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Communications Team: Roles, Trainings, and Certifications


Roles

Purpose

Trainings

Certifications

Communications Team Lead

Coordinate the work of all Communications subteams and prevent duplication of effort

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • FEMA ICS-200 (Basic Indicent Command System for Initial Response)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge


Communications Subteams Leads

Leads the volunteers in each subteam

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Communications Subteams volunteers

Ensures that community emergency facilities and operations are equipped for communications

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Common Radio Program Owner (ham)

Coordinates programming sessions for people unable to program their radios and new hams at home.

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Net Coordinator (ham)

Runs radio net at the Community Level

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Education Coordinator (ham)

  • Finds people to teach topics that operators need to know.

  • Keeps track of mandatory training for operators.

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)


  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Community liaisons (ham)

  • Creates connections with neighborhoods within the community to make pre-determined radio stations for NETCON and community nodes. 

  • Creates specific plans for different areas of the community if requested

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)


  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Quartermaster (ham)

  • Creates a list of needed equipment for Disaster Hub radio boxes

  • Tracks expenses, equipment repairs, and standardization

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Documentation coordinator (ham)

Creates documentation in accordance with Anytown Prepares, FEMA, ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service), and RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) standards

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)


  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Onboarding process coordinator (ham)

  • Helps with bringing in new volunteers

  • Documents trainings and available equipment

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Runbook owner (ham)

Creates and maintains runbooks (guides detailing specific procedures or protocols for operators

  • Current Amateur Radio (ham) license

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

Drone operator

Drives drones and maintains equipment

  • FEMA IS-100 (An Introduction to the Incident Command System)

  • FEMA IS-700 (An Introduction to the National Incident Management System)

  • FAA drone operator training 

  • Background check

  • Volunteer ID badge

  • Drone operator license


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