Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 9 4/1/2016

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Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 9 FRS Radio Released: 1 April 2016 Community Emergency Response Team Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority Work as a team Wear personal protective

1 Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 9 FRS Radio Released: 1 April 2016 Community Emergency Response Team Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority Work as a team Wear personal protective equipment gloves, helmet, goggles, N95 mask and boots The CERT goal is to do the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number Hope for the best but plan for the worst Visual 9.1 Disaster Communications Communications for CERTS Face-To-Face: vocal Within Sight: signs and signals Beyond Sight: runners and two-way radio Visual 9.2 Rev. 1 April

2 Basic CERT Disaster Communications CERT Team CERT Team CERT Incident Command EOC Visual 9.3 Sample DISASTER Communications Plan Neighborhood Homes Neighborhood Homes Neighborhood FRS channel Citizens Captains/ CERT Teams GMRS repeater FRS Ch. 9 Hams GMRS repeater Captains/ CERT Teams Professionals EOC County Dispatch Law Enforcement Fire & Rescue Medical & Relief Visual 9.4 ABOUT FRS (Family Radio Service) RADIOS (No License Required) Very low power, 1/2 watt ERP Very low cost No license required Personal and business use OK Channels 8-14 are FRS only; 14 total for FRS Channels are GMRS only (ok to listen) No external antennas allowed Typical mile communication range Visual 9.5 Rev. 1 April

3 Visual 9.6 FRS/GMRS Radios FRS Family Radio Service A useful service for neighborhoods and short distances GMRS General Mobile Radio Service A radio service available on the small handietalkies; family or operator should be licensed to transmit. Increased capabilities in this service, including repeaters. [Household Licenses at wireless.fcc.gov/uls, $65 for 5 years] GMRS repeaters are in Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. SELECTING RADIOS: FRS/GMRS with 22 channels Recommended Models MFG Motorola MODEL MR355R or MS350R APPROX. PRICE $79.00 Pair (Amazon, 12/11/2015) Motorola FRS/GMRS MR355R / MS350R Has capability of contact with GMRS repeaters Supplied with rechargeable batteries; may also use AA alkaline cells. Ignore mileage claims. Battery life is more important than transmit power. Visual 9.7 FRS/GMRS Radio Features & Functions Antenna Off-On/Volume Control Channel Push To Talk Switch Ring Tone Function Down Key Ear Phone Jack Subchannel Monitor/Scan Key Function Up Key Menu Key Speaker/Microphone Motorola Model MR355 R Visual 9.8 Rev. 1 April

4 Front Panel Closeup On- off/ volume Battery status PTT: Push to talk Antenna Channel Sub-channel All-call button Down Channel scan Up Menu Visual 9.9 Batteries AA alkaline cells Rechargeable Rear cover Visual 9.10 Visual 9.11 Channel Frequency (MHz) Notes FRS Channels FRS/GMRS Shared FRS/GMRS Shared FRS/GMRS Shared FRS/GMRS Shared FRS/GMRS Shared FRS/GMRS Shared FRS/GMRS Shared FRS Only FRS Only FRS Only FRS Only FRS Only FRS Only FRS Only (All channels are simplex. Radios transmit and receive on the same frequency.) 1-7 FRS shared with GMRS, no license if low power 8-14 MAXIMUM ½ Watt Low Power - NO LICENSE REQUIRED Rev. 1 April

5 GMRS Channels Channel Frequency (MHz) Notes simplex R input R input R repeater input R input R input R (Moraga) input ; tone = 77Hz 21R (Orinda) input ; tone = 77Hz 22R (Lafayette) input ; tone = 77Hz Visual 9.12 Selecting a channel - 1 To select a channel: Turn on radio Note channel number in window Press Menu once BRIEFLY Use + and keys to move up or down from channel shown in window. Stop on selected channel and wait for blinking to stop. Visual 9.13 Selecting a channel - 2 Look at small number under channel number; it should be 0 (zero) If it is not, then press Menu twice, quickly. The small number will blink. Use + and keys to move down to 0. Wait for the blinking to stop. Your radio is now ready for communication. Visual 9.14 Rev. 1 April

6 FRS/GMRS Range limits GRMS repeater FRS/GMRS Range line of sight Visual 9.15 Using the radio Select a channel your team leader will tell which to use Test the radio before you venture out Make sure you can communicate with your team It is not a cell-phone To talk; hold radio 2-3 from mouth, press PTT button To listen; let go of PTT button Visual 9.16 Communicating Listen! Think what you are going to say before you press the PTT button. Speak clearly, calmly, carefully. Get the message across without a lot of words. Visual 9.17 Rev. 1 April

7 Radio Protocols - I Talking Calling another: Use agreed-upon identifiers Team 3 this is Team Leader. Over Wait for response, which should be: Team leader this is Team 3. Over Or just Team 3. Over Speak in a normal tone of voice, and speak clearly! Visual 9.18 Radio Protocols - II You have made contact: exchange questions and answers in brief, clear language understandable to all who may listen NO 10 codes or 11 codes! NO CB jargon! NO slang or ethnic / gender slurs You are conveying important information to people you may neither know nor have worked with in the past Visual 9.19 Radio Protocols - III Sample exchange Team A this is Team Leader -over Team A over What is your location? over Corner of Moraga Way and Moraga Road over Check Safeway for damage and injuries over Will check Safeway for damage and injuries. Team A out Visual 9.20 Rev. 1 April

8 Examples of FRS Channel Allocations Ch. 8, Neighborhood channels Ch. 9 Emergency messages for relay Message passing between CERT and EOC/hams (Is it a life-threatening emergency?) (Is it a major calamity emergency?) Visual 9.21 CERT FRS Communications Non-Disaster FRS Communications Channel allocations: Channels 8 14 Sub-channel (PL Tone, Privacy code) as directed by the team leader Remember, all team radios need to be set to the same channel and subchannel Visual 9.22 CERT Radio Communications GMRS Repeater Communications Moraga GMRS repeater: Ch. 20R Sub 4 Orinda GMRS repeater: Ch. 21R Sub 4 Lafayette GMRS repeater: Ch. 22R Sub 4 Use these repeaters for out-of-neighborhood communications. Use FRS for in-neighborhood communications. [When you get your new MR355R or MS350R, we ll help with programming.] Visual 9.23 Rev. 1 April

Unit Summary Standard forms of communication not available, Radio is always available FRS requires no license FRS has short range GMRS requires license, has longer range potential Listen

9 Unit Summary Standard forms of communication not available, Radio is always available FRS requires no license FRS has short range GMRS requires license, has longer range potential Listen first, then speak clearly, calmly, carefully without using a lot of words Use plain English, no codes All team members must use the same channel Visual 9.24 Questions? Visual 9.25 Rev. 1 April

Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 9 8/18/2011

Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 9 8/18/2011 Released: 12 August 2011 Community Emergency Response Team Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority Work as a team Wear personal protective equipment gloves, helmet, goggles, N95 mask and boots