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Spring Field Day 2012: Statewide Emergency Comms Exercise Overview

Learn about the purpose, participants, tasks, and objectives of the Statewide Emergency Communications Exercise held on Spring Field Day 2012. Enhance unity of effort and interoperability in communication systems.

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Spring Field Day 2012: Statewide Emergency Comms Exercise Overview

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  1. SPRING FIELD DAY 2012:STATEWIDE EMERGENCY COMMS EXERCISE Dave Martin AAR6JN/AAM6ETX/K5YFO TX ARMY MARS EMERGENCY OFFICER

  2. PURPOSE • Who are we and why exercise? • What is Spring Field Day? • Participants • Exercise • Situation • Goals • Objectives

  3. CCG ORGANIZATION

  4. OPS SECTION-AMATEUR RADIO GROUP

  5. AMATEUR RADIO GROUP TASKS • PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON AMATEUR RADIO SYSTEMS • PROMOTEUNITY OF EFFORT AND INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN MARS, ARES AND RACES • ORGANIZE BACKUP VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATIONS FOR RESPONDING ORGANIZATIONS • ASSIST IN THE COLLECTION OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DATA.

  6. UNITY OF EFFORT—Happens when: • Respect each organization’s CHAIN OF COMMAND (ICS-800A) • There are COMMON OBJECTIVES AND PLANS • Defined ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Use COMMON TECHNOLOGY • Organized with STANDARDIZED TYPING • Train TOGETHER • SPRING FIELD DAY 2012 (4-5 May 2012)

  7. SPRING FIELD DAY--2012 • WHAT IS IT • PARTICIPANTS • MISSION • OBJECTIVES • SCENARIO

  8. FIELD DAY EXERCISE • OPERATE STATIONS UNDER PORTABLE CONDITIONS, • EMPLOY EMERGENCY POWER, • EMPLOY EMERGENCY/BACK-UP ANTENNA SYSTEMS, • SEND/RECEIVE MESSAGE TRAFFIC VIA THE RADIO E-MAIL SYSTEM (WINLINK), • ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY WITH MARS, RACES AND ARES NETWORKS.

  9. SFD-12 PARTICIPANTS • MARS: • TX ARMY MARS • With REGION 6 SUPPORT • ARES: • STX, NTX and WTX • Liaison with Gulf states to the east. • RACES: • STATE –SOC • SOME DDC’s

  10. SCENARIO • HISTORY: • SEP, 1859 CARRINGTON EVENT • MAR, 1989 Quebec, • SEP, 2005 X17 FLARE during Katrina recovery • MAR, 2012—impacts satellite communications • LOSS OF THE INTERNET— • MASSIVE SOLAR STORM • ELECTRICAL GRID • TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  11. OBJECTIVES • OPERATE IN A RADIO ONLY (NO INTERNET ENVIRONMENT). • ESTABLISH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AT ALL LEVELS: • CITY/COUNTY TO DDC (ARES/RACES) • DEPLOY ON-CALL RESPONSE TEAMS (ARES) • DDC & DPS REGIONS TO SOC (RACES) • STRATEGIC/BACKUP COMMS FOR TXMF (MARS) • EXCHANGE TRAFFIC BETWEEN MARS/ARES/RACES • MOVE RECORD TRAFFIC (voice/data) FOR SITUATIONAL AWARNESS • USE ALL AVAILABLE MODES AND TOOLS (WITHOUT INTERNET)

  12. MISSION • CONDUCT SIMULATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS • FROM EOC’S AND PORTABLE LOCATIONS • USING EMERGENCY POWER • TEMPORARY ANTENNAS • ESTABLISH AUXILIARY COMMUNICATIONS FROM LOCAL TO STATE LEVELS • SUPPORT EMERGENCY MGMT AND UNITS OF TEXAS MILITARY FORCES

  13. Participants Organization. Capabilities. How they will adapt to the scenario.

  14. CONTACT INFO • DAVE MARTIN • K5YFO@WT.NET • C:817.313.0800 • www.preparing texas.org • www.txarmymars.org

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