PORTAGE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANNEX B (COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNINGS)

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1 PORTAGE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANNEX B (COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNINGS) INDEX I. Purpose 2 II. Concept of Operations 2 III. Agency Responsibilities & Tasks 2 Attachment 1- Signature Page Attachment 2- Wisconsin NAWAS Network Attachment 3- National Weather Service Areas Attachment 4-Wisconsin NOAA Weather Radio Network Attachment 5-Portage County Weather Spotters Attachment 6-Warning Sirens & Communication Towers Attachment 7-Portage County EAS Plan Attachment 8-EOC Equipment and EOC Activation Attachment 9-Satellite Telephone MOU Attachment 10- Portage County Radio Frequency List Portage County 1 EOP 2017

2 PURPOSE This annex identifies the procedures and resources used to provide interagency communications between responders. The annex also identifies the county s procedures and resources used to provide warning to all county residents in the event of a disaster. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS The county will provide the appropriate communications and warning systems, facilities and procedures. The county is responsible for authorizing users and ensuring the 24-hour readiness of their communications and warning systems in the event of an emergency. During a large-scale incident (e.g., mass care, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the overall emergency management communications and warning system would require a greatly enhanced capability. Consideration of the following will be necessary: Identification of other agencies that would require communications Identification of new gaps in communications capabilities. Deployment of interoperable communications equipment. Collect, review and disseminate threat information. During the recovery phase, all agencies are expected to support continuing operations with equipment and staff. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS I. County Emergency Management Response: 1. Receive and disseminate 24-hour emergency warnings to the public and emergency response personnel via the established primary or secondary warning systems (e.g., sirens, local television and radio broadcasts, EAS system, door-to-door, mobile address systems) and procedures. 2. Coordinate initial warnings to alert special needs groups (e.g. mobility, visually or hearing impaired; non-english speaker) within the county. Portage County EOP 2

3 3. Utilize, as necessary to support disaster operations, the communications equipment located in the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the Center and any alternate EOCs to communicate with other appropriate response facilities (e.g., State EOC, field teams, reception centers, shelters.) 4. Request communications and warning assistance from state and federal agencies as needed. 5. Utilize volunteer communications/amateur radio networks as necessary to support disaster operations. Resources 1. County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) The Portage County EOC is located in the basement of the Law Enforcement Center at 1500 Strongs Avenue, in the City of Stevens Point. See Attachment 8 for EOC equipment list and EOC activation information. a. Other Public and Private Communications Systems/Equipment/Capability b. National Warning System (NAWAS) The National Warning System (see Attachment 2) is a dedicated, open-wire telephone system that links the Wisconsin State Patrol, Wisconsin Emergency Management state and regional offices, National Weather Services offices and twenty-eight county warning centers. The National Weather Service issues watches and warnings over NAWAS in addition to broadcasts over the NOAA Weather Radio Network. c. NOAA Weather Radio Network NOAA weather radio is a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week continuous broadcast of weather information. Broadcasts originate from National Weather Service offices (see Attachment 3 for National Weather Service warning areas). Weather radio broadcasts provide current conditions, 5-day forecasts, and watches and warnings. Generally, each NOAA Weather Radio transmitter has a listening area of Portage County EOP 3

4 approximately 40 miles from the transmitter site. Reception of the signal varies depending on quality of the receiver, local terrain, and distance from the transmitter. Weather radios with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology can be programmed to receive watches and warnings for specific counties. d. Emergency Alert System (EAS) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a means of notifying the public, through broadcast media and TV cable systems, that an emergency situation is occurring or imminent, established the Emergency Alert System. It is intended to alert the public with a two-minute message and tell them what media to turn to for further information. County-level EAS alerts are issued by the County and City Dispatch/9-1-1 Centers or Emergency Management office. See Attachment 7 for County s EAS Plan. e. Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) WEM has communications equipment that may be available during an emergency. Contact the WEM Regional Director for assistance. Mobile radio network (i.e., VHF repeaters, control stations, mobile and portable radios) Handheld radios {70 5 watt radios (30 State EOC, 18 - Emergency Police Service Director, 5 - each regional office except for the Southwest Region)} Portable repeaters {2 165 lb. GE Master II. Each has either the WEM statewide or the Mutual Aid Radio Channel (MARC) frequency pair. They can be used with WEM's portable tower or at pre-positioned WEM antenna sites in Seneca (Crawford County) or Wheeler (Dunn County.)} Separate, trailer-mounted, thirty-foot tower that may be used with either of WEM's transportable repeaters to set up a localized communications center KW generators self-contained in a stand-alone trailer Portage County EOP 4

5 Mobile Command Center o Forty foot trailer towed by a pickup truck o Mobile data terminal (no print, not computer) o Radios (VHF and UHF) o 2 - Facsimile machines (Cellular and land line) o Telephone service (Cellular and land line) o Copy machine o TV/VCR/Satellite Dish o 10 KW generator o Tripod halogen lighting device o Computers (desktop and laptop, with printer) f. Amateur Radio The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a division of the American Radio Relay League and consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. ARES is organized into national, section, district and local levels, with managers or coordinators at each level. Emergency Coordinators have jurisdiction over communities, an entire county, or a group of counties A ham RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) operator is a licensed amateur who has registered with the state to make their talents and abilities available in case of emergency. The WEM RACES Chief Radio Officer and person responsible for the RACES database is Skip Sharpe W9REL. The Portage County ARES/RACES activation list can be found in Attachment 5. g. Portage County Community Alert Portage County maintains a service agreement with (Blackboard) for delivery of emergency notifications. County and City agencies and departments utilize the system to initiate emergency messages to citizens through landline and cellular telephones. Additionally, Citizens can register to Portage County EOP 5

6 receive severe weather notification for the following events; tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warning and flood warning. II. Portage County Center Response a. Receive warnings/notifications of events (e.g., hazardous materials, dam failure, and natural disaster) and disseminate to appropriate response agencies. b. Activates sirens in the City of Stevens Point and several outlying communities. See Attachment 6 for locations of warning sirens and communications towers. Resources a. Enhanced equipment with TDD capability b. TIME System accessibility. c. NAWAS Direct Line to 911 Communications Center. d. Portage County communications towers are listed in Attachment 6. III. Other County Agencies: a. Village of Plover Mobile Command Post b. Portage County Public Health Department Portage County EOP 6

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10 Portage County EOP ANNEX B-COMMUNICATION AND WARNING 2017 Attachment 4

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12 Attachment SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER LIST NAME CALL SIGN HOME PHONE WORK/CELL # PHONE 1 PHONE 2 Net Control: Nick Proulx KC9SSS During the 2017 Severe Weather season our call-up list procedures will be as follows: 1. County Dispatch will make notification in order as listed above. If unable to make contact, call starting from the top again. 2. If Weather Spotters self-activate, they will notify County Dispatch at when In Service to avoid additional calls by Dispatch. 3. Weather Spotters will directly contact County Dispatch at with reports of confirmed rotating wall clouds, confirmed funnel clouds, or confirmed tornados on the ground. This warning should be treated as equal with notification from the National Weather Service. Weather Spotter will also report these events to NWS Green Bay. 4. Only the Weather Spotters listed on this page are authorized to contact County Dispatch directly on behalf of the group. If a person calling County Dispatch is not on this list, the dispatcher should treat the call as they would any call from a citizen, unless the dispatcher has previous instructions to the contrary. 5. Weather Spotters will notify Dispatch at when the Weather Net has completed assignment. A report will be faxed or ed to Emergency Management Director. Portage County EOP 2017

13 Attachment 5.1 PORTAGE COUNTY PARKS SEVERE WEATHER WARNING PROCEDURES If there is no response by radio from Portage County Parks Units, telephone as follows Collins Park (365) Phone (715) Campground Host-367 Other Radio-366 Jordan Park (380) Phone (715) Campground Host-384 Other Radios-381, 382 Lake DuBay (375) Phone (715) Campground Host-378 Other Radios-376, 377 Lake Emily (370) Phone (715) Campground Host-374 Other Radios-372, 372, 373 Standing Rocks (386) Phone (715) PARKS DEPARTMENT CALL LIST Emergencies or storm warnings (after calling parks on radio and getting no response) 1. Gary Speckmann, Parks Director Office (715) Cell (715) Home (715) Ryan Rose, Assistant Parks Director Office (715) Cell (715) Home (715) Rex Runke, Trails Coordinator Work (715)) Portage County EOP ANNEX B-COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNINGS 2017

14 Attachment 5.1 Cell (715) Home (715) Portage County EOP ANNEX B-COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNINGS 2017

15 Attachment 6 (Outdoor Warning Sirens List) The Portage County Emergency Dispatch Center is equipped with a control console that is capable of setting off warning sirens located within the City of Stevens Point and other locations within Portage County. The locations of these sirens are as follows: Siren Location Battery Back-Up Siren #1 Washington Elementary School 3500 Prais Street, Stevens Point No Siren #2 McKinley Elementary School 2926 Blaine Street, Stevens Point No Siren #3 100 Block West Clark Street Mead Park Stevens Point No Siren #4 Stevens Point Area Senior High School SPASH 1201 North Point Dr. Stevens Point No Siren #5 Bannach School Yes 5400 Walter Street, Stevens Point Siren #6 Stevens Point Fire Dept. Station 2 Yes 4401 Industrial Park Drive Stevens Point Siren #7 Business Park Yes 2700 Block County Road R, Stevens Point Siren #8 Park Ridge Village Hall 24 Crestwood Drive, Park Ridge Siren #9 Plover Municipal Building 2400 Post Road, Plover Yes Siren #10 Town of Hull Fire Station 4818 Wojcik Memorial Dr., St.Pt. Yes Siren #11 Plover Whiting Elementary School 1400 Hoover Avenue, Plover Siren #12 Village of Whiting Village Hall 3600 Water Street, Stevens Point Siren #13 Village of Almond Fire Station 114 Main Street, County Road J, Almond Siren #14 Village of Amherst Municipal Bldg. 140 Mill Street, Amherst Siren #15 Village of Rosholt 157 North Main St., Rosholt **Note Due to age of sirens, back-up batteries cannot be added to the older warning sirens. Portage County EOP

16 (Communications Towers Lists Current as of January 16, 2017) Attachment 6 1 = North ANR Pipeline Company 2375 North Second Drive (Hull) 2 = South Pagel Construction Company 1380 Division Street, Almond 3 =Bancroft 8306 McIntee Road Cellular Tower 4 =Stockton 7172 Esker Road Town of Stockton 5 = Central County Law Enforcement 7386 County Road B (Arnott) 6 = Local County/City Building 1516 Church St/1515 Strongs Ave Stevens Point 7 = Grant WIZD Radio Tower 6130 County Road F South (Grant) 8 = East 3325 State Highway 66 U S Cellular Tower (Sharon) Paging, Public Safety, & Law Enforcement Paging, Public Safety & Law Enforcement Paging, & Public Safety Paging, & Public Safety Law Enforcement Local Simplex, Emg Mgt, City Law Enforcement, City Engineering Paging, & Public Safety Paging, Public Safety & Law Enforcement 9=Amherst Amherst Fire District 4585 Fairgrounds Road Paging, & Public Safety 10=Plover Water Tower 11 =County Highway 12 = City Water Tower Lincoln/Forest Ave. (Water Tower) Paging 800 Plover Road, Plover (Highway Dept.) 1748 Water Street Stevens Point 13 = Lanark Lanark Town Garage 7174 County Road TT Highway, Public Safety, County Parks, MARC I, & WISPERN City Law Enforcement Repeater Paging, Public Safety 14 =Goerke Goerke Park 1000 Minnesota Avenue, Stevens Point Public Safety, City Law Enforcement Portage County EOP ANNEX B-COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNING

17 Communications Towers Lists Anticipated mid-2017 for Simulcast (Paging, Public Safety, Law Enforcement) Attachment 6 1 = North 2375 North Second Drive (Hull) 2 = Goerke 1100 Minnesota Ave, Stevens Point 3 = Highway Department 800 Plover Road, Plover 4 = Almond 1220 Conner Lane, Almond 5 = Amherst 4586 Fairgrounds Road, Amherst 6 = Lanark 7174 County Road TT, Amherst 7 = Pine Grove McIntee Road, Bancroft 8 = Rosholt 9075 Highway 66, Rosholt 9 = Grant 3811 County Road F, Plover Portage County EOP November 2010 ANNEX B-COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNING

18 Attachment 7 Emergency Alert System I. INTRODUCTION Portage County Emergency Management, in cooperation with local broadcast stations and FEMA, provide the public with life-saving information quickly. Portage County utilizes specific procedures for the broadcast media to disseminate emergency information and warning to the general public in Portage County or any portion thereof within the stations broadcast coverage capability at the request of designated local, state, and federal officials. This local EAS plan may be activated on a day-to-day basis in response to such emergencies as: Civil Disturbances; Dam Failures; Earthquakes; Explosions; Fires, Forest and Structural; Flooding; Hazardous Materials Incidents; Nuclear Energy Incidents; Power Outages; Storms; (Severe Winter, Hail, Lightening, Wind, Thunderstorms and Tornadoes) Transportation Accidents; (Aircraft, Rail, and Trucking) War; Non-Nuclear and Nuclear; acts against Homeland Security Also, any other occurrence which may pose a danger or harmful threat to the safety of life or property in Portage County may be cause to activate the EAS System. In addition to the local broadcasting stations, The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is utilized. IPAWS is a modernization and integration of the nation s alert and warning infrastructure and will save time when time matters most, protecting life and property. Portage County authorities can use IPAWS and integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS provides public safety officials with an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems from a single interface. Acceptance of, or participation in this plan shall not be deemed as a relinquishment of program control, and shall not be deemed to prohibit a broadcast licensee from exercising independent discretion and responsibility in any given situation. Stations originating EAS emergency communications shall be deemed to have conferred rebroadcast Portage County EOP

19 Attachment 7 authority. The concept of the management of each broadcast station to exercise discretion regarding the broadcast of EAS emergency information and instructions to the general public is provided by FCC Rules and Regulations. II. AUTHORITY: Part 73, Subpart G, Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations. III. IV. PORTAGE COUNTY COMMUNITY ALERT (BlackboardConnect) IPAWS CERTIFIED Portage County Communications Center 1500 Strongs Avenue Stevens Point, WI Sheriff Mike Lukas Daniel Kontos, Chief Deputy, IPAWS Certified Denise Schultz, Communications Manager, IPAWS Certified schultzd@co.portage.wi.us KEY EAS (EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM) STATIONS (CPCS-1): WSAW-TV Channel 7 WAOW Channel Grand Avenue 1908 Grand Avenue Wausau, WI Wausau, WI (Fax) (News) news@wsaw.com news@waow.com V. LOCAL EAS (EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM) STATIONS (CPCS-2): WSPT 97.9 FM / WKQH FM WYTE 106.5/WLJY 96.7/WGLX 103.3/ WSPT 1010 AM WBCV Division St 2301 Plover Road Stevens Point, WI Plover, WI (Studio) (Fax) (Fax) Kurt Luchs-General Mgr. Rick Muzzy-General Mgr. kluchs@nrgmedia.com rick@muzzybroadcasting.net Portage County EOP

20 Attachment 7 WWSP 89.9 FM (90 FM) Midwest Radio Group UWSP Campus, 105 CAC Bldg 557 Scott Street Stevens Point, WI Wausau, WI (Studio) (Office) (Office) (Fax) (Fax) wausaunews@mwcradio.com wwsp90fm@gmail.com VI. AUTHENTICATION: When a request to activate the EAS (Emergency Alert System) is received, station personnel will call back the Portage County Emergency Management Director or other designated officials to verify request for activation , or VII. IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES: A. PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATED OFFICIALS: 1. Request activation of the EAS facilities via telephone or other communications facilities available. 2. Designated officials use the following format when contacting the key EAS station: "THIS IS (NAME, TITLE) OR (ORGANIZATION). "I REQUEST THAT THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM BE ACTIVATED FOR PORTAGE COUNTY BECAUSE OF (DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION)." Use authentication as noted under paragraph V above (call back). 3. Upon authentication, designated officials and broadcast station personnel determine broadcast details (e.g., live or recorded, immediate or delayed). Officials provide the emergency program material including description or nature of the emergency, action being taken by local government, and instructions to the public. B. PROCEDURES FOR STATION PERSONNEL: 1. Upon receipt of a request to activate the local EAS from appropriate authority (verify authenticity via method described in paragraph V above). The local EAS station may proceed as follows: Portage County EOP a. Broadcast the following announcement: "WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF A LOCAL

21 Attachment 7 EMERGENCY. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS WLL FOLLOW." b. Transmit the Emergency Alert System Tone Attention Signal. c. Broadcast the following announcement and emergency information: "WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM FOR PORTAGE COUNTY BECAUSE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS WILL FOLLOW." *****Follow with emergency program. ***** d. To terminate EAS programming, station personnel may make the following announcement: "THIS CONCLUDES EAS PROGRAMMING. BROADCAST STATIONS MAY NOW RESUME NORMAL BROADCAST OPERATIONS." 2. Upon completion of the above transmission procedures, resume normal programming. Appropriate notations should be made on the station log, and a brief summary may be sent to the FCC for information only. VIII. TESTS: Tests of these Emergency procedures will be made on a random or scheduled basis from a point, which would originate the emergency program. The date and time of each test shall be recorded in the stationoperating log. IX. DESIGNATED OFFICIALS FOR THE PORTAGE COUNTY EAS PLAN Portage County Emergency Management Joseph Brandt Director Paul Riegel Deputy Director Work Work Cell Cell Fax riegelp@co.portage.wi.us brandtj@co.portage.wi.us Chair, Portage County Board of Supervisors and/or Chief Elected Official Philip Idsvoog Patty Dreier (Work) (Work) (Home) (Home) (Fax) (Fax) Portage County EOP

22 Attachment 7 idsvoogp@co.portage.wi.us Portage County Sheriff's Department: Mike Lukas Sheriff (Work) * (Home) (Fax) lukasm@co.portage.wi.us dreierp@co.portage.wi.us Portage County Public Information Officer (PIO): Lacey L. Coonen (Work) (Home) (Fax) coonenl@co.portage.wi.us Stevens Point Police Department: Mayor, City of Stevens Point Marty Skibba, Chief Mike Wiza * (Work) (Work) *(Home) (Home) mskibba@stevenspointpd.com (Fax) mwiza@stevenspoint.com * denotes unpublished telephone number X. BROADCAST STATIONS IN THE PORTAGE COUNTY LOCAL EAS PLAN: CITY STATION TELEPHONE Stevens Point WSPT, 97.9 FM Studio Line Emergency Back Up Power 100 KW Stevens Point WSPT, 1010 AM Studio Line Emergency Back Up Power 1KW Stevens Point WKQH, FM Studio Line Request Line Portage County EOP

23 Attachment 7 Emergency Back Up Power watts Village of Plover WYTE, Studio Line Emergency Back Up Power 50,000 Watts Village of Plover WIZD, ,000 watts Stevens Point WWSP, 89.9 FM Office Line Emergency Back Up Power 11.5 KW Portage County EOP

24 Attachment 7 APPROVALS The Portage County Local EAS Plan was developed and approved by the Portage County Emergency Management Director and representatives of the following broadcast stations. The Local EAS Plan is in agreement with the Plan of the Northeast Wisconsin EAS Operational Area. Portage County EOP 7 May 2010

25 Attachment 7 Portage County EOP

26 Attachment 7 Portage County EOP 9 May 2010

27 Attachment 8 EOC Equipment and EOC Activation Telephones: 1. The EM office is equipped with the following telephone lines , , (Joe Brandt) (Paul Riegel) (FAX) EM Office (FAX )EOC 2. The EOC Room (Lower level of LEC) is equipped with the following telephone lines Computers/Printers/FAX machine/ Photocopier: 1. The EOC is equipped with a wireless internet access point. 2. HP LaserJet printer P2035 is available in the EOC. 3. A FAX/photocopy machine is available in the EOC; All office resources of the EM office and the Sheriff s Office will be available to support the EOC upon activation. Radio Communications: channel Motorola XTS 1500 portable radio (EM Office) channel Motorola APX 6000 portable radio (P25 compliant) (EM Office) Motorola XTL 1500 Analog & Digital base radios Motorola XTL 1500 Analog & Digital base radio (EM Office) E F Johnson Trunked Radio (WISCOM) channel Motorola PR400 Portable Radios Channel Motorola HT 1250 Portable Radios Portage County EOP

28 Attachment 8 Supplies/Equipment: 1. White Boards 2. Easels with chart paper 3. United States, Wisconsin and Portage County flags on poles Televisions with cable access & 1 with VCR and DVD access. 5. Fixed and mounted LCD projector with pull down screen The Portage County Emergency Dispatch Center is not a part of the EOC. However, the EOC can be activated at any time if necessary. Notification to appropriate EOC representatives is accomplished by the County Communications Officer at the direction of the County Emergency Management Director or the Incident Commander of the emergency. The Portage County Community Alert System can be utilized for EOC activation The Portage County Emergency Dispatch Center notifies the Emergency Management Director, who then makes notification according to the needed disaster response (Specific names and telephone numbers are available in the County Directory) Also, see Annex A, Attachment 3, EOC Alerting and Staffing list. The EOC staff may be comprised of the following individuals: County Executive County Board Chair Emergency Management Director Emergency Management Deputy Director Law Enforcement Representative Communications Officer Public Information Officer Fire and Rescue Representative EMS Representative Engineering/Public Works Representative County Health Officer County Human Service Director County Coroner EOC Facility Manager Land Information Information Technology Finance Director Wisconsin Emergency Management WEM Public Safety/Emergency Management Committee Chair Portage County EOP

29 Attachment 8 American Red Cross or other volunteer agencies Mayor/Village Presidents Chair of affected Towns Public Utility providers Hospital Representative Human Resources Director Parks Director Information Technology Manager Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Others as needed or appropriate Individual members of the EOC staff may request the assistance of their technical support staff to help facilitate the response to the specific disaster situation. Therefore the above list is fluid and may expand or contract as the disaster situation changes. Portage County EOP

30 Portage County EOP 1 Attachment 9

31 Standardized Radio Channels Portage County Channel Primary Use Alternate Use Paging Dispatching** Emergency Radio Traffic Public Safety Communicating with Dispatch** Command Frequency** Tactical Red Tactical White Tactical Blue Tactical Gold* Tactical Black* Tactical Grey* (Not used at this time due to radio interference with Paging Channel)** Fire Ground Operations** Wildland Fire Operations** On Scene Tactical On Scene Tactical On Scene Tactical MARC 1 Wide area interagency communications through repeaters of MARC 2 MARC 2 Landing Zone Operations On Scene Tactical MARC 3 HazMat Operations** On Scene Tactical MARC 4 On Scene Tactical VCALL* On Scene Tactical VTAC11* On Scene Tactical (old VTAC-1) VTAC12* On Scene Tactical (old VTAC-2) VTAC13* On Scene Tactical (old VTAC-3) VTAC14* On Scene Tactical (old VTAC-4) IFERN MABAS Interdivisional Paging Mutual Aid Base to Mobile Dispatching IFERN2* MABAS Interdivisional Paging Mutual Aid Base to Mobile Dispatching EMS A ALS Ambulance to Hospital BLS to ALS Ambulance Intercept EMS B BLS Ambulance to Hospital EMS C EMS Operations Landing Zone Operations VLAW31 Traffic Control** (old WISPERN) NATSAR Search and Rescue Operations/Coordination WEMCAR Emergency Management Tactical Operations * Indicates a narrow band frequency ** Indicates exclusively a Portage County designation

32 MABAS Wisconsin Tactical Radio Channel Guideline For Use Outside of Portage County Function Primary Alternate IC to Local Dispatcher IC to MABAS Dispatcher Staging Dispatch IFERN IFERN Scene/First Due Companies FG Red FG Gold Interior/Fire Companies FG Red FG Gold Operations Officer FG Red FG Gold Safety Officer FG Red FG Gold RIC Team(s) FG Red FG Gold Accountability FG Red FG Gold Water Supply FG Blue FG Gold, FG Gray Truck Operations FG Red FG Gold, FG Gray Extrication & Manpower FG Red FG Gold Fire Operations FG Red FG Gold Logistics FG White FG Black Public Information Officer FG White FG Black Liaison Officer(s) FG White FG Black Support Functions FG White FG Black Triage Sector EMS C Treatment Sector EMS C Transport to Ambulances IFERN Transport to Medical Control EMS B EMS A Helicopter Landing Zone MARC2 EMS C EMS Operations EMS C Technical Response Team Entry MARC3 Technical Response Team Ops MARC4 HazMat Operations MARC3 FG Gold HazMat Resource MARC3 HazMat Entry/Backup MARC4 Divemaster/Dive Operations FG Blue FG Gray Boat Operations FG Blue FG Gray Base Camp Operations IFERN2 Interdisciplinary Coordination MARC1 (must turn on) MARC2 Investigations Local Evacuation MARC4 Traffic Control VLAW31 (old WISPERN) SAR Team Liaison NATSAR

33 3.02 Training Frequencies (1) Uniform Compliance. Standard. (2) General. The ability for Departments to actively train including radio training is critical to the successful usage of communication tools on the fire ground. To this extent, departments are assigned tactical radio frequencies for their usage during training exercises. (3) Frequency Assignments Almond F.D. Almond Private Channel Amherst F.D. VTAC 11 (old VTAC1) Bancroft F.D. Pine Grove Private Channel Dewey F.D. VTAC 13 (old VTAC3) Grand Rapids F.D. Hull F.D. Iola F.D. Park Ridge F.D. Plainfield F.D. GRFD Private Channel Hull Private Channel Iola Private Channel MARC3 Plainfield Private Channel Plover F.D. VTAC 14 (old VTAC4) Rosholt F.D. VTAC11 (old VTAC1) Rudolph F.D. Stevens Point F.D. Rudolph Private Channel SPFD Private Channel Stockton F.D. MARC 4 Waupaca F.D. Waupaca Private Channel Whiting F.D. VTAC 12 (old VTAC2)