Training tip for 5-3-06਀
਀䄀渀愀琀漀洀礀 漀昀 愀 䌀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 䔀洀攀爀最攀渀挀礀
਀䤀渀 琀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀猀琀 瀀栀愀猀攀猀 漀昀 洀愀渀礀 搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 渀漀 椀洀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀 渀攀攀搀 昀漀爀 
emcomm services, although widespread or intense disasters, such as earthquakes ਀愀渀搀 琀漀爀渀愀搀漀猀 愀爀攀 漀戀瘀椀漀甀猀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 礀漀甀✀氀氀 最攀琀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀 眀愀爀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 椀昀 
it's a weather-related emergency, for example. The local National Weather Service ਀匀䬀夀圀䄀刀一 渀攀琀 漀渀 ㄀㐀㘀⸀㜀㘀 䴀䠀稀 椀渀 䌀漀氀甀洀戀甀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀 琀漀 琀甀渀攀 眀栀攀渀 猀攀瘀攀爀攀 眀攀愀琀栀攀爀 
threatens, and we can form our own weather net on 146.88 when necessary. Listening ਀琀栀攀爀攀 挀愀渀 瀀爀漀洀瀀琀 礀漀甀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀愀搀礀 琀漀 搀攀瀀氀漀礀 椀昀 椀琀 氀漀漀欀猀 氀椀欀攀 礀漀甀爀 攀洀挀漀洀洀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 
will be needed. Once a served agency puts out a call, you and other volunteers ਀眀椀氀氀 猀眀椀渀最 椀渀琀漀 愀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䰀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 搀攀挀椀搀攀搀 甀瀀漀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀最攀渀挀礀 愀渀搀 
the ARES EC and Assistant EC's. ਀
Rapid Response Teams - those hams with VHF gear and a small but ready go-kit, ਀洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 搀攀瀀氀漀礀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀 焀甀椀挀欀 戀甀琀 洀椀渀椀洀愀氀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 愀椀爀Ⰰ 
ready to pass traffic almost immediately. They would be backed up by a more ਀爀漀戀甀猀琀 攀昀昀漀爀琀 戀礀 栀愀洀猀 眀椀琀栀 洀漀爀攀 最攀愀爀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀瘀椀猀椀漀渀猀 愀 昀攀眀 栀漀甀爀猀 氀愀琀攀爀⸀ 䄀 
resource net or logistics net might be established on another frequency to ਀栀愀渀搀氀攀 椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 攀洀挀漀洀洀 瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 搀椀爀攀挀琀 琀栀攀洀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 洀漀猀琀 渀攀攀搀攀搀⸀ 
਀伀渀挀攀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 戀攀最椀渀Ⰰ 挀栀愀漀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀昀甀猀椀漀渀 洀椀最栀琀 爀攀椀最渀 昀漀爀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 瘀漀氀甀洀攀 
of messages may grow quickly as emergency officials and the public begin to ਀爀攀愀氀椀稀攀 琀栀攀 攀砀琀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀⸀ 夀漀甀✀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 攀洀挀漀洀洀 琀漀 琀栀椀渀欀 愀戀漀甀琀⸀ 
ARES will need to provide for replacement operators when fatigue sets in. Food, ਀眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 猀氀攀攀瀀椀渀最 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 戀愀琀琀攀爀椀攀猀Ⰰ 昀甀攀氀 昀漀爀 最攀渀攀爀愀琀漀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 爀攀瀀氀愀挀攀洀攀渀琀 最攀愀爀 
for whatever fails will need to be arranged. The logistics challenge may escalate ਀焀甀椀挀欀氀礀⸀ 䄀刀䔀匀 愀渀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀最攀渀挀椀攀猀 眀椀氀氀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 渀攀攀搀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀愀洀
volunteers.਀
Emcomm assignments might include staffing one or more shelters, shadowing emergency ਀漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀猀 琀漀 愀挀琀 愀猀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀 氀椀渀欀Ⰰ 最愀琀栀攀爀椀渀最 眀攀愀琀栀攀爀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 
passing damage reports, passing messages regarding logistical and resource needs ਀漀昀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀最攀渀挀椀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀愀渀搀氀椀渀最 栀攀愀氀琀栀 愀渀搀 眀攀氀昀愀爀攀 椀渀焀甀椀爀椀攀猀Ⰰ 戀漀琀栀 椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 愀渀搀 
outgoing. In a widespread and serious disaster, after emergency and priority traffic਀椀猀 瀀愀猀猀攀搀Ⰰ 漀渀氀礀 漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 栀攀愀氀琀栀 愀渀搀 眀攀氀昀愀爀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀漀猀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀 
zone to loved ones outside, will be allowed. Later, when that is taken care of, ਀椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 栀攀愀氀琀栀 愀渀搀 眀攀氀昀愀爀攀 椀渀焀甀椀爀椀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 氀漀瘀攀搀 漀渀攀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀 稀漀渀攀 琀漀 
those inside, can be accommodated. The reason for this order is that in the chaos ਀漀昀 愀 搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀 稀漀渀攀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 琀漀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 漀爀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 
recipients than it is to find their loved ones outside the disaster zone.਀
You, as an emcomm volunteer, need to remain flexible. Nets will be established and ਀猀栀甀琀 搀漀眀渀 愀猀 渀攀攀搀猀 挀栀愀渀最攀⸀ 夀漀甀爀 愀猀猀椀最渀洀攀渀琀猀 眀椀氀氀 瘀愀爀礀 昀爀漀洀 栀漀甀爀 琀漀 栀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 洀椀渀甀琀攀 
to minute. The old expression "painting a moving train" describes this activity ਀焀甀椀琀攀 眀攀氀氀⸀ 匀琀爀攀猀猀 氀攀瘀攀氀猀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 栀椀最栀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 礀漀甀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 猀琀愀礀 挀漀漀氀⸀ 䄀猀 琀栀攀 攀洀攀爀最攀渀挀礀 
gets under control and normal communications methods are gradually restored to ਀栀愀渀搀氀攀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀昀昀椀挀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀攀琀 愀挀琀椀瘀椀琀礀 搀椀洀椀渀椀猀栀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 渀攀琀猀 愀爀攀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 搀攀愀挀琀椀瘀愀琀攀搀⸀
਀夀漀甀 挀愀渀 戀攀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀愀猀琀攀爀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 愀最攀渀挀椀攀猀 眀椀氀氀 挀漀渀搀甀挀琀 攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀猀 愀渀搀 
analysis of what they did right and wrong in order to be better prepared in the ਀昀甀琀甀爀攀⸀ 䄀刀䔀匀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀眀椀猀攀Ⰰ 眀椀氀氀 爀攀瘀椀攀眀 愀渀搀 愀渀愀氀礀稀攀 琀栀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀椀瘀攀渀攀猀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀洀挀漀洀洀 
activity. This task should be done soon after the disaster, while it is still ਀昀爀攀猀栀 椀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀✀猀 洀椀渀搀⸀ 䌀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀瘀攀 挀爀椀琀椀焀甀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 挀愀渀 最爀攀愀琀氀礀 椀洀瀀爀漀瘀攀 
ARES's effectiveness next time the "big one hits."਀