1. Disaster Effects Loss of power Loss of communication Loss of mobility

2. Effective Comms Plan: Restores communications Lessens impact of mobility loss Facilitates aid to those with power loss and other needs

3. Ward Size 90 miles wide, 25 miles tall About 1,700 square miles Bigger than Rhode Island Bigger than a dozen countries

4. Responsibility Bishop’s Ours

5. How? Area plan Stake plan Ward plan Family plan

6. Plan Guidelines Disaster relief w/o telephone Can act under direction of local civil authorities Call communications specialist Plan how to communicate inside and outside of ward Put plan into practice

7. Stake Comms Plan

8. Ward Comms Plan

9. Family Comms Plan

10. Philosophies Communications, not radio Don’t assume others are able to communicate Don’t re-invent the wheel Plan for worst case, perform in any case “A plan on paper is a plan in need. A plan in practice is a plan to succeed.”

11. Types of Comms Land line, cell phone Internet (e-mail, chat, Vonage, etc.) Visits (foot, bike, car, boat, etc.) Radio (CB, FRS, ham)

17. Which is best?

19. Amateur (Ham) Radio

20. Organizations ARRL-Amateur Radio Relay League RACES-Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service. Government support ARES-Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Non-government support SARA-Siouxland Amateur Radio Association

21. What Is a Radio?

23. Radio Parts

27. Amateur (Ham) Radio

28. Echolink Requirements Internet connection No radio Amateur license Microphone and speakers

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