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

Function	MHz	Mode	Operator	Backup	Operator	Backup
EOC	144.930	Packet	KD7CEM	W7JSN	KD7JG	W7JSN
Net Control	146.520	Simplex Voice	KD7CEM	W7JSN	KK7MA	KI7FXJ
Packet Monitor	144.930	RMS Packet	KD7CEM	W7JSN	KD7JG	W7JSN
HF RMS Monitor	3.595	Winlink ARDOP P2P	WB7EUX	W7JSN	WB7EUX	KK7MA
HF Voice Monitor	3.955	SSB Voice	KD7CEM	W7JSN	KD7JG	KI7FXJ

Scoring:

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