2019 FALL SET

Union County ARES
Fall 2019
Simulated Emergency Test (SET)

Statewide SET Details

Major Earthquake has taken out the commercial power grid throughout the entire West Coast states.

• ARES assistance requested Day 4 of Event, 08:00 October 12, 2019
• Initial ARES team expected operational by 08:30 October 12, 2019

Scenario Day 4:

• Cellular and Internet Service Providers have exhausted all fuel for generators and are down.
• Fixed Amateur Radio Repeaters reliant on commercial or fuel generated power are down.
• Refugees are traveling to all parts of the state seeking shelter and/or medical assistance.
• Central Oregon, which has assumed State responsibilities, is in need of mutual aid for medical, road construction, communication, and other services.

Exercise Goals:

• Maintain local simplex net.
• Receive & respond to aid requests from all adjacent counties. (Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker, Grant)
• Request & receive response to aid request from all adjacent counties.
• Receive & respond to mutual aid requests from Central Oregon. (Deschutes)

Tasks:

• 08:30 Send Winlink forms to KD7ZDO;AA7DD
  • Unit Activation
  • Declaration of Emergency
  • Initial SitRep
• 008:30-14:00 Meet Exercise Goals
  • Listed above
• 14:00 Send Winlink forms to KD7ZDO;AA7DD
  • SitRep
  • Unit Deactivation

Requirements:

• All messages shall begin and end with “THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.”
• EOC shall maintain a running ICS-214 Activity Log as well as a running ICS-309 Communications Log during the hours of the SET.
• No Internet within the West Coast states shall be used. This requirement disallows RMS connections to gateways located inside of OR, WA, & CA.

Expectations:

• Designated County frequencies be consistently monitored
  • 3.955 SSB
  • 146.520 Simplex
  • 144.930 RMS P2P (K7UNI)
  • 3.595 RMS P2P (K7UNI)
• HF Power Station(s) on Standby

Scoring:

• 1 points – each band + mode
• 2 points – each callsign
• 2 points – each county