April 30, 2008

Preamble – Repeat Frequently

THIS IS RESNET, CHESTER COUNTY ARES-RACES RESOURCE NET CONTROL.
THIS [FREQUENCY/REPEATER] IS ACTIVATED FOR [AN INCIDENT/A DRILL].
[THIS IS A DRILL. THIS IS A DRILL.] / [THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.]

CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES REQUESTS EXCLUSIVE USE OF THIS FREQUENCY FOR THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT. THIS IS A CONTROLLED RESOURCE NET. ALL COMMUNICATIONS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH RESNET. YOUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CHECK IN WITH YOUR CALL SIGN. YOU WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND WHEN POSSIBLE, I WILL CALL AND CONFIRM CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH YOU. PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR CURRENT SITUATION. USE FORMAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND KEEP TRANSMISSIONS SHORT. STAY TUNED TO THIS FREQUENCY FOR AN ASSIGNMENT AND TRACKING TO YOUR ASSIGNED POSITION. WHEN YOU ARRIVE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TUNE TO TACNET ON [tactical frequency name] FOR OPERATIONS. IF YOU MUST LEAVE THIS NET FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE CALL AND NOTIFY RESNET.

THE PRESENT STATUS OF CCAR ACTIVATION IS
[LEVEL 1—STANDBY STATUS]
[LEVEL 2—ALERT STATUS]
[LEVEL 3—FULL DEPLOYMENT].

REGISTERED CCAR MEMBER STATIONS MAY CHECK IN NOW. PLEASE CALL WITH YOUR CALL SIGN, AND PRESENT LOCATION BY MUNICIPALITY.

[End each transmission with the FCC legal call sign W3EOC]

Individual Station Check-in REPLY

[Callsign], RESNET
[Acknowledge ALL waiting stations, then proceed to gather and log info. Ask only one question per transmission.]

• DO YOU HAVE EMERGENCY POWER AT YOUR HOME STATION? YES/NO
• IS YOUR 72-HOUR GO-KIT READY? YES/NO
• ARE YOU ABLE TO DEPART IF YOU WERE GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS?
• ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR A SHIFT TOMORROW? IF SO, WHEN?
• PLEASE CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT AND STAND BY THIS FREQUENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. BE ALERT FOR A CALL WITH AN ASSIGNMENT.

[End each transmission with the FCC legal call sign W3EOC]