[ARRL-OK] EC Planning BEFORE the SET - SATURDAY October 1, 2011

[Mark Conklin]

For EVERY ARES-OK Emergency Coordinator:            
(If no EC in your area ... then the DEC)
  
BEFORE THE SET     -  SATURDAY October 1, 2011 
Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
 
Steps for the County Emergency Coordinator    

1.      Sign up (ON-LINE at www.ARESOK.org) all available amateurs in the area under your jurisdiction and work them into your SET plans.  

2.      Call a meeting of all of your area's ARES members and prospective members to briefly outline SET activities, and give general instructions (where to meet or where to check-in on Saturday).   Take this opportunity to register new ARES members (ON-LINE at www.ARESOK.org) and get up-to-date information on others.  - You can hold the meeting on the AIR, the phone, a park, where-ever & however it works bfor your group.

3.      Contact your areas served agencies and explain the intent and overall purpose of the SET. Offer to send test messages to other branches of their agencies, and invite officials to your ARES meetings and SET operating sites. 

4.      Contact officials and/or amateurs of any adjacent counties & communities having no active amateurs or ARES-OK members and offer to provide representation in amateur networks for them as well for the SET. 

5.     PIO's  - Arrange publicity in consultation with an ARRL Public Information Officer in local newspapers and radio/TV stations by preparing an announcement and/or inviting the press to observe your group's SET operation. 

6.      Set up liaison with one or more NTS local/section nets NET TIMES ARE IN THE SET's GUIDELINES - EC's have this info ; so you will have an outlet for all messages out of the local area.  This is where the role of the Official Emergency Station (OES) in your District or County comes in to play here in Oklahoma. The OES is the liaison between local, the region, and the section/state.

7.      Formulate your plans of action around the simulated disaster... it's your team, coach - get them out on the field.

Good luck and have fun!

73
 
Mark Conklin, N7XYO
Oklahoma Section Emergency Coordinator
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
918.232.8346
n7xyo at arrl.netFollow me on Twitter @N7XYO

www.ARESOK.org
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