1. Ohio Section ARESMAT C. Matthew Curtin, KD8TTE/OES

2. ARESMAT (ARRL) “The ARESMAT concept recognizes that a neighboring section's ARES resources can be quickly overwhelmed in a large-scale disaster. ARES members in the affected areas may be preoccupied with mitigation of their own personal situations and therefore not be able to respond in local ARES operations.”

3. Ohio ARESMAT Mission To provide communications as a direct service to the general public through government and relief agencies … when requested by those agencies.

4. Ohio ARESMAT Vision Mutual Assistance Respond upon request Mission Ready Self-sustaining

5. Most Likely Deployment Scenarios Call for Challenging Operating Conditions

6. Being Mission-Ready Means Defining and Maintaining Operating Standards

7. Getting Operational What Is Done 1.Mission and Charter 2.Standard Op Guide 3.Application 4.Go-Bag Spec 5.Clothing Spec 6.Training Spec 7.Staffing Plan What Is Next 1.Organization of Teams 2.Team Member Guides 3.Training Plan 4.Conduct of Training 5.Qualification

8. This Time Next Year We are ready to deploy. We will have established a roster of deployable operators who have demonstrated qualifications. We will have established operating standards, trained to them, performed tabletop exercises, and a full-scale exercise.

9. Radiogram (Preferred): KD8TTE, Bexley, OH Email: kd8tte@arrl.net