From: lhurder%arrlhq.UUCP@uhasun.hartford.edu (Luck Hurder KY1T) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc 
Subject: Emergency Coordinator appointment guidelines 
Summary: The ARRL Emergency Coordinator guidelines 
Keywords: ARRL Field Organization volunteer 
Message-ID: <340@arrlhq.UUCP> 
Date: 4 Dec 91 15:58:48 GMT 
Sender: uhasun.hartford.edu!arrlhq!lhurder (Luck Hurder KY1T) 
Organization: American Radio Relay League 
Lines: 64 
 
 
EMERGENCY COORDINATOR 
 
   The ARRL Emergency Coordinator is a key team player in ARES on the  
local emergency communications scene. Working with the Section  
Emergency Coordinator, the DEC and Official Emergency Stations, the  
EC prepares for, and engages in management of communications needs in  
disasters. EC duties include: 
 
    1. Promote and enhance the activities of the Amateur Radio  
Emergency Service (ARES) for the benefit of the public as a voluntary,  
non-commercial communications service. 
 
    2. Manage and coordinate the training, organization and emergency  
participation of interested amateurs working in support of the  
communities, agencies or functions designated by the Section Emergency  
Coordinator/Section Manager. 
 
    3. Establish an emergency communications plan for the communities  
and agencies that will effectively utilize ARES members to cover the  
needs for tactical and formal Welfare message traffic. 
 
    4. Establish a viable working relationship with all federal,  
state, county, city governmental and private agencies in the ARES  
jurisdictional area which might need the services of ARES in  
emergencies. 
 
    5. Establish local communications networks run on a regular basis  
and periodically test those networks by conducting realistic drills. 
 
    6. Establish an emergency traffic plan, with Welfare traffic  
inclusive, utilizing the National Traffic System as one active  
component for traffic handling.  Establish an operational liaison with  
local and section nets, particularly for handling Welfare traffic in  
an emergency situation. 
 
    7. In times of disaster, evaluate the communications needs of the  
juris-diction and respond quickly to those needs.  The EC will assume  
authority and responsibility for emergency response and performance by  
ARES personnel under his jurisdiction. 
 
    8. Do all that is possible to further the favorable image of  
Amateur Radio by dedication to purpose and a thorough understanding of  
the mission of Amateur Radio. 
 
   Requirements:  Technician or higher class license; Full ARRL  
membership. 
 
     Recruitment of new hams and League members is an integral part of the  
job of every League appointee.  Appointees should take advantage of every  
opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field  
Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public. 
 
FSD-46 
(1288) 
 
 
|       |   |         Deputy Manager, Field Services, ARRL. 
|       |___|         The ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the ARRL 
| uck   |   |urder    National Traffic System, The Amateur Auxiliary to 
------  |   |         the FCC's Field Operations Bureau, the ARRL 
     KY1T             Field Organization and the ARRL Monitoring System. 
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