Back to Basics September 21, 2019 MST Forms Bootcamp Back to Basics September 21, 2019

Why Use Forms? To promote consistency in the management and documentation of incidents in the spirit of NIMS To facilitate effective use of mutual aid Forms simplify the transmission and receipt of messages … when everyone uses the same version of the form.

Common Forms Used by MST There are numerous forms; however those listed below are the common ones that a MST radio operator is likely to use: Number Name Purpose MST 006 Daily Activity Report Personnel Accountability for your site MST 007 Log Sheet Log messages sent and received MST 015 Hospital Capacity Report (District 6) (There are numbered forms for each District) Master tracking sheet for bed counts at facilities in a District   MST Hospital Capacity Slip Cheat sheet to facilitate efficiently sending a voice report MST 019 MST Hospital Damage Assessment Information about facility damage ICS 205 Incident Radio Communications Plan List of radio frequencies and associated settings to be used for the incident ICS 213 General Message Similar to an Inter-Office Memo ICS 213 RR WA Resource Request Form “Order form” of items needed to be purchased for the incident – Required by WA EMD ICS 214 Activity Log Record details of notable activities during your shift HICS 213 General Message Form Hospital version of the ICS 213

Handling Messages Passing messages is our primary duty Do not “fix” a message after it is given to you Get the originator to clarify a message if necessary Get the originator to make more succinct if necessary Tell net control which form you will be using BEFORE you start voice transmission of a report! “Mednet, this is Valley with an ICS213 to transmit. Please advise when ready to copy.” Have blank forms available and ready Use Standard prowords and phrases Speak SLOWLY so recipient can copy the message! Pause frequently

Prowords and Phrases Initials I C S Figures 1 2 3 Mixed-group ABC123 Amateur call AE7CR Terri, I spell, Tango Echo Romeo Romeo India John was, Correction, I say again, John will Affirmative – “yes” Negative – “no” Break – signal a break between message parts End of Message – denotes end of message

Prowords and Phrases (continued) All After – used to request fills on content after quoted text Word(s) After – used to request fills on one or more words after quoted text Words Between – used to request fills between quoted text parts Over – terminates transmission (response is required) Out – terminates transmission (no response required) Roger – confirms receipt Period – a period or decimal point Slant – a forward slash

Suggested Voice Practices Content of a form is relayed in sequence – top to bottom, left to right It takes longer to write a message than it does to read it. Sending station needs to slow down/pause between items/sentences so receiving station can accurately write the message Receiving station should write message in block print capital letters for ease of reading On MST forms such as the Damage Assessment, DO NOT report fields that don’t have damage (lines a-m) or are functional (lines n-w)

MST Hospital Capacity Report Hospital – Highline Date/Time – September 21, 2019 0800 Reported by: Ida Know Sierra 1 – yes Sierra 3 – no Alpha 1 – 5 Alpha 2 – 8 Bravo 1 – 2 Bravo 2 – 4 Charlie 1 – 18 Charlie 2 – 2 Charlie 3 – 3 Charlie 4 – 2 End of Message

Questions? Please contact Carol Reed/AE7CR at cmreed98058@hotmail.com