North Bay Amateur Radio Association Community Emergency Plan

If you are in immediate danger call 911

MISSION STATEMENT

When called into service, the NBARA provides reliable and effective communications support to the City of American Canyon during drills and disasters.

PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document provides the WHEN, WHO, WHERE and HOW the NBARA will provide support to the City of American Canyon.

CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS DOCUMENT

NBARA Powell L. Helems Sr. (707) 334-62561; email [email protected]

Contents

Officers Distribution List……………………………………………………….. 2 Contents………………………………………………………………….……… 3 Calling Tree……………………………………………………………………... 4 Major Local Risk Assessment………………………………………………….. 5 Key Locations with Emergency Services…….………………………………… 5 Emergency Contact List………………………………………………………. 6 Community Organizations that may identify vulnerable people or Communities in an Emergency………………………………………………... 6 Weekly Check in to Test NBARA Communications……………………..…… 6 Activation Triggers…………………………………………………………….. 7 First Steps in an Emergency…………………………………………………… 7 Priority Frequency Check In upon Activation………………………………… 8 ICS 205 NBARA Communications Plan……………………………………… 9 Communications Roles………………………………………………………… 11 Plan Amendment List………………………………………………………….. 11 Attachment A…………………………………………………………………… 12 Attachment B…………………………………………………………………… 13 Attachment C…………………………………………………………………… 14 Attachment D: NBARA basic HT go kit……………………………………….. 16 CERT FORMS…………………………………………………………………. 17

CALL TREE CITY OF AMERICAN CANYON

American Canyon EOC Calls ACCERT Board

ACCERT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Calls NBARA

NBARA REPEATERSNET CONTROL VHF LOGISTICSUHF LOGISTICS NBARA

CROSS BAND REPEATER AT NBARA MOBLIE VEHICLE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS VHF &UHF&GMRS&FRS

NBARA NBARA NBARA NBARA ALPHA BRAVO CHARLIE DELTA E

1. City of American Canyon-IC will call ACCERT Emergency Contact List.

2. ACCERT Board of directors we call NBARA to activate.

3. The First Contact will be Net Control unless relieved.

4. Team Leaders are assigned as needed by net control and two members assigned to EOC when requested.

5. NBARA Net Control checks in and reports back to Vallejo EOC.

6. The Net Control then becomes the only contact between EOC and Net Control.

7. Net Control assigns radio operator to a CERT team when requested.

MAJOR LOCAL RISK ASSESSMENT

IMPACT ON What can the NBARA RISK COMMUNITY do to prepare? Earthquake Local streets impacted Alternate routes (Paper Maps) Blocked access to evacuation routes Secondary EOC Flood Blocked access to Emergency Net Control – Training Set Drills Fires Services Cross Band Repeater Training Power Outages ACFD/ACPD CERT Training FEMA IS-700, IS- Communications go down 200.b,ARRL EC-001

KEY LOCATIONS WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES

POTENTIAL IN CONTACT DETAILS BUILDING LOCATION AN EMERGENCY OF KEY HOLDERS

EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST AMERICAN CANYON CERT BOARD of DIRECTORS

24HR NAME TITLE EMAIL CALL SIGN TELEPHONE# POWELL HELEMS Cell# (707) 334-6256 DIRECTOR [email protected] KK6YVV SR. Hm# (707) 643-8197 DEPUTY Cell# (707) 853-8487 MARY TABBERT [email protected] KM6JCP DIRECTOR Hm# (707) 643-8197 BETH MARCUS SECRETARY Cell# (707) 331-2363 [email protected] N/A DIRECTOR BRIAN BENNETT OF Cell# (707) 319-2280 [email protected] KM6QNM TRAINING

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY IDENTIFY VULNERBLE PEOPLE OR COMMUNITIES IN AN EMERGANCY

ORGANIZATION NAME AND ROLE OF CONTACT PHONE NUMBER CVNL RED CROSS SALVATION ARMY CART

Weekly Check-in to Test NBARA Communications

To maintain a level of readiness for activating the Emergency Plan, NBARA conducts a weekly on-air net controlled check-in held every Thursday evening at 1900 hours on the K6LI and the W6CO repeater systems. The scripted protocol used by the Net Controller for the check-in is displayed on Attachment C. NBARA strongly encourages all members to participate in the weekly check-in to test their communications equipment, practice adherence to the check-in procedures, and to practice and improve their on-air communications skills

Activation Triggers

1. ACCERT Board of Directors contacts NBARA

2. Self-Activation – In the event of a widespread or major incident, get on the air and LISTEN. If first on the air, assume Net Control Station (NCS) role until other stations are available. Check-in to the net by giving your call sign, then LISTEN for instructions.

Deactivation is controlled by (NCS).

FIRST STEPS IN AN EMERGENCY

ORDER INSTRUCTIONS TICK 1 Make Yourself, your family, and your property is safe. 2 Setup Net Control Station (NCS) vie NBARA Repeater 3 Members check in to (NCS) when available. Members to Monitor (NCS) (NCS) contact EOC Communicator that NBARA is available for Assistance for 4 Communications Services 5 Be Ready for Assignments and Continue to monitor (NCS) 6 Be a Team Communicator for your neighborhood.

PRIORITY FREQUENCY CHECK-IN UP ACTIVATION

1. 442.425PL 88.5 (+) PRIMARY 70 CM REPEATER 2. 145.310 PL 88.5 (-) SECONDARY 2M REPEATER 3. 446.050 PRIMARY 70CM SIMPLEX 4. 145.310 SECONDARY 2M REPEATER

ICS 205 NBARA COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

Communication Roles

Team Communicator

The Team Communicator is assigned to a CERT team. Basic equipment list: • 2m/70cm hand-held transceiver (HT) • High gain antenna in addition to your radio normal antenna • Headphones • Extra HT batteries, charger • Power adapters for auxiliary power options • pencil/pen and paper • Paper street map of Vallejo • Flash light

EOC Communicator

The EOC communicator is a station at the VFD EOC that interfaces between NBARA members on the net and the (IC) Incident Commander.

Net Control Station

The net control station (NCS) organizes and controls on air activities.

Plan Amendment List

DATE OF DETAILS OF CHANGES MADE DATE OF AMENDMENT LAST CHANGES MADE BY: REVISION

Attachment A

Statement of Application Paper (SOAP)

The Purpose of This Paper

This paper describes how the North Bay Amateur Radio Association (NBARA) applies its' resources to supply communications during disasters and drills to the City of Vallejo.

The Date of This Paper

As of this date ______the NBARA provides amateur radio (ham) services to the City of Vallejo.

The Governing Regulations

The Code of Federal Regulations 47 § 97.401 - Operation, the Public Law 103-408, the Senate Bill S 1755 - The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009, and the House of Representatives HR 2160 of 2009 supplies the governing regulations for those. See Appendix A.

The Bodies Involved in This Paper

Those involved in this paper are Departments of the City of Vallejo, such as the Fire and Police Departments, and the North Bay Amateur Radio Association.

The Duties of Those in this Paper

The departments of the City of Vallejo supplies training and materials as necessary for support of those volunteers to the City of Vallejo.

The NBARA acts as a communications support activity to the City of Vallejo during drills and disasters.

The NBARA trains persons desiring an Amateur Radio License. Training is also accomplished through Kids Days, Field Days, and Simulated Emergency Tests (SET), participation in C.E.R.T. drills with the Fire and Police Departments, supplying communications for the Vallejo 4th of July Parades, and other events.

The NBARA owns and maintains its own (VHF) radio repeater on 145.310 MHz, with a PL of 88.5 Hz and UHF radio repeater on 442.425 PL 88.5 (+). This repeater is used during drills and disasters. The NBARA meets on this repeater every Thursday evening at 1900 hours. Training exercises are also held on this repeater, so that those hams that are not familiar with repeater operations may gain some practice.

Many of the NBARA members maintain and use their own amateur radio base stations, mobile radios, handheld radios, and antenna systems for these radios.

A number of these hams also are licensed with other radio services, such as General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), Family Radio Service (FRS), Aviation and Marine Radio Services. These hams also own and maintain radios for these services. 11

Attachment B

WHAT IS AMATEUR RADIO? Pronunciation: am·a·teur \a-mm-turn, -tur, -turn, -churl, -chord\ Function: noun Etymology: French, from Latin amator lover, from amaze to love

AMATEUR RADIO = ONE WHO LOVES RADIO: AS IN

Amateur Television with Slow Scan and Fast Scan Television (ATV)

Brass Pounders still like using a Key with Continuous Wave (CW) and Morse code

Communicate from Earth-Moon-Earth via moon bouncing (EME)

Computer Communications through Packet Radio

Contesting by Making Multiple Contacts within Time Limits

Continued Radio education through American Radio Relay League (ARRL) radio courses

Emergency Communications through Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Radio Amateur

Civil Emergency Service (RACES), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Auxiliary Communications System (ACS)

Handling traffic with the Armed Forces through Military Affiliate Radio Services (MARS) for the Army, Navy/Marines, and Air Force

Home Brewed Equipment by Building Projects of all types

Location finding through Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) and Global Positioning System (GPS)

Long Distance Communication and Reporting ( Dxing) and the DXCC Program

Meeting other Hams through Clubs, Hamfests, Conferences, and Rag-chewing Operating and Contesting with the least amount of power (QRP)

Public Service Events Assisting Police, Fire, Sheriff, ALERT, CERT, Red Cross, and Salvation Army

Public Service Events for All type of Parades, Races, and Bicycle Rides, and contests

Satellite Communications via Amateur Satellite (AMSAT) orbiting satellites

Traffic Handling through the National Traffic System (NTS)

Using Digital Modes of Transmission and Reception by Teletype Over Radio (TOR) through RTTY, PSK31, AMTOR, PACTOR, and D- Star Systems

Work with Various Type of Radio Networks such as Controlled Nets, Traffic Nets, Emergency Service Nets, Technical Service Nets, Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) Nets, Bulletin Boards, and Swap Nets

Working Awards such as Worked all States or Counties Awards in the U.S.A.

Worldwide Communications through Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)

Emergency Net Script

QST, QST, QST. This is the Vallejo-Napa emergency net. This is (not) a drill. This net will be activated until all emergency or priority traffic is passed. It will also be opened on every odd numbered hour for check-ins if the emergency exists.

This is CALL, Name, Tactical CALL Net Control. This is a directed net. Direct all calls through Net Control.

The net is conducted on the Vallejo repeater, K6LI; output 145.310 – 88.5 and optionally on a link with the Napa repeater, W6CO; Output 442.800 + 151.4. Cross Band repeaters may also be available and details will be announced on this frequency as required.

Emergency or priority traffic can be listed at any time. Check-ins will be taken by call sign suffix. When you check in give your call sign, name and tactical call sign, if any.

Check-ins begin now with call suffixes:

Alpha through Charlie

Delta through Foxtrot

Golf through Hotel

India through Kilo

Lima through November

Oscar through Quebec

Romeo through Tango

Uniform through Whiskey

X-ray through Zulu Attachment C cont.

This is (not) a drill.

Pass all listed traffic (Emergency and Priority first) using the following format:

Tactical call (or FCC call) call Tactical call and pass your traffic for Addressee or Location. If no receiving station available, ask originating if they wish to hold or cancel listing. Note: Receiving station should be one that can deliver the message locally or, if out of area, a station in BTS or MARS or with other regional or long range net contacts (such as the California Emergency Net). 13

Attachment D:

NBARA Basic HT Go Kit

• • 5-Watt Dual band HT • • Hard copy of HT manual • • Programming cable • • USB Thumb drive with drivers, programing software and digital copy of manual • • 2 fully charged battery packs • • AA or AAA battery case • • AA or AAA pack of batteries • • AC Wall charger • • DC adapter & cigarette plug cord for HT • • Note book, clipboard and log sheet • • CERT Forms • • Several pens and pencils • • Earphone and/or speaker mike • • Copy of current FCC Operating License • • Programmed with NBARA band plan • • Storage bag

Officers Distribution List

ISSUED NAME ROLE PHONE EMAIL DATE Ronald Dill President 707-980-0857 [email protected] Vice Kitty Powell 707-642-5863 President [email protected] Gary Gross Secretary 707642-5863 [email protected] Mathew Treasurer 707-373-2970 Pearce [email protected]