1. Wireless
Institute
Civil
Emergency
Network

2. WICEN
Is a voluntary organisation primarily comprising of members of the Amateur Radio Service and others interested in emergency communications.

3. WICEN Is a member squad of the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA)
Is affiliated with the NSW State Emergency Service (SES)

4. N.E. Victoria Floods October 1993
Families Evacuated
900 + Houses Flooded
800 + Farms Flooded
1000’s of cattle put down
M$ Damage.

5. N.E. Victoria Floods October 1993
WICEN Provided Services For:
Victoria Police
Health and Community Services

6. N.E. Victoria Floods October 1993
WICEN Provided Services For:
Red Cross Victoria
Victoria State Emergency Service

7. WICEN’s role NSW Fires 1994 Communications: Gosford: Wyong:
SES Communications
Helicopter Support
Bush Fire Brigade
NPWS
NSWFB
CFA (Vic)
Police
Ambulance
Wyong:
BFB backup

8. WICEN’s role NSW Fires 1994 Technical Support: Equipment Relocation
Equipment Repair
Equipment Relocation
Repeater Maintenance
Communications Consultation
Equipment Sourcing / Installation

9. January 2003 Fires
WICEN ACT was asked to support the NSW Rural Fire Service by supplying trained personnel to assist in manning the Yarralumla Shire Fire Control and consisted of one person per shift per day for a full week (14 persons)

10. Typical tasks could include:
WICEN
Typical tasks could include:
The provision of radio links for groups with limited communication facilities of their own or without communications

11. WICEN ACT
Is the Community Service Arm of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club.

12. WICEN Relies on donations of equipment from various organisations
Is recognised by the Australian Communications & Media Authority as being eligible for Fee Free Radio Licences
Maintains all it’s own equipment through suitably qualified technical persons

13. HQ for a Car Rally

14. Radio Checkpoint at a Car Rally

15. A Rally Car Passes

16. Carriage Driving Championships