SPRING FIELD DAY 2012:
STATEWIDE
EMERGENCY COMMS EXERCISE
Dave Martin
AAR6JN/AAM6ETX/K5YFO
TX ARMY MARS
EMERGENCY OFFICER
PURPOSE
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Who are we and why exercise?
What is Spring Field Day?
Participants
Exercise
– Situation
– Goals
– Objectives
CCG ORGANIZATION
CCG
INCIDENT
COORDINATOR
AMATEUR
RADIO
GROUP
SATILLITE
GROUP
OPERATIONS
SECTION
PLANNING
SECTION
FINANCE
GROUP
IT
GROUP
RADIO
GROUP
PRIVATE
SECTOR
GROUP
LOGISTICS
OPS SECTIONAMATEUR RADIO GROUP
Amateur Radio
Group
(Army MARS Lead)
MARS
ARES
RACES
AMATEUR RADIO GROUP
TASKS
• PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON
AMATEUR RADIO SYSTEMS
• PROMOTE UNITY OF EFFORT AND
INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN MARS, ARES
AND RACES
• ORGANIZE BACKUP VOICE/DATA
COMMUNICATIONS FOR RESPONDING
ORGANIZATIONS
• ASSIST IN THE COLLECTION OF
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DATA.
UNITY OF EFFORT—
Happens when:
• Respect each organization’s CHAIN OF
COMMAND (ICS-800A)
• There are COMMON OBJECTIVES AND PLANS
• Defined ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Use COMMON TECHNOLOGY
• Organized with STANDARDIZED TYPING
• Train TOGETHER
– SPRING FIELD DAY 2012 (4-5 May 2012)
SPRING FIELD DAY--2012
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WHAT IS IT
PARTICIPANTS
MISSION
OBJECTIVES
SCENARIO
FIELD DAY EXERCISE
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OPERATE STATIONS UNDER PORTABLE CONDITIONS,
EMPLOY EMERGENCY POWER,
EMPLOY EMERGENCY/BACK-UP ANTENNA SYSTEMS,
SEND/RECEIVE MESSAGE TRAFFIC VIA THE RADIO EMAIL SYSTEM (WINLINK),
• ESTABLISH COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY
WITH MARS, RACES AND ARES NETWORKS.
SFD-12 PARTICIPANTS
• MARS:
– TX ARMY MARS
– With REGION 6 SUPPORT
• ARES:
– STX, NTX and WTX
– Liaison with Gulf states to the east.
• RACES:
– STATE –SOC
– SOME DDC’s
SCENARIO
• HISTORY:
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SEP, 1859 CARRINGTON EVENT
MAR, 1989 Quebec,
SEP, 2005 X17 FLARE during Katrina recovery
MAR, 2012—impacts satellite communications
• LOSS OF THE INTERNET—
– MASSIVE SOLAR STORM
– ELECTRICAL GRID
– TELECOMMUNICATIONS
OBJECTIVES
• OPERATE IN A RADIO ONLY (NO INTERNET ENVIRONMENT).
• ESTABLISH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AT ALL LEVELS:
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CITY/COUNTY TO DDC (ARES/RACES)
DEPLOY ON-CALL RESPONSE TEAMS (ARES)
DDC & DPS REGIONS TO SOC (RACES)
STRATEGIC/BACKUP COMMS FOR TXMF (MARS)
• EXCHANGE TRAFFIC BETWEEN MARS/ARES/RACES
• MOVE RECORD TRAFFIC (voice/data) FOR SITUATIONAL
AWARNESS
• USE ALL AVAILABLE MODES AND TOOLS (WITHOUT INTERNET)
MISSION
• CONDUCT SIMULATED EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
• FROM EOC’S AND PORTABLE LOCATIONS
• USING EMERGENCY POWER
• TEMPORARY ANTENNAS
• ESTABLISH AUXILIARY COMMUNICATIONS
FROM LOCAL TO STATE LEVELS
• SUPPORT EMERGENCY MGMT AND UNITS OF
TEXAS MILITARY FORCES
Participants
Organization.
Capabilities.
How they will adapt to the scenario.
CONTACT INFO
• DAVE MARTIN
• [email protected]
• C:817.313.0800
• www.preparing texas.org
• www.txarmymars.org