CITY-WIDE CERT/ARES DRILL SIGNUP

Saturday, 05 November 2022, 1200 - 1700 Hours

This drill signup is for ARES members that will be assigned to a CERT Command Post (CP) or Net Control to provide communication with the Mountain View EOC with voice and Packet.  

The CERT Teams will be surveying the neighborhoods simulating a full disaster survey.   Among other things, you will be reporting to EOC Net Control the status of the surveys on the Mountain View Disaster Assessment forms by Voice or Packet.

We will try to assign you to the CERT CP that you prefer, but if there are duplicates, or other circumstances, you may be assigned elsewhere.   For Voice communication, you should have had either Mountain View or County training in message passing as a minimum with some experience.   If you are new with no formal training, we will assign you to work with an experienced person.   Drills are designed to provide you with experience and the confidence to communicate effectively in a real emergency.

This is the drill scenario.  A major windstorm had hit the city in the morning while many people were celebrating in a park.   Buildings were damaged and people were injured.   CERT neighborhoods and ARES members were activated to look for and report on damage and injuries.

The CERT groups will survey the neighborhood using the Damage Assessment form.   A summary of these forms will be given to the Ham radio operator to report to ARES Net Control by Packet or voice so that the summaries can be displayed in the MV EOC.

To see the current list of signups, click HERE

Name:   First     Last:       Call Sign:

Home Phone:         Cell Phone:

E-Mail:

Select if you wish to volunteer for Voice, Packet or Both Operator.
It is assumed that if you volunteer for Packet that you have a mobile
packet setup with external antenna and battery power to work at a CERT
command post.

Comment - Indicate CERT preference if you have one, but we can't guarantee it.
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