[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Call for ARES Volunteers - APRIL 25th City Hurricane Drill

Thu Apr 13 11:33:57 EDT 2023

All,

                I am looking for two or three more volunteer operators to
support the City’s April 25th Hurricane drill.  At this point I have four
volunteers, but could use a few more.  

                Let me know if you can support by COB Friday latest.  I need
to be out of town from Monday (April 18th to May 12th.  Ian N8IK will be
acting EC.

                Some Details

                Alexandria is conducting a FULL SCALE exercise with a fully
activated EOC.  We have been invited to support both at the EOC and a at
least ONE Field location (Fire Station 203) is designated.

                Operation begins at 9AM.  Ian will be at the EOC at 9AM ,
Don will arrive about Noon.  

                Other volunteers should go to Fire Station 203 as a stagging
location at 9AM or so.  (NOTE: normally, we would establish a net on our
repeater with a back up simplex if we had a real hurricane and we would once
activated by the city look for volunteers and make assignments.)

                It is assumed that some city communications are going to
FAIL and that we will need to provide support to collect damage assessments.
I understand that CERT may be providing these assessments.

What – Hurricane hits Alexandria – My SPECULATION – Flooding along the river
and hunting creek.  Power outages,  Communications systems fail.

Where we fit in – Activation of the EOC amateur station – Ian will be EC and
Net Control.  EVEN IF YOU Have not volunteered, he may go through the phone
list and call for volunteers.   Sean and Wilson will be assigned to Fire
Station 203 2801 Cameron Mills Road Alexandria, Virginia, 22302

There may be two other locations.

WHAT WE DO

Provide supplemental communications for the city EOC.  The EOC has 2/70cm FM
and D-Star (If you have a D-STAR radio bring it with you.  We can expect
that the power may go out in Alexandria.  This will take our 147.315 and
back up 146.655 repeater OFF LINE.  IF THIS HAPPENS – We can use the D-Star
repeater as it has backup power.  

THE DRILL

CERT will be providing damage assessments and this will include pictures.  I
don’t think we can provide that kind of bandwidth, but we can send voice
traffic back to the EOC and ICS-213 messages.

The drill will go from 9AM to 3PM.  

COMM PLAN

PRIMARY REPEATER 147.315 PL 107.2 -600KHz offset.

SECONDARY REPEATER 146.655 PL 141.3 -600KHz offset.

ALTERNATE IF POWER GOES OUT – D-Star W4HFH 145.38 -600KHz offset.  No need
for reflectors.

SIMPEX PRIMARY  147.315 (repeater output.

Secondary -146.46 SIMPLEX

PREDRILL ACTIONS for those who can volunteer

Prepare your go kits,  Handhelds, Mobile, batteries,  ICS 213 forms etc.

If you CAN participate – REGISTER at the link below.  

FROM THE CITY

Good afternoon,

Please register for the exercise. It take 30 seconds or less. 

Ian and Don sign up as players in the EOC. Everyone else will be players in
the field. For those in the field, you have the option of going to Patrick
Henry Rec. for lunch or returning to EOC. Just let me know which one you
choose to do. 

Click  <https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4122f645b58a489eb4aeabd7c4e4874e>
here to register. 

Respectfully, 

Curicé O. Paulüs

Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator –T&E

Alexandria Fire Department

Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security

  2003 Mill Road, Suite #3101, Alexandria, VA 22314

Direct Office: 703.746.5296 | Main Office: 703.746.6105 

Work Cell: 703.859.4778 | 24/7 Duty EM: 703.746.6100

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Best Regards

Rick Bunn

N4ASX

EC City of Alexandia.

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