Overview of Red Cross’ Disaster Services Technology Ohio Buckeye Region April 11, 2015 1 Ohio Buckeye – Disaster Services Technology Team.
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Overview of Red Cross’Disaster Services
TechnologyOhio Buckeye Region
April 11, 20151Ohio Buckeye – Disaster Services Technology Team
I. ARRL & Red Cross Memorandum of Understanding
2. Two Faces of Emergency Communication
3. Disaster Communication Center /
Mobile Communication Center
4. Questions 2
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ARRL – Red Cross MOUMarch 25, 2010
1. Open Communication – Each organization will share current appropriate data regarding disasters…
2. Local partnerships – Each organization will encourage its local units to communicate with the other organizations…
3. Shared members – Each organization will encourage interest volunteers to be come members … of the other organization…
4. ARRL volunteers supporting the Red Cross – The ARRL may provide volunteers to assist the American Red Cross with communications in support of disaster relief roles…
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ARRL – Red Cross MOU
5. Red Cross members supporting the ARRL – Red Cross members affiliated with a local chapter that hold a valid FCC Amateur Radio License are encouraged to participate in the ARES program…
6. Radio station operations – It is understood and agreed that amateur radio operators, being licensed and regulated by the FCC, shall …exercise sole and exclusive control over the operation of their radios stations …
7. Radio operators – It is understood and agreed that radio operators have skills that extend beyond amateur radio frequencies… skills may be applied to operate on Red Cross frequencies
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ARRL – Red Cross MOU
8. FCC Licenses – The Red Cross is responsible for any licensing arrangements necessary for Red Cross operations that occur outside amateur radio licenses…
In Summary:• This MOU provides a broad framework for working together• The Ohio Buckeye Region, has begun meeting with ARES
groups and developing Statements of Cooperation • We want to establish a relationship with each groups prior to
the disaster
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Disaster Emergency CommunicationsGray Skies
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DST team is alerted and arrives at chapter within 120 minutes
Packs up and travel to scene and / or opens Disaster Communication Center in Columbus
Seeks out disaster information (where, how large, impact, road conditions…)*
Provides comm. assistance to Damage Assistance teams
* Some of the activities where ARES can assist
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Provides Dispatching services to other Red Cross teams (logistics, sheltering, feeding…)
Provides assistance identifying a HQ location (that must support DST needs)
Assists with testing of Red Cross comm. equipment, esp. Emergency Relief Vehicle Radios
Assists with communication needs throughout the Disaster
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DST provides support for day to day Red Cross
activities such as:
Apartment Fires Disaster Drills
Training Preparedness Events
Preparedness Events
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Red Cross has launched a five year program to
Educate residents on fire protection
Work with local Fire Departments to test and
install smoke detectors
Every chapter is going to run these events. Typical event:
teams go door to door talking with residents a team member carries a radio for security, to
provide status & communicate with leader
Preparedness
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For Columbus, DST provides the equipment and a
dispatcher.
We need your HELP!!!
DST can not cover every chapter in the Buckeye
Region.
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One support scenario:
a. ARES members can become team members and
travel with teams providing comm. support along
with a dispatcher
b. DST will provide training
c. ARES can use amateur equipment and frequencies or
Red Cross will supply Public Safety radios
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• We are very flexible
• Consider helping us out
• Just let us know.
• Let us know how we can help you out
Disaster Comm. Center Capabilities
- Main console for lead dispatcher- Secondary console for Amateur and
support team members- Disaster Radios - multiple- Televisions- Computers- Telephone- Supplies and Parts
DCC Capabilities - Radios- Motorola XTL 5000 700/800 MHz
- State-wide Red Cross Comm. from and within disaster area- Provides comm. with community partners (Ohio State Highway Patrol, sheriff
office radio rooms, local EMAs, health depts. and hospitals.
- Vertex 5500 and 6000 VHF low and high band- support to comm. suburban and rural fire departments (Ross, Delaware, and Knox County frequencies.
- IC7000 and VX1700 amateur radio provides comm. on variety of spectrums.
- Two meter and 70 centimeter spectrum - supports majority of ham operators providing emergency comm. for government and non-government agencies.
- Vertex 459 UHF and VHF Hand Held Radios 6 each - supports DA, shelter, feeding operations
MCC Capabilities
- 17, 000 lb. load limit- Cab holds two people- Comm. module 8’ W, 15’ L, 13‘ H- 2 operator workstations and storage
- 13.5kW propane gas generator Generator provides 75 amp 12VDC - Equipped with 100 foot reel of 30 amp
120VAC cord to provide lighting - Able to provide 1,500 watts of light
MCC Capabilities continued
• Equipped with a 43‘ pneumatic mast
• Mast holds platform for public safety radio antennas, Wi-Fi hot spot, 4G cellular phone antenna and camera
• 4G Cellular broadband and Wi-Fi services
• Router is very secure• Allows USB interfaces• Cloud based and managed
Same Public Safety and Amateur Radios as DCC
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Contacts: Nick Riehl - 614 560-9009 Nick.Riehl@redcross.org Jim Sage – 614 306-1155 James.Sage@redcross.org
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