1. Emergency Communications Course
Serial 1801
2 June 2018

2. Schedule 0900 - 0910 Introduction
   Regional Emergency Management Organization
   Incident Command System
   Break
   NS Repeater System
1100 - 1110   Radio Nets
   Message Form and Station Log
   Transmitting a Message and RT Procedures
   Lunch
   Operating Rules
   Callout Procedures
   Practical Exercise
   Wrap Up

3. Administrative
Washrooms
Lunch
Course material

4. Principles of Emergency Communications
Accuracy
Conciseness
Speed
Standard Procedures
Get the Message Through!
A. ACCURACY: It is absolutely vital that emergency communications be relayed with the utmost accuracy. Omissions or incorrect information can cause inconvenience at best, and can be tragic at worst. Radio operators must always transmit and copy messages as given;
B. CONCISENESS: During a SAR situation there is no time for unnecessary or redundant information. Radio operators must attempt to be as concise as possible, consistent with accuracy; and
SPEED: Speed and efficiency are important operating characteristics for emergency communications. Important messages, even if concise and accurately relayed, are of no use if delivered too late.
Standard procedures: Numerous exercises and real-life events have confirmed that standardized procedures are vital. This includes terminology, frequencies, equipment compatibility and communications formats. For Amateurs, this means that we must have standardized procedures, compatible with the agencies we support, that we exercise on a regular basis. The time to learn this stuff is BEFORE an emergency! 4

5. Questions?