Washington County ARES July 2014

Visitors

Upgrades & Certificates

Stations – Served Agencies

Leagal – K2ASP A Bill has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives, to extend the reach of PRB-1, to Home Owner Associations and CC&Rs. (HR 4969) Recently the Community Associations Institute, an advocacy group for Home Owner Associations.

Field Day June 27th – 29th

There was setup

Sharing the Joy of Ham Radio

Fascinating

Mountain Wave Search & Rescue

Rescue

Beaverton Police

Freinds

Digital Modes

Beaverton CERT

Incident Commander K7JPF

EC KE7WKM

We are Communicators - In the field ** Pass on the message ** Sometimes the message may be fragmented or incomplete. -Send the message anyway – -Of course you can help fix it up with the senders help. -The more the sender uses the tool the more proficient they get -At a minimum you need the recipient The recipient could be a group on or off the net. -Keep track of who wanted the message sent, if you have a response.

Tour de Cure Tour De Cure – July 26 th pg=entry pg=entry Need help with event communications at the event HQ, rest stops and SAG (Support and Gear) ride-alongs Chris P W7CLP

Oregon ARES Leadership Conference August Sisters, Oregon

September 2014 Mash Up Page 1 Oregon ARES/RACES September 2014 Mash Up September 13, – 1400 The September Mash Up is an Oregon ARES/RACES emergency power, field exercise to be held Saturday, September 13th. The purpose of the exercise is to promote training in emergency communications, exercise equipment and build partnerships between ARES, CERT, Red Cross and other auxiliary communications groups.

Oregon Int’l Air Show Sept 19 th – 21 st No word

Harvest Century Needs Your Help! The 2014 Harvest Century is seeking volunteers for SAG support. This bicycle ride is scheduled for Sunday, September 28th, and raises money for Community Vision, a local non-profit dedicated to helping developmentally disabled adults in the Portland area. You must have a truck, van, or SUV with bike rack, and room for 2-3 riders in your vehicle. With three courses spanning over a hundred miles, and 1500 riders, this will be a busy day for all involved. The course tours Washington County, with brief excursions into Yamhill County and Clackamas County. Volunteers will be reimbursed for mileage and lunch is provided. The event is expected to run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but final scheduling has not been completed, flexibility is appreciated. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Anthony Mayernik at or

Unit Certification - Basic I. Basic Certification Functional in 6 hours 4 members = 72 hours – 12 on 12 off ICS courses IS-100,IS-200, and IS-700. Additionally, the EC has completed all of the foregoing classes. The ARES/RACES unit participates in at least one of two annual Section Simulated Emergency Tests (SET)

Unit Certification - Intermediate Battery backup at repeater site (or emergency power on-site, or available to be brought to the site) RMS Packet connectivity to a network “neighbor” node. 2.2 Readiness: Practical use to the County EM shall be not more than 4 hours. 2.3 Sustainability: 8-hour shifts for 72 hours = 6 members The EC is not a shift worker and is free to exercise management, supervisory and coordination activities for the incident. 2.4 Training: training are held not less than monthly An annual total of at least 24 hours of training is conducted and documented. Exercises and/or actual events may count toward this total. 2.5 Professional Development/Continuing Education: All “active” members have completed IS-100, IS-200, and IS Additionally, the EC has completed FEMA Courses IS Exercises: The ARES/RACES unit participates in both Section SET’s annually. Each local or regional exercise with a local served agency or participation in an actual incident may replace a requirement for an SET.

Unit Certification - Advanced 3.1 Capabilities: All of the requirements for Basic and Intermediate, plus: HF operation on 160 and 60 Meters NVIS mode HF antenna Emergency power or battery back-up for OADN equipment at the EOC Access to EOC LAN for direct delivery of Winlink radio 3.2 Readiness: The time to bring up all systems to a level of practical use to the County EM shall be not more than 2 hours. The sole judge of whether the systems are of practical use is the County EM This EOC amateur radio station shall have a dedicated telephone number or extension, and County LAN access to redirect SMTP for successful delivery direct to the recipient In Counties where a mobile or transportable Incident Command Post (ICP) issued in lieu of a fixed location EOC, the above requirements will apply to it In Counties where both an EOC and mobile Command Posts exist, it will be at the sole discretion of the County EM as to where the capabilities are installed. 3.3 Sustainability: All the requirements for Basic and Intermediate, plus: Enough additional “active” and/or “auxiliary” members exist to field significant off-site additional capabilities as may be requested by the County EM. 3.4 Training: All the requirements for Basic and Intermediate, plus: A written, annual plan of training is published and distributed Training records are established, and individuals are tested and certified for positional duties. 3.5 Professional Development/Continuing Education: All “active” members have completed FEMA Courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and have completed or are enrolled in ICS course IS Additionally, the EC has completed DHS Type III All-Hazard Comm. Unit Leader training. 3.6 Exercises: The ARES/RACES unit participates in both of the Section’s SET’s, and develops or participates in at least one local or regional exercise with a local served agency.

Task List 1 - RADO Anthony Mayernic Pat Roberson W7PAT Steve Taylor N7BEF Bob Yolton W7ZXX

Winlink Message Form Review The schedule will be as follows: - Friday June 27th - SERVICE Message - Friday July 4th - ACTIVATION Message - Friday July 11th - DOE Message - Friday July 18th - SITREP Message - Friday July 25th - ICS213 Message - Friday August 1st - REQUEST for Assistance Lisa Clarke, KE7NIY OR ASEC-Training ARES/RACES

UASI is now RDPO Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization

Clear 0n Your Final What Did I Miss

Basic Certification 1.1 Capabilities: An area VHF repeater is available and operational The State supplied full OADN equipment package is installed and operational The County is current with its last four Quarterly OADN testing schedule 1.2 Readiness: The EC can demonstrate the ability of his unit to activate the required equipment and people to provide an operational, practical use communications system to the County EM within 6 hours. The sole judge of whether the systems are of practical use is the County EM. 1.3 Sustainability: Enough “active” members, with State issued ARES/RACES ID cards, and local agency ID cards if required, are available to staff each equipment position using12-hour on and 12-hour off shifts for 72 hours. An “active” member is defined as someone who has attended 75% or more of scheduled training meetings. 1.4 Training: Meetings held for the express purpose of training are held not less than quarterly An annual total of at least 12 hours of training is conducted and documented. Exercises and/or actual events may count toward this total Training conducted is hands-on using the actual personal equipment owned by the individual members, and the actual equipment used in support of the local Emergency Manager The minimum training requirements are as outlined in the latest Section Model Training Plan Attendance records are kept. 1.5 Professional Development/Continuing Education All “active” members have completed, or are enrolled in, ICS courses IS-100,IS-200, and IS-700. Additionally, the EC has completed all of the foregoing classes. 1.6 Exercises: The ARES/RACES unit participates in at least one of two annual Section Simulated Emergency Tests (SET)

Intermediate Certification 2.1 Capabilities: All of the requirements of Basic Certification plus: Battery backup at repeater site (or emergency power on-site, or available to be brought to the site) RMS Packet connectivity to a network “neighbor” node. 2.2 Readiness: All of the requirements of Basic Certification plus: The time to bring up all systems to a level of practical use to the County EM shall be not more than 4 hours. The sole judge of whether the systems are of practical use is the County EM In Counties where a mobile or transportable Incident Command Post (ICP) is used in lieu of a fixed location EOC, the above requirements will apply to it In Counties where both an EOC and mobile Command Post exist, it will be at the sole discretion of the County EM as to where the capabilities are installed. 2.3 Sustainability: Enough “active” members, with State issued ARES/RACES ID cards, and local agency ID cards if required, are available to staff each equipment position at the primary EOC using 8-hour shifts for 72 hours The EC is not a shift worker and is free to exercise management, supervisory and coordination activities for the incident. 2.4 Training: Meetings held for the express purpose of training are held not less than monthly An annual total of at least 24 hours of training is conducted and documented. Exercises and/or actual events may count toward this total Training conducted is hands-on using the actual personal equipment owned by the individual members, and the actual equipment used in support of the local Emergency Manager The minimum training requirements are as outlined in the latest Section Model Training Plan Attendance records are kept Classroom lecture and demonstrations are used A lesson plan is prepared and handouts, guides, overheads or power point are used to enhance learning, retention and interest. 2.5 Professional Development/Continuing Education: All “active” members have completed IS-100, IS-200, and IS Additionally, the EC has completed FEMA Courses IS Exercises: The ARES/RACES unit participates in both Section SET’s annually. Each local or regional exercise with a local served agency or participation in an actual incident may replace a requirement for an SET.

Advanced Certification 3.1 Capabilities: All of the requirements for Basic and Intermediate, plus: HF operation on 160 and 60 Meters NVIS mode HF antenna Emergency power or battery back-up for OADN equipment at the EOC Access to EOC LAN for direct delivery of Winlink radio 3.2 Readiness: The time to bring up all systems to a level of practical use to the County EM shall be not more than 2 hours. The sole judge of whether the systems are of practical use is the County EM This EOC amateur radio station shall have a dedicated telephone number or extension, and County LAN access to redirect SMTP for successful delivery direct to the recipient In Counties where a mobile or transportable Incident Command Post (ICP) isused in lieu of a fixed location EOC, the above requirements will apply to it In Counties where both an EOC and mobile Command Posts exist, it will be at the sole discretion of the County EM as to where the capabilities are installed. 3.3 Sustainability: All the requirements for Basic and Intermediate, plus: Enough additional “active” and/or “auxiliary” members exist to field significant off-site additional capabilities as may be requested by the County EM. 3.4 Training: All the requirements for Basic and Intermediate, plus: A written, annual plan of training is published and distributed Training records are established, and individuals are tested and certified for positional duties. 3.5 Professional Development/Continuing Education: All “active” members have completed FEMA Courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and have completed or are enrolled in ICS course IS Additionally, the EC has completed DHS Type III All-Hazard Comm. Unit Leader training. 3.6 Exercises: The ARES/RACES unit participates in both of the Section’s SET’s, and develops or participates in at least one local or regional exercise with a local served agency.