[FLARES] ARRL BOD Report on ARES

[Sherri Brower]

Keith  makes some good points here.  We need to review the plans at least
yearly.

The BOD approved another agenda item that said each SEC wil develop a
Section Emergency Plan and submit it to the division director and HQ and
the plan shal be reveiwed, and revised if needed, annually.

It would be a good idea for all groups to review ops procedures,
emergency plans, MOUs, etc in October of each year.  That's easy to
remember since the ARRL SETs are done in October.

Sherri W4STB
SFL Section Manager  

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:30:26 -0400, "Keith Kotch" <kkotch@cfl.rr.com>
said:
> I can't say that I really disagree with the Committee Report as a whole.
> I do tend to disagree with some of the negative comments that
> respondents sent in regarding the NTS in it's current state.
> 
> I do think the NTS needs to have a major overhaul though and that is
> what I gathered the Committee was attempting to suggest.
> 
> I would say that NTS is an "integral part of our emergency
> communications plan" mainly because it's the only such organized game in
> town, not because it's the best way to accomplish the task.  It may very
> well need to be revisited and brought more in line with our needs today.
> It seems that Frank should, as our Division Director, be well aware of
> the "relationship" between Florida ARES and the NTS, especially since
> being a part of the Committee that made the report.
> 
> One of the things we SHOULD be doing is to be more involved in the
> development and periodic review of our Plans and share them with each
> other and see if there are common ground issues to make the Plans
> similar in nature, at least among major points.  I'd like to be able to
> more easily find and download local plans in addition to our respective
> District and Section Plans. I acknowledge that "one size doesn't fit
> all" but neither does an existing plan that's on the books have a
> perpetual life without challenge.
> 
> To be honest, I do believe that ALL of our Ops Plans, be they Local,
> District or Sectional, need to be regularly reviewed and updated to keep
> our methods and modes current according to today's operational needs and
> advances in the technologies we have available to us in the EMCOMM
> field.
> 
> Keith, KF4BXT
> Seminole County ARES/RACES EC
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Goldsberry
> Subject: [FLARES] ARRL BOD Report on ARES
> 
> 
> This may sound positive for ARES but the report itself is very negetive
> concerning the National Traffic System (NTS).  This may not seem to have
> much of an impact on ARES at first glance, however, the NTS is really
> our lifeline out a disaster area for any type of long distance messages.
> 
> 
> I feel we should communicate with our SE Division Director, Frank
> Butler, W4RH, who is a member of the VRC, and let him know that ARES and
> NTS are both an integral part of our emergency communications plan here
> is Florida.  The NTS is included in our state Emergency Operating
> Schedule which provides Net Controls from the various Florida NTS phone
> traffic net
> 
> I hope this will be a prime point of discussion at the Melbourne
> Hamfest.  If you would like to have a copy of the complete VRC report
> send an email to me and I will forward it to you.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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