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Shingletown
Emergency Radio - Core Areas Plan
(SER-CAP)
PARTICIPANTS
MUST CONSULT THIS PAGE FOR PLAN UPDATES, AFTER
ACTION REPORTS (FIRES, LOST PERSON SEARCH, POWER OUTAGES, SNOW
STORMS, ...); PRACTICE NETS, DRILLS, ETC..
Prior
reports and after action: Current
Page 004 003
002
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CURRENT REPORTS / AFTER ACTION ARE
BELOW.
SER SYSTEM FOCUS IS THE SHINGLETOWN
CORE WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVE AND
PARTICIPATING AREAS: VILLAGE;
LONG HOLLOW;
MIDWAY;
REST AREA (ham);
STARLITE (ham).
The Emergency
Radio Operations Center TEAM approach in use (adopted
1/27/2022).
Volunteers are critical in order for this to
work. The CORE volunteers are doing a great job!
9/2/2023:
ANYONE CAN LISTEN (ASSUMING YOU
ARE IN RANGE WITH GOOD PROPAGATION) TO: CH 9; CH
10 - 146.760
AND/OR
CH 13 - 146.505. JUST PROGRAM YOUR RADIO(s) WITH
NO TONES, NO OFFSET AND NO TX.
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2024 05 16: To our knowledge SER is the only group actually
conducting Emergency Evacuation Communications.
SER
NET – AGENDA:
Check in followed by
Drill -
Mobile Evacuation Net
(LINKS
BELOW)
(road conditions, needs, etc…)
http://www.shastadefense.com/Mobile%20Evac%20Drills.pdf
http://www.shastadefense.com/Mobile%20Evac%20Net%20Script%202023%2009%2008.pdf
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Check ins 11 :
VL:
F1 F7
F2 F8 S3
B1 B7
B6
MW:
MW3
LH:
LH1
SL:
KJ ON 760
RA:
QXX
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STNS QXX 20 :
VL
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S1 S2
S6 S7
F14 T10
E1 E4
G7 L3
L4 L9
L10 C6
I1
SL
:
JF
MW:
MW 1 MW2, MW4
RA:
MWM
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MOBILE EVACUATION NET – DRILL – ON EROC 9:
Stations practiced “Needs”, and “Reports
Stations participating in Drill Mobile
Evacuation Exercise:
F1 F7
B1 B6
F8 F2
S3 MW3
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AFTER ACTION:
Stations did
a great job taking on the rolls of “Need”,
“Report” and “Temp Control”.
Stations
used good discipline in only stating their tactical
before being told to “go” by a “Temp Control”.
This is giving us good practice for stations
actively using their radios and preparing for a
potential evacuation due to wildfire.
MOBILE UNITS MUST USE PROPER ANTENNA (MURS /
HAM). THUS, DO NOT USE A
CB ANTENNA.
O/S antennas at Home are again highly
recommended.
CAR TO CAR
COMMUNICATIONS: Also,
during an evacuation, Stations might use Channel
40 or CHANNEL 80 for disciplined communications between family vehicles
while traveling in close proximity to each other. NO
CHIT CHAT.
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2025
05 15 SOME ALERT FM UNITS FAILED TO ALERT. REASON:
SOME UNITS DO NOT HAVE THE "ALL CALL ALERT FM ADDRESS
CODE"
HERE IS LINK TO VIDEO SHOWING HOW TO ENTER THAT
CODE: HERE
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2024
05 15 Shasta County Public Warning System - Reminder
to register and update
https://www.shascom911.com/
is source of the following: Sign Up Now.
[Shascom is] now providing notifications
from local emergency response teams in the
event of emergency situations or critical
community alerts. Register your phone
number now to start receiving notifications
like evacuation notices, bio-terrorism
alerts, boil-water notices, and
missing-child reports.
Welcome
to Shasta County Public Warning System!
Once
registered,
please create a contact in your phone for
Shasta County Public Warning System.
Phone
alerts will show up as: (530)718-2990
Email
alerts will be from: AlertShasta
<noreply@genasys.com>
Text/SMS
messages will show up from: Sender
ID 65513
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2024 05
15 1009 hours - silent monitoring
activated. Residential fire alarm - Cal Fire
tone out (Ash Creek...) .. Tac 11 ... no cameras
on area ... 1027 hours false alarm, cancelling
response. Silent monitoring deactivated.
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2024
05 15 0950 HOURS SHERIFF Alert FM TEST.
SEVERAL UNITS FAILED (I.E., DID NOT ALERT)
VL
UNITS - FAILED: F1 S1
(UPDATE: THE ALL CALL CODE CC0822 UNDER
ADDRESSES WAS NOT IN RADIOS - BOTH F1 AND S1
UNITS WERE UPDATED)
- UNITS WORKING: i1 unit worked. G7 advised unit
worked.
S6
- NEED TO ADD ALL CALL CODE CC0822 UNDER ADDRESSES.
LH:
FAILED: LH1
(need follow up) (need to add all call code under
addresses CC0822).
MW:
no units
SL:
FAILED: KJ (UPDATE:
THE ALL CALL CODE CC0822 UNDER ADDRESSES ADDED -
unit has now been updated).
Note
Whispering woods reported their unit worked.
CALLS
MADE TO ALERT FM. See above corrective action.
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2024 05 09:
SER
NET – AGENDA:
Check
in followed by
Drill -
Mobile Evacuation Net
(HERE)
http://www.shastadefense.com/Mobile%20Evac%20Drills.pdf
http://www.shastadefense.com/Mobile%20Evac%20Net%20Script%202023%2009%2008.pdf
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Check ins:
VL:
F1 F7 F2 B1
B7 F8
I1 B6
S3
MW:
MW3
MW1 (MOBILE AT BLACK BUTTE / 44
NO COPY)
LH:
LH1
SL:
RA:
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STNS QXX:
VL
: S1
S2 S6
S7 F14
T10
E1 E4
G7 L3
L4 L9
L10 C6
SL
: KJ
MW:
MW2, MW4
RA:
MWM
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MOBILE EVACUATION NET – DRILL – ON EROC 9:
Stations practiced “Needs”, and “Reports”.
Additionally, we had 1 relay of a “Need” (EVACUATION OF
80 YEARL OLD MALE WHEEL CHAIR) (F1 acted as relay of
“ need” between MW3 AND B1).
Stations participating in Drill Mobile Evacuation
Exercise:
F1
F7 I1
B1 B6 F8
F2
MW3 MW1
LH1
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AFTER ACTION:
Stations did
a great job taking on the rolls of “Need”,
“Report” and “Temp Control”.
Stations
used good discipline in only stating their tactical before
being told to “go” by a “Temp Control”.
This is
giving us good practice for stations actively using their
radios and preparing for a potential evacuation due to
wildfire.
MOBILE UNITS
MUST USE PROPER ANTENNA (MURS / HAM). THUS, DO NOT USE A CB
ANTENNA.
O/S antennas
at Home are again highly
recommended.
CAR TO CAR
COMMUNICATIONS: Also,
during an evacuation, Stations might use Channel
40 or CHANNEL 80 for disciplined communications between family vehicles
while traveling in close proximity to each other. NO CHIT
CHAT.
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2024 05
08 MOBILE EVACUATION NET SCHEDULED FOR Thursday
night (assuming no Actual activation) THE
NET AGENDA IS (ON EROC 9):
1. Check ins; followed by
2. Drill Mobile Evacuation Net.
During a large area evacuation no station will be
able to be sitting at home directing the Net as
people will be getting family into vehicles and
evacuating.
For this Drill, F1 will start off the Drill Mobile
Evacuation net, and then we need stations to step
up. We haven't practiced this for a while, so
it may not be perfect, but now is the time to
practice. No excuses for not participating.
We will have to rely on very tight radio procedures
(i.e., the same type of procedures we use in our
regular weekly practices). Thus, do not simply key
the mike and start talking because if the procedures
are not followed, then people will not hear reports
due to doubling, and you will not know whether your
"report" or "need" was even
heard by anyone, and you will screw up the emergency
communications. There will be problems due to
propagation and "things that go wrong".
That is life. We don't explain why. Just fix
it and keep moving. Wasted talk may be preventing an
emergency call.
Simply put, each neighborhood would follow these
procedures on their CH1 (Village on Ch9), while in
their neighborhood.
Then upon exiting their neighborhood, each station
having left its neighborhood, would then use the
same procedure on CH 10 or Ch 13 for listening
(Ch 55 or CH 58 for transmit depending on which
Channel the mobile net is being held).
Thus, once out of your neighborhoods we may have
stations reporting on CH 55 (listening on Ch 10)
from Viola (or beyond) to Redding (or beyond) and
North and South of that line of travel.
Stations will essentially have either a report to
make or a request for information, or
possibly need a 911 relay, etc... ..
The station desiring to make a report, for example,
will simply key the mike and give their tactical
-e.g., "Foxtrot 1, report"
Then ANY STATION jumps in and acts as
"TEMP CONTROL" ... (the Temp Control
is the station that is acting as CONTROL for that
brief communications cycle - i.e., handling that
REPORT, or that REQUEST FOR INFORMATION).
When that communications cycle is done that specific
Temp Control says "Temp Control out"
(unless he / she is available to handle another
Comms Cycle).
Then, any next COMMS CYCLE would be handled by any
station who is at a safe location and is able to act
as "Temp Control" at that time.
Stations should be recording reports and requests,
etc... The Radio operator should not be
the person who is driving the vehicle!
PLEASE REFER TO PAGE ONE OF THE ATTACHED SAMPLE
MOBILE EVACUATION NET DRILLS. PRINT OUT THIS PAGE SO
YOU CAN USE IT DURING THE DRILL.
WE WILL USE EITHER EXAMPLE 1, 2 , 3, OR 4
(on page 1) and these can be repeated numerous times
during our practice so that everyone has a chance to
actively participate. Ignore the "tacticals"
shown in the examples. ANY STATION CAN WORK THE
EXAMPLES.
Any questions, call me 530-474-3267
Nathan
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2024 04 20 1842
hours Cal Fire tone out - low hanging line
... Ponderosa Way / Westmore Rd. just past Black Butte ... E
42 Responding .. communication line down - contact Frontier ...
roadway not clear .. 1906 hours Silent Monitoring Deactivated.
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2024 04
20 - 0643 hours Cal Fire tone out - Smoke Check
... Ponderosa / Shingletown Glen area ... 0654 hours E 520
reported Drift Smoke UTL Available. Silent Monitoring
Deactivated.
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2024 04 19
1925 hours - Cal Fire - Smoke check ... Mobile
park drive, burning trash. SER Silent Monitoring activated.
E 520 Responding 1926 hours. ... E 520 in area ...
1931 hours ... E 520 advises homeowner in
compliance. E 520 available. Silent monitoring
deactivated 1934 hours.
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2024 04 19 - VL F1
Alert FM device shows "no service" (radio portion of
unit works fine) (1841 hours). Unknown
if any other units show such. 1853 hours, the "no
service" message was gone. I looked on line and it
was recommended if "no service" appears move unit to
another location in home. Recommendation: County
should test units at least 1 time per month. Moved unit to new
locatoin and message "no service" came back on.
Thereafter "no service".
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2024 04 17 It is
again urged that stations get outside antennas for their homes.
Also, if there is an emergency
involving immediate safety of life, ANY STATION IS TO HANDLE
EVEN IF IT IS ON THE HAM REPEATER and you are not a Ham !
Stations must Monitor EROC 9 and their Area Ch 1. (Exception -
Village monitors EROC 9 NOT ch 1).
Also, Stations are asked to monitor Ch 10 (which is listening to
the Repeater). Stations with TX capability on the repeater use
Ch 55 to transmit in emergencies.
It is strongly recommended that Stations
with TX ability on Ch 55 carry an extra hand held with them in
their vehicles! I will program it for you.
Nathan
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2024 04 17 -
agenda announcement. Thursday 4/18/2024, we will
conduct a Situation Report Net.
PLUS, during the net, we
will have a DRILL 911 RELAY exercise.
The person making the drill 911 call request will be set up
before the net. HOWEVER, we need any station to act as the drill
911 relay station. If more than one station volunteers, Control
will pick the station.
The concept is that as the net is operating (this could include
a Fire Net, etc...), a [drill] 911 relay request is made.
The net is temporarily paused and the [drill] 911 call is handed
off to a volunteer who makes the [drill] 911 call (don't
actually call during the drill). While the [drill] 911
relay station is making the [drill] 911 call, the net continues
its normal operations.
Then, later during the net, the drill 911 relay station advises
control that the call has been done (don't actually call 911 for
the exercise) ... then the normal net operations continue.
Thereafter, Cal Fire 20 will advise control when dispatch for
the 911 [no actual dispatch TX because this was a drill] call
has been transmitted over the Cal Fire frequency by Cal Fire.
Then, again, normal net operations continue. Thus, we are
concurrently handling multiple traffic matters (e.g., situation
reports, QWA procedure, and [drill] emergency traffic).
Please note that Control Stations, example, Fire Control,
Triangulation, Mapping, Cal fire 20, Internet Winds, ...Camera,
backup, Lookout stations, etc..., should NOT be the 911 relay
station because that would stop the Net Operation which could be
handling a wildfire. So it is imperative that stations not
performing Net operations step up and volunteer.
Thank you.
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SER – SITREP.
CELL PHONE
OUTAGE AND
FRONTIER INTERNET OUTAGE.
AREA /
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNICATION OUTAGES / FAILURES
DATE:
4/15/2024
Report
Prepared by: VL
F1 (K6PDS)
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OUTAGE TYPE
[OK =
NO OUTAGE / OR SERICE RESTORED AFTER OUTAGE]
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OUTAGE
STARTED
/
OBSERVED
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SERVICE RESTORED
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AREAS
/ NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED
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TIME
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TIME
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VL
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MW
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LH
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SL
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RA
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Cell phone
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4/15/2024
1626
HRS
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RESTORED
4/15/2024
2340 HRS
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OUTAGE
OK 4/15/2024 2340 HRS
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OK
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OK
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OUTAGE
OK 4/16/2024
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FRONTIER
LAND LINE
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N/A
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OK
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OK
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OK
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OK
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FRONTIER –INTERNET
(Also
impacts VOIP for those with such service)
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4/15/2024
1626
HRS
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RESTORED
4/15/2024
2340 HRS
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OUTAGE
OK 4/15/2024 2340 HRS
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OUTAGE
OK 4/16/2024
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INTERNET
–STAR
LINK
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N/A
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OK
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INTERNET -
HUGHES
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N/A
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OK
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INFORMATION
AS TO ESTIMATED TIMES FOR SERVICE RESTORATION(S):
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FRONTIER INTERNET
– PER VL S6 ,
FRONTIER ADVISED ESTIMATED TIME FOR RESTORATION
12:36 AM 4/16/2024
(I.E., MIDNIGHT
36 MINUTUES ON 4/16/2024)
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CELL SERVICE – PER VL
S 6 AT&T
ADVISED PLANNED RESTORATION
4/16/2024 AT 4:48 PM (I.E., 4/16/2024 AT 1648 HOURS.
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ABOVE INFORMATION
/ REPORTS TX/RX ON:
EROC 9
760 (10
/ 55)
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STATIONS PROVIDING REPORTS / RESPONDING AS TO ABOVE:
VL
:
F1 F7
S6
L9 G7 S3
I1 B1
LH
:
LH
MW:
MW3
MW1
SL
:
KJ
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2024 04 14 (Sunday):
VL F1 observed Alert FM device message "No
Service". Phone contact made with S1 i1 and s6 all of
their units did not have such message. Later as of 1214
hours, the "No Service Message" on F1 Alert FM device
went away. Reason for this is unknown.
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2024 04 12
(Friday) - PG&E Scheduled power outage for work (large
area outage 4000 customers). Power off at 2300
hours; power restored 2024 04 13 0514
hours.
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QWI Reminder: Planned
PG&E outage for repair work on April 12 2024 (Friday) (2300
hours) to April 13, 2024 (Saturday) 0500 hours.
Per KRCRTV
news: impact 4000 customers in: Shingletown, Manton,
Paynes Creek.
Core Participating
Areas: VL MW LH SL RA
Recommendations include preparations should be made, fuel, battery
backup for communications, and Elevated Monitoring of EROC 9
and 760 (10) during outage for any assistance needs.
Above TX on EROC 9 and 760 (10) at approx 0920 hours.
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USE OF HAM REPEATER -
FIRE SEASON 4/10/2024
Ch 55 (is the ham repeater) and certain radios have CH 55
which gives those radios the ability to transmit on the
repeater.
Ch 10 is the same frequency as Ch 55 but that Channel can listen
only.
You may hear emergency traffic on Ch 10 (this is the Channel you
can scan along with EROC 9).
IF you don't have CH 55, then listen and call 911 if necessary.
IF YOU HAVE CH 55 and hear emergency
traffic on Ch 10), then please go to CH 55 and respond on
frequency and handle the emergency traffic (e.g., call 911) even
if you are not a licensed ham.
IF YOU HAVE CH 55 and are outside of your area (e.g.,
Village, Midway, Long hollow, Starlite, etc...) and have an emergency
(e.g., serious auto accident / immediate safety of life .... )
call 911 by phone if you can. If you can't use the phone, then
USE CH 55 AND ANY STATION IS TO RESPOND AND PROVIDE RADIO
ASSISTANCE EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A HAM.
IF YOU HAVE CH 55 and are outside of your area (e.g.,
away from Village, Midway, Long hollow, etc...) AND SEE
A SMOKE COLUMN (not
a controlled burn) (NEAR SHINGLETOWN), CALL 911. ALSO, GET
ON CH 55 AND CALMLY ADVISE WHAT YOU SEE AND ITS APPROXIMATE
LOCATION EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A HAM. STATIONS HEARING THE
INFORMATION SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE REPORT AND ACTIVATE
EROC 9 (OR OTHER PROCEDURE) SO THAT APPROPRIATE ACTION CAN BE
TAKEN BY THOSE ON FREQUENCY.
PLEASE DO NOT SHARE YOUR RADIOS WITH ANYONE ELSE. IF SOMEONE
DOESN'T HAVE WHAT'S IN YOUR RADIO THEY ARE NOT TO GET IT!
EVEN TODAY, WHILE WE WERE OBTAINING RADIO REPORTS ABOUT THE
PLANNED PG&E OUTAGE ON EROC 9, A PERSON IN THE VILLAGE WAS
ATTEMPTING TO JAM OUR COMMUNICATIONS.
K6PDS IS THE CONTROL OPERATOR OF THE REPEATER. THE ABOVE NON
HAM USE OF THE HAM REPEATER IS FOR EMERGENCIES (IMMEDIATE SAFETY
OF LIFE....). If operators make a mistake, K6PDS will deal
with such matters on the telephone on a personal basis to
explain any misunderstandings with a view towards positive
resolution. We have a great team and want to keep the positive
juices flowing. Everyone makes mistakes. We just fix it and move
forward.
There may be Hams who disagree with the above. If they don't
like our system, then they can set up their own system. It
is merely asked that they don't interfere with our emergency
communication plan. There is to be no argument about SER
Procedures. Thus, either follow it, or set up your own
system. FCC regulations have already been reviewed
by legal counsel. We
are entering fire season and just recently an elderly lady died
in a Shingletown house fire (while there was significant snow in
the area). Our goal is to deal with emergency
communications to save life. Shingletown has a history of Power
outages, cell phone outages, land line outages, and internet
outages. At times, all of these have taken place at the exact
same time.
It is recommended that operators have several radios.
One radio at home attached to an outside antenna. Plus a
second radio with them when traveling (Recommend mag mount type
antenna for vehicles) to Redding, Reeds, Viola, Manton,
etc...
Having more people get their Ham Radio License would be great
if possible. This would facilitate the SER emergency system.
Radio practice is critical so please actively participate
during our weekly nets and respond to radio communications.
Listening is fine, but if operators don't provide information
there is nothing to listen to. We are focused on those radio
operators who are providing vital emergency information,
following the SER Plan, and participating. That way, those
who just want to listen have substance to listen to.
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Notices of Planned
PG&E outage for repair work on April 12 2024 (Friday) (2300
hours) to April 13, 2024 (Saturday) 0500 hours.
TX on EROC 9- Areas receiving notices and responding on EROC
9: VL MW
AND SL. (Stations responding F1 F7
I1 L9 MW3 (MW3 also advised his brother in Starlite Pines received
notice) and T10). Recommendations: preparations should be made, fuel, battery
backup for communications, etc... (TX on EROC 9 and Summary
on 760 (10) (55). The extent of the outage
beyond the above areas is not known at this time.
Note: while above reports being taken, a person was jamming the
frequency.
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2024 04 09 - Cell
Service (Verizon) - issues QWI - F1 ad F7 noticing
intermittent problems (e.g., call and no ring at other end - going
directly to voice mail and/or call merely disconnects. TX at
1937 hours on EROC 9 for information. TX Acknowledged by S6
MW3.
SL KJ also advised of cell phone issues e.g., dropped
calls.
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2024 04 08 as of
1029 hours: Village Stations reported Land Lines now
have dial tone.
Reports of dial tone: (VL):
F1 F7 S1 S6 S3 S1 L3. Plus G7
- email.
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2024 04 08 as of
0957 hours Frontier Technical Support (Charles,
Frontier) advised VL F1 that services for the
Area Outage (no dial tone Frontier Land Line) are estimated to be
restored by 10:00 PM tonight (4/8/2024). However,
immediately after the phone conversation, I (VL F1) received
a text from Frontier advising that the outage is expect to be
"fixed by 04/09/2024 10:00 P.M" (which is tomorrow
night). Which is the actual case is unknown at this time.
Note: When you call into Frontier (before reaching a human),
the automated system of Frontier still advises that there is
"no service outage".
Recommendation:
All SER participants are requested to maintain high level of
monitoring for any emergency traffic / and relay to 911 using cell
phone (or other means you have). If there is emergency
traffic on the repeater (760; Ch 10 Ch 55) SER plan
participants are requested to please respond and handle it even
if you are not a ham. Just follow SER Procedures.
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2024 04 08
as of 0923 hours - Frontier
land line failure - continues in village.
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2024 04 07
as of 2020 hours - Frontier
land line failure - continues in village.
(Today, Frontier
finally acknowledged that there was an Area Outage - to some
customers).
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2024 04 06 - FRONTIER
LAND LINE FAILURE - VILLAGE - observed at 1655 hours.
Frontier fraudulently advises all persons reporting outage that
there is no Area Outage.
Village
stations reporting no dial tone: F1 F7 B6 I1
L3 S1 S6 S3.
MW1 and SL
(KJ) - reported Frontier land lines -operational in their Areas.
Frontier Land Line Outage
appears to be limited to the Village area (Area with approx 400
Homes). Note: Frontier
Internet is working in Village.
F1 contacted
Frontier regarding Village Frontier Land Line failure. Also,
S6 advised she is on Chat with Frontier.
F1 results on
contact with Frontier: Frontier ignoring Area Outage (no dial tone). I advised
no one can dial 911 on Frontier Land Lines, and this week a
Shingletown home burned down and an
elderly lady died in the fire. Advised Frontier that lack of
dial tone is a critical safety matter. Frontier continued to deny
the existence
of Area outage.
Frontier advised that
"if there is an Area outage his system would detect it".
I told him that your Frontier System is broken because their is
IN FACT AN AREA outage and Frontier has received multiple reports
from different people. Frontier is simply ignoring it. He (Frontier) hung up.
This is nothing short of Fraudulent denial of an Area Outage on
the part of Frontier.
TX on EROC 9 - Stations advised to
be on higher level of alert for any needed 911 relays (i.e.,
persons who have cell phones relay the call). However, a
concern is
that not all stations with Frontier Land Line have radios - so
they will not be able to report a need to call 911 for emergency
medical or to report fires.
F1 called FCC
emergency line 202 418 ... FCC advised they will
contact Shasta County Sheriff. FCC advised that the Sheriff can
contact Frontier and expedite the matter. Also, F1 contacted
Shasta County Sheriff and was advised that I would receive a call
back. Waiting for call back from
Sheriff.
S3 advised he is on Chat with Frontier. F1
- as of 1849 hours no call (cell phone) from Sheriff. F1
- E-mail sent to KRCRTV news. F1
- as of 2232
hours no call (cell phone) from Sheriff
and Frontier Land Lines still no dial tone. It appears
Frontier is merely denying the existence of an Area Outage so that
they don't have to fix it over the weekend. LESSON:
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WE MAY BE ON OUR OWN! WE NEED
TO ALL BE PREPARED AND BE ABLE TO WORK AS A TEAM.
Our radio communications system is vital and all need to actively
participate.
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03/28/2024 - Net
Cancelled.
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03/20/2023 - TEST
OF ALERT FM. Per the news, the Alert FM
system is scheduled for testing at 0950 hours.
Our previous inquiry indicated that very few stations in the
Village have the device. Most residents do not appear to have
the device.
Action Point: In the event of an
emergency alert through Alert FM, those who have such devices
should relay the information out on EROC 9 so everyone is aware of
the situation. Merely state exactly what was
provided through the Alert FM system without any opinions or
speculation.
Note: results of Alert FM testing in Village. 2
stations didn't receive any alert signal. 1 station received
the alert FM signal.
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QWI
SAFETY Information 2024 03 14 - SHINGLETOWN BURGLARIES
(INCLUDING US. POST OFFICE - SHINGLETOWN).
This
is the Action News Now Clip of Recent Burglaries.
I understand a Town Hall meeting is being set up. If you
have more information, please advise.
All stations should monitor 24/7 and be prepared to relay any
reports concerning fire, crime, etc ...
Stations responding to TX (BY VL F1) on EROC
9: L9 L3 F7 LH MW2
MW3 SL (KJ- PHONE).
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2024 02
22
1900 hours
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Report of Net Operations
- SERCAP
Total Net
Time:
12
minutes
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Net
Infrastructure
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B1
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Areas Reporting
|
#
RPTS
|
Stns Reporting
|
Back
Up
|
F1
|
Village DIV
3 N
|
17
|
VL: F1
F7 L9
L10 I1
S1 S2
L3 L4 F8
F2 B6 B1
G7 E4 F14
S3
|
55
Silent
|
F7
|
Shingletown/Pioneer Pizza
|
|
VL:
|
55 Relay
|
----
|
Midway DIV
2 N
|
4
|
|
58
Silent
|
S1
|
Long Hollow DIV 3 N
|
1
|
|
58 Relay
|
----
|
Rest Area
DIV 3 N
|
0
|
Ham:
QXX
|
160
TC
|
F1
|
Starlite
DIV 4 N
|
1
|
Ham:
KJ
|
Mapping
|
F1
|
Drill Reports
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Cal
Fire 20
160
TC
|
F7
F1
|
TOTAL REPORTS
TAKEN & PROCESSED
>
|
23
|
|
Triangulation
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Radar
|
|
Stations QXX
>
|
6
|
VL:
E1 T10
C6 S6
S7
LH:
MW:
RA: (Ham) MWM;
1 STN
SL:
(Ham)
|
|
|
DEDUCT STNS INVOLVED IN DRILL REPORTING
EXERCISE
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
___Camera
|
|
TOTAL PARTICIPATING
STATIONS
-->
|
29
|
Includes
Stations Reporting during Net AND Stations QXX but are
active in the program.
|
Drill 911 Relay
|
|
|
|
|
CONTROL
SUMMARY:
All Stations
and Areas reporting QXA;
no
exceptions.
|
CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION
|
|
AFTER
ACTION.
We
are doing a great job! On
2/22/2024, we had 23 reports from 4 different neighborhoods
(spanning an approximate linear distance of
9 miles) which were all mapped, summarized and
concluded with Control making the recommendation of “no
action” based on the reports. Recently we had a station
report all the way from Redding (mobile) approximately 24
miles east of the Village. Our SER Nets have emergency
infrastructure set up and running during the entire net
(i.e., Control, Backup, Mapping, 160 TC, Cal Fire 20, 55
silent, and 58 silent). 160 TC is a tactical for emergency
last resort capability to reach Cal Fire when all phone
systems are totally down (e.g., no land line, no cell,
etc…). Only select stations have this. Mapping is
recording and summarizing all reports. Cal Fire 20 is
monitoring Cal Fire Dispatch. The Silent tacticals are
monitoring the Ham frequency portion of the SER Plan. All of
this was set up, and placed in full operation while
receiving and processing substantive neighborhood reports,
and then all deactivated within 12 minutes. Great Job
Emergency Communications TEAM.
Reminder: Please
don’t provide your report until CONTROL advises you to
“go”. During this net, 3 reports had to be repeated because a
report was given out of turn (station had not been told to
“go” by Control, Backup or a Relay Station).
The two reports in process were blocked and the 3rd
report wasn’t heard. All three had to be repeated because
control stations (Control and Mapping) couldn’t copy any
of them. This took about 2 minutes and during an emergency
(e.g., raging wildfire), this would not be good.
Remember, you may not hear conversation because of
your location. If you just start giving your report you are
blocking other communications and you aren’t even being
heard. That is why we use Control, Backup and provide for
Relays and advise stations to “go”. An exception would
be emergency traffic. In that case a station with emergency
traffic would wait for a break in communications, and say
“emergency traffic” and then all stations are to
standby. Control stations would then advise the “emergency
traffic” to “Go” and the traffic would be worked under
our specific emergency traffic procedures.
Thus, in summary:
1. Please do
not give your
tactical until Control station says
“next”.
2. Please
don’t give your full report until Control states for you
to “GO” (e.g., : “Foxtrot
1, go”).
The reason is that if you merely start talking
because you don’t hear anyone on frequency, you may be
blocking another station who is communicating with Control,
Back up, or a relay station which you don’t hear. This means
that none of the reports get copied by Control, and they all
have to be repeated. We
are in rough terrain and covering a large area, so you most
likely will not hear all stations involved. That is why we
use Relays and Back up.
At the end of your report be sure and state “end of
report” or
“out”.
This way Control station(s) know you have finished.
Great job Emergency Communications TEAM!
|
|
2024 02
18
1839 hours – Cal Fire Tone out – Missing person 16 year old -
address reported as 7185 Mill Creek Road. SER Silent monitoring
activated (monitoring
included: Cal Fire Dispatch and Sheriff Dispatch)…
K6PDS call to Sheriff non emergency # and obtained
description: 16 year old white male, wearing Blue Shirt. Blue
Jeans, Black boots, long black hair. Cal
Fire and Sheriff responding. SER TX
on 760 (Ch 10 / 55) and
on EROC 9 of : SER Missing Person Advisory including description
(above), person missing since 1530 hours, had left by himself,
direction of travel unknown and requesting stations monitoring to
contact anyone they know in the area by phone … and advise them
to be on look out for missing
person and to call 911 if have information.
Sheriff and Cal Fire Searching …
Stations on Frequency (EROC 9 and/or
760 (ch 10/55)
and responding: F1 (PDS)
,
F7, S1 (BZL),
S2, I1, B1,
G7, F2 .
Monitoring Sheriff frequency – Sheriff advising - they
need more help for search. … K6PDS prepping to join ground
search (radio 50 watt go box with battery, radio 50 watt vehicle
mounted, HTs (2), cold weather gear, Head light, flash
lights, bull horn, field freq to base plan Ch 10/55 and EROC
3,...) , … 1930
hours DAVID 9 … may
have found him …. 1934 hours
missing person located and he is en route to Shingletown
Store and will meet up with Cal Fire and Sheriff at that location.
SER TX update on EROC 9 and 760.
SER Net Missing Person Advisory Deactivated 1936 hours – TX on
EROC 9 and 760 (10/55).
AFTER ACTION: We had strong winds and substantial rain.
|
2024 02
15
1900 hours
|
Report of Net Operations
- SERCAP
Total Net
Time:
9
minutes
4 AREAS RPTING 21 RPTS
29 PARTICP.
|
Net
Infrastructure
|
AGENDA
>
|
SITUATION REPORTS
|
Control
|
B1
|
Areas Reporting
|
#
RPTS
|
Stns Reporting
|
Back
Up
|
F1
|
Village DIV
3 N
|
15
|
VL: F1
F7 S1
S2 L9
L10 I1 L3
L4 B6
E4 F8
F2 G7
B1
|
55
Silent
|
F7
|
Shingletown/Pioneer Pizza
|
|
VL:
|
55 Relay
|
----
|
Midway DIV
2 N
|
4
|
|
58
Silent
|
S1
|
Long Hollow
DIV 3 N
|
1
|
|
58 Relay
|
----
|
Rest Area
DIV 3 N
|
0
|
Ham:
QXX
|
160
TC
|
F1
|
Starlite
DIV 4 N
|
1
|
Ham:
KJ
|
Mapping
|
F1
|
Drill Reports
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Cal
Fire 20
160
TC
|
F7
F1
|
TOTAL
REPORTS
TAKEN & PROCESSED
>
|
21
|
|
Triangulation
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Radar
|
|
Stations QXX
>
|
8
|
VL:
E1 T10
C6
S6 S7
S3 F14
LH:
MW:
RA: (Ham) MWM;
1 STN
SL:
(Ham)
|
|
|
DEDUCT STNS INVOLVED IN DRILL REPORTING
EXERCISE
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
___Camera
|
|
TOTAL PARTICIPATING
STATIONS
-->
|
29
|
Includes
Stations Reporting during Net AND Stations QXX but are
active in the program.
|
Drill 911 Relay
|
|
|
|
|
CONTROL
SUMMARY:
All Stations
and Areas reporting QXA;
no
exceptions.
|
CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION
|
|
AFTER
ACTION: At
the end of your report be sure and state “end of
report” or
“out”.
This way Control station(s) know you have finished.
Also, please
do not give your
tactical until Control station says
“next”.
Also, please
don’t give your full report until Control states for you
to “GO” (e.g., : “Foxtrot
1, go”).
The reason is that if you merely start talking
because you don’t hear anyone on frequency, you may be
blocking another station who is communicating with Control,
Back up, or a
relay station which you don’t hear. This means that none of the reports were copied by Control, and
they all have to be repeated.
We are in rough terrain and covering a large area, so
you most likely will not hear all stations involved. That is
why we use Relays and
Back up.
|
|
2024
02 15 This morning a random monitoring check
was conducted on EROC 9.
TX 1 tone, (Safety Report)
Q 70 and
monitoring check.
Following Stations on Frequency and responding:
VL. F1 F7 S1
G7 L3 B1 B6 S3
SL: KJ
MW: MW 3
LH: LH
That is a total of 11 stations
(covering 4 individual Area / Neighborhoods)
who were monitoring and responded to a non planned
random TX of SAFETY REPORT Quebec 70 and
monitoring check.
Great Job !
|
2024
02 15 - NOTE KRCRTV over the air has been
out for several days. Internet is working. 2024
02 16 krcrtv came back on air. |
2024
02 14 - Conducted Monitoring check on EROC 9. |
2024 02
11 1818 hours Cal Fire Tone out - Smoke check
Alpine way X Black Butte. RPT from neighbor .. Cal Fire Responding
... SER Silent monitoring activated ... estimated distance
to MW 1.98 miles ... 4.9 miles VL. .. no camera view
.... internet winds out of East 1 kt .. E 2463 searched area
UTL, available... Cancelled. SER silent monitoring
deactivated 1839 hours. |
2024 02
08
1900 hours
|
Report of Net Operations
- SERCAP
Total Net
Time:
12
minutes
4 AREAS REPORTING 22 REPORTS
29 PARTIC
|
Net
Infrastructure
|
AGENDA
>
|
SITUATION REPORTS
|
Control
|
B1
|
Areas Reporting
|
#
RPTS
|
Stns Reporting
|
Back
Up
|
F1
|
Village DIV
3 N
|
16
|
VL: F1
F7 E1
G7 L9 L10
S1 S2
L3 L4
B1 B6
F2 F8
S3 E4
|
55
Silent
|
F7
|
Shingletown/Pioneer Pizza
|
|
VL:
|
55 Relay
|
----
|
Midway DIV
2 N
|
4
|
|
58
Silent
|
F1
|
Long Hollow
DIV 3 N
|
1
|
|
58 Relay
|
----
|
Rest Area
DIV 3 N
|
0
|
Ham:
QXX
|
160
TC
|
F1
|
Starlite
DIV 4 N
|
1
|
Ham:
KJ
|
Mapping
|
F1
|
Drill Reports
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Cal
Fire 20
160
TC
|
F7
F1
|
TOTAL REPORTS
TAKEN & PROCESSED
>
|
22
|
|
Triangulation
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Radar
|
|
Stations QXX
>
|
7
|
VL:
I1 T10
C6
S6 S7
F14
LH:
MW:
RA: (Ham) MWM;
1 STN
SL:
(Ham)
|
|
|
DEDUCT STNS INVOLVED IN DRILL REPORTING
EXERCISE
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
___Camera
|
|
TOTAL PARTICIPATING
STATIONS
-->
|
29
|
Includes
Stations Reporting during Net AND Stations QXX but are
active in the program.
|
Drill 911 Relay
|
|
|
|
|
CONTROL
SUMMARY:
All Stations
and Areas reporting QXA; no
exceptions.
|
CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION
|
|
AFTER
ACTION:
At the end of your report be sure and state “end of
report” or
“out”.
This way Control station(s) know you have finished.
Also, please
do not give your
tactical until Control station says
“next”.
Also, please
don’t give your full report until Control states for you
to “GO” (e.g., : “Foxtrot
1, go”).
The reason is that if you merely start talking
because you don’t hear anyone on frequency, you may be
blocking another station who is communicating with Control,
Back up, or a
relay station which you don’t hear. This means that none of the reports were copied by Control, and
they all have to be repeated.
We are in rough terrain and covering a large area, so
you most likely will not hear all stations involved. That is
why we use Relays and
Back up.
|
|
2024
02 05 2343 hours Cal Fire tone out - Oven Fire 29902
Westmore. SER Silent Monitoring Activated. ... Cal Fire
responding - Engines, Water Tenders, Batalion, Training,
Prevention ... Estimated in area of -121.940
40.515 (approx 2.02 miles NW of VL and 1.67 Miles NE
Midway). 2350 Hours E 22 at scene - nothing showing -
investigating. 2357 hours - fire contained by homeowner, cancel
incoming. 2359 hours updated - false alarm - smoking food in oven.
Midnight 03 SER silent monitoring deactivated. |
|
2024 02
03 SER Safety Code Test (1055 hours)- TX Drill Q 70 on
EROC 9 BY VL F1. Responding stations: MW 3
MW1 VL: S1 E1 B1 C6. Thank you
to those on frequency and responding. Great job. SER
Safety Situation codes |
|
2024 02
01
1900 hours
|
Report of Net Operations
- SERCAP
Total Net
Time:
13
minutes
|
Net
Infrastructure
|
AGENDA
>
|
SITUATION REPORTS;
PLUS
DRILL 911 EMERGENCY TRAFFIC RELAY (USING SCRIPT – HERE)
|
Control
|
B1
|
Areas Reporting
|
#
RPTS
|
Stns Reporting
|
Back
Up
|
F1
|
Village DIV
3 N
|
9
|
VL: F1
F7 G7
L3 L4
B1 B6
F2 F8
Due
to 911 drill F1
did drill 911 –
also counted in report total
|
55
Silent
|
F7
|
Shingletown/Pioneer Pizza
|
|
VL:
|
|
|
Redding -
|
2
|
VL:
S1 S2
|
55 Relay
|
----
|
Midway DIV
2 N
|
4
|
|
58
Silent
|
F1
|
Long Hollow
DIV 3 N
|
|
QXX
|
58 Relay
|
----
|
Rest Area
DIV 3 N
|
|
Ham:
QXX
|
160
TC
|
F1
|
Starlite
DIV 4 N
|
|
Ham:
QXX
|
Mapping
|
F1
|
Drill Reports (e.g., 911 relay –Drill emergency traffic
relay).
|
3
|
DRILL 911 RELAY: REQUESTING STN
F1
DRILL 911
RELAY STN F1
CAL FIRE 20-
RPT “TX” OF DRILL BY CAL FIRE DISPATCH
F7
|
Cal
Fire 20
|
F7
|
TOTAL REPORTS
TAKEN & PROCESSED
>
|
18
|
Note: Any
“RELAYS” OF REPORTS are NOT in count.
|
Triangulation
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Radar
|
|
Stations QXX
>
|
14
|
VL:
E1 E4 S3
I1 S6 S7 F14 C6 L9
L10 T10
LH:
QXX
RA:
(Ham) MWM;
QXX
SL:
(Ham) KJ
QXX
|
|
|
DEDUCT STNS INVOLVED IN DRILL REPORTING
EXERCISE
|
-3
|
F1 AND
F1 AND F7 (DEDUCTED
TO AVOID DUPLICATE COUNT)
|
___Camera
|
|
TOTAL PARTICIPATING
STATIONS
-->
|
29
|
Includes
Stations Reporting during Net AND Stations QXX but are
active in the program.
|
Drill 911 Relay
|
F1
|
|
|
|
CONTROL
SUMMARY:
All Stations
and Areas reporting QXA
no exceptions. We
also did DRILL 911 RELAY
|
CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION
|
|
AFTER
ACTION: TONIGHT
WE AGAIN HAD INTERFERENCE
DURING NET.
WE NEED MORE STATIONS TO
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE NET PRACTICES.
|
|
|
|
2024 01
18
1900 hours
|
Report of Net Operations
- SERCAP
Total Net
Time:
11
minutes
|
Net
Infrastructure
|
AGENDA
>
|
SITUATION REPORTS
USING
Fmt T9A OR T9M
|
Control
|
B1
|
Areas Reporting
|
#
RPTS
|
Stns Reporting
|
Back
Up
|
F1
|
Village DIV
3 N
|
13
|
VL: F1
F7 S1
S2 E1
F8 F2
L3 L4 F14
B1 S3 G7
|
55
Silent
|
F7
|
Shingletown/Pioneer Pizza
|
|
VL:
|
55 Relay
|
----
|
Midway DIV
2 N
|
4
|
|
58
Silent
|
F1
|
Long Hollow
DIV 3 N
|
1
|
|
58 Relay
|
----
|
Rest Area
DIV 3 N
|
0
|
Ham:
MW QXX
|
160
TC
|
F1
|
Starlite
DIV 4 N
|
1
|
Ham:
KJ
|
Mapping
|
F1
|
Drill Reports
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Cal
Fire 20
|
F7
|
TOTAL REPORTS
TAKEN & PROCESSED
>
|
19
|
|
Triangulation
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Radar
|
|
Stations
QXX >
|
10
|
VL:
B6
E4 T10
C6 L9
L10
S6 S7
I1
LH:
MW:
RA: (Ham) MWM;
1 STN
SL:
(Ham)
|
|
|
DEDUCT STNS INVOLVED IN DRILL REPORTING
EXERCISE
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
___Camera
|
|
TOTAL PARTICIPATING
STATIONS
-->
|
29
|
Includes
Stations Reporting during Net AND Stations QXX but are
active in the program.
|
Drill 911 Relay
|
|
|
|
|
CONTROL
SUMMARY:
All Stations
and Areas reporting QXA;
no
exceptions.
|
CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION
|
|
AFTER
ACTION:
At the end
of your report be sure and state “end
of report” or
“out”. This
way Control station(s) know you have finished.
Also, please do not give your tactical until Control
station says “next”.
If you merely start talking just because you don’t
hear anything on frequency, you may be walking on another
station who is communicating with Control, Back up, or a
relay station which you don’t hear. This means that such
report may have to be repeated.
We are in rough terrain and covering a large area, so
you most likely will not hear all stations involved. That is
why we use Relays and
Back up.
Procedure: Back up
will TX and deactivate at the end of Net (i.e., as
instructed by Control and will be the last station to
“deactivate” just before Control deactivates the Net). If
we also use (for example)
“55 relay” and/or “58 relay”, such stations
will TX and
“deactivate” as instructed by Control (e.g., “…55
relay deactivated”), but will likewise not advise that the
net is deactivated. Rather
it is only Control that actually Deactivates the Net.
|
|
|
|
2024 01
14 Cal Fire tone out 1951 hours - large fire visible on
cameras. Buffalo Dr. X Aoudad. CDF TAC 11.
SER Silent monitoring activated. INKS Ridge
CAMERA large fire visible (flames). Using Cameras - incident
estimated at - 122.104 40.471. No address given by Cal
Fire. Internet winds out of North at 3 KT. . .. Cal fire on scene
and met with property owner - structure is an old abandoned mobile
home fully involved (double wide). .. difficult access could
get engines stuck .. walked to scene ... . incoming units stage at
Buffalo and Dersch. ... Double wide on ground .. E 2474
remains at scene and assuming Buffalo IC; all others cancelled.-
Releasing all at staging ... will let it burn out.
2035 hours SER Silent Monitoring deactivated.
AFTER ACTION: Need higher outside antenna for radio
#3 to get better TAC 11 reception. |
|
2024
01 12 Propagation test EROC
9 (approx 1810 hours) VL F1
and SL KJ - Q5 both ways. Note: VL
S1 advised heard SL KJ Q4 and VL F1 Q5. |
|
2024 01
11
1900 hours
|
Report of Net Operations
- SERCAP
Total Net
Time:
11
minutes
|
Net
Infrastructure
|
AGENDA
>
|
SITUATION REPORTS
|
Control
|
F1 thenB1
|
Areas Reporting
|
#
RPTS
|
Stns Reporting
|
Back
Up
|
F1
|
Village DIV
3 N
|
12
|
VL: F1
F7 S1
S2 I1
F8 F2
L3 L4 B1
S3 E4
|
55
Silent
|
F7
|
Shingletown/Pioneer Pizza
|
|
VL:
|
55 Relay
|
----
|
Midway DIV
2 N
|
4
|
|
58
Silent
|
F1
|
Long Hollow
DIV 3 N
|
1
|
|
58 Relay
|
----
|
Rest Area
DIV 3 N
|
0
|
Ham:
QXX
|
160
TC
|
F1
|
Starlite
DIV 4 N
|
1
|
Ham:
KJ VIA
PHONE
|
Mapping
|
F1
|
Drill Reports
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Cal
Fire 20
|
F7
|
TOTAL REPORTS
TAKEN & PROCESSED
>
|
18
|
|
Triangulation
|
|
|
|
|
Flight Radar
|
|
Stations QXX
>
|
11
|
VL:
B6 F14
E1 T10
C6 L9 L10
G7 S6 S7
LH:
MW:
RA: (Ham)
MWM; 1
STN
SL:
(Ham)
N/A
|
|
|
DEDUCT STNS INVOLVED IN DRILL REPORTING
EXERCISE
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
___Camera
|
|
TOTAL PARTICIPATING
STATIONS
-->
|
29
|
Includes
Stations Reporting during Net AND Stations QXX but are
active in the program.
|
Drill 911 Relay
|
|
|
|
|
CONTROL
SUMMARY:
All Stations
and Areas reporting QXA;
no
exceptions.
|
CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION
|
|
AFTER
ACTION:
F1 started
net and B1 substituted in during net as Control ( very
good transition during net).
|
|
|
|
|
|