AMATEUR RADIO & TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Dave Martin AAR6JN/AAM6ETX/K5YFO TX ARMY MARS EMERGENCY OFFICER

PURPOSE HOW DOES AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT TEXAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT? HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED. HOW WE OPERATE.

TEXAS EMERGENCY ORGANIZATIONS DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) TX DEM STATE OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION GROUP (CCG) DISASTER DISTRICTS CHAIR (DDC) RAPID RESPONSE TASK FORCES (RRTF) TEXAS MILITARY FORCES (TxMF)

TX RESPONSE CONCEPT LOCAL AND COUNTY OFFICIALS REQUEST SUPPORT FROM DISASTER DISTRICT (DDC) DDC REQUEST SUPPORT FROM SOC STATE COORDINATES EVACUATION, SHELTER RAPID RESPONSE TASK FORCES(?)

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION GROUP (CCG) CREATED BY TEXAS LEGISLATURE COORDINATES ALL COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYED DURING EMERGENCIES COMBINES STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS SUPPORTS LOCAL AUTHORITY (DDC’s)

CCG ORGANIZATION CCG INCIDENT COORDINATOR OPERATIONS SECTION AMATEUR RADIO GROUP SATILLITE GROUP IT GROUP RADIO GROUP PRIVATE SECTOR GROUP PLANNING SECTION FINANCE GROUP LOGISTICS

OPS SECTION- AMATEUR RADIO GROUP

AMATEUR RADIO GROUP TASKS PROVIDE THE CCG WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON AMATEUR RADIO SYSTEMS DURING THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT. FACILITATE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION OF AMATEUR RADIO ASSETS BETWEEN MARS, ARES AND RACES DURING DISASTERS. (UNITY OF EFFORT) PROVIDE A BACKUP LONG RANGE HF VOICE/DATA FOR SOC, CCG, DDC AND RRTF REACH BACK. ASSIST IN THE COLLECTION OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DATA.

UNITY OF EFFORT (ICS-800a) Unity of effort respects the chain of command of each participating organization while harnessing seamless coordination across jurisdictions in support of common objectives. Unity of effort through unified command: Response is a team effort. Effective unified command is indispensable to all response activities and requires clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each participating organization. Unity of Effort through planning.

UNITY OF EFFORT— MAKING IT HAPPEN COMMON OBJECTIVES AND PLANS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMMON TECHNOLOGY STANDARDIZED TYPING COOPERATIVE TRAINING

COMMON OBJECTIVES AND PLANS Advise the CCG on how amateur radio can achieve incident objectives. Developing concepts that support the local authority based on which organization can accomplish the mission with the available people in the time available. Support future Rapid Response Task Forces Defining appropriate Amateur Radio equipment Typing

PRIMARY Roles and Responsibilities BASED ON CLIENT TASKS, EQUIPMENT, PEOPLE, LOCATION AND TIME AVAILABLE. MARS SUPPORTS TXMF, CCG & RRTF ARES—RRTF, EVACUATION AND SHELTERS (STXHurricane Lead) RACES—COASTAL DDC’S TO SOC ALL—SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

AMATEUR RADIO GROUP GUIDELINES DOES NOT REPLACE LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SUPPORT COORDINATE AMATEUR RADIO RESPONSE TO AFFECTED AREA ORGANIZE AMATEUR RADIO SUPPORT TO RESPONDING TDEM UNITS. DETERMINE WHICH ORGANIZATION CAN BEST FILL ANY ASSIGNED TASKS USE ANY MODE AVAILABLE

UNITY OF EFFORT--COMMON TECHNOLOGY OVER HF RADIO MARS/AMATEUR WINLINK NETWORK SEND/RECEIVE to ANY address. COMMON ADDRESSING COMMON RADIO DATA SYSTEM LINKS ALL AMATEUR RADIO ORGANIZATIONS AMATEUR PACLINK (VHF/UHF WINLINK) FOR TACTICAL COMMS W/HF RELAY

CCG EQUIPMENT TRACKING (RASP) RASP—RADIOS, AMATEUR, SATELLITE, POSITIONS (4) Amateur Radio 2m and 70cm capabilities (3) Amateur Radio HF-SSB radio capabilities: (2) Amateur Radio Digital Mode Capabilities: PACTOR2, VHF/UHF PACKET (1) Amateur Radio Pactor 3 (State grant funded) Other Amateur Radio Capabilities: D-Star, IRLP, SSTV, APRS, HSMM, AMSAT, Linked repeater, etc.

MUTUAL TRAINING TX MARS FIELD DAYS (Spring/Fall). OPERATED WITH EMERGENCY POWER AND ANTENNAS 60 STATIONS, 10 FIELD SITES, 111 MSGs, SOC+CCG, 9 HRS FRI/SAT STX ARES—130 PARTICIPANTS, 7 COUNTIES, 4 RRTF’s, 3 HRS SAT STX ARES Exercise (June) EDUCATION PROGRAMS to Ham Radio Community

Next Steps? INCLUDE MORE AMATEUR GROUPS HF DIGITAL CAPABILITIES AT DDCs EXPAND MARS TO AIR FORCE AND NAVY/MARINE CORPS MARS MORE EXERCISES LIMITED CONTRIBUTION IF the CCG is NOT ACTIVATED!

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