency ID card(s) ARECC certification cards

Papers and plans Logbook - message forms - notepad - pencil - pen HT operating manual - mobile rig operating manual RACES emergency plan - Served agency plans Maps - frequency plan

More kit … Tool kit Butane soldering iron - solder -

matches Butane lighter Fire starter - sterno - fire extinguisher Multimeter - DVM - hand tools power wire - wire stripper Cigarette lighter splitter - Auto fuses chainsaw - extra blades - fuel mix -

bar oil - scrench duct tape - electrical tape - parachute

cord (50 feet or so) entrenching tool - compass - GPS -

batteries - whistle

Comm gear 2 m HT or dual band 2 m / 70 cm HT

with spare batteries (charged) Rubber duck antenna - gain whip

antenna - mag mount adapters for RG-58 - BNC - SMA -

barrel connectors speaker mic or headset for HT Ribbon j-pole - SWR meter 80 AH marine deep cycle battery coax (25 feet with connectors) - short

stubs too (3 feet with connectors)

Getting Yourself Ready

Pre-Planning What frequencies? Backup frequencies? What nets? Where to report? How to report?

Training & Education Personal training Courses

Getting your team ready: Training

Training Possibilities Simulations Live Exercises Special Events Classroom sessions Experts Online ARECC courses

TrainingTraining Objectives

You need to know what you want to accomplish

Develop a Plan It helps to think through the exercise Write it out

Keep it Simple

Special EventsDon’t overlook Special Events as training opportunities

Parades Marathons Bike Rides Road Rallies Sporting Events Find Raisers Community Gatherings Places to look:

http://www.otvarc.org/ssc/index.html

Equipment Choices Transceivers HF/VHF/UHF FRS/GMRS Scanners Antennas Feedline Batteries Chargers

Equipment Choices Cell Phones Cassette Recorder AM/FM Radio Portable TV Weather Alert Radio Laptop Computer PDA

Equipment Choices

Test EVERYTHING! In an emergency, unreliable equipment is useless Don’t just test once, test regularly Setup a regular schedule to use everything Test individual elements, but also test everything

together Try out the whole kit when it’s not an emergency

Activation

The Activation Plan Liaison to the served agency

Group Alerting Phone trees Paging Email

Self-Activation En Route

ActivationBEFORE YOU ACTIVATE

See to your own safety See to the safety of your family See to the safety of your property

THEN RESPOND!

Setup, Initial Operation, & Shutdown

Specific to team and served agency May need to ‘check in’ at a staging area May need to respond to a chaotic situation Travel may be hard or impossible Nets may be ad hoc at first Organization & planning may break down initially

OperationsSetup

Arriving at the siteIdentificationSetup

Determine who is in charge Information Gathering

Shutdown Departure Debriefing

Operations Security Dealing with stress & fatigue Dealing with egos Message relays Long term operation Specialized assignments

Logistics Choosing your frequencies Resource management Knowing your resources Network coverage

Pretesting is essential! Battery Management Generators & power

Other Opportunities Regularly scheduled nets Local classrooms On-air training Public service events Internet

QUESTIONS?