Communications Academy Communications Exercise

Winter Wind and Snow Storm Emergency

Directions:

  1. Tune Radio to 146.580 (We will use this City of Bellevue simplex channel for this drill)
  2. Please adjust your volume down as low as possible to avoid feedback.
  3. Listen for Net Control to call you tactical call station and respond with the provided message.
  4. Use your call sign where it says "YOUR_CALL_SIGN"

Net Control Station: This is the King County EOC, I will be serving as Net Control for this Net, and stations with Emergency Traffic may break in at any time. (This is a drill)NET_CONTROL_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: First I will check with the weather spotters to gather current wind and snow totals.

Net Control Station: Weather Spotter 1, please report your location, wind speed and snow totals.

Weather Spotter 1: Ballard, Wind Speed 30, Gusts to 65, Snow 28" <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Weather Spotter 2, please report your location, wind speed and snow totals.

Weather Spotter 2: Bothell, Wind Speed 33, Gusts to 75, Snow 29" <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Weather Spotter 3, please report your location, wind speed and snow totals.

Weather Spotter 3: Bellevue, Wind Speed 30, Gusts to 62, Snow 32" <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Weather Spotter 4, please report your location, wind speed and snow totals.

Weather Spotter 4: Kirkland, Wind Speed 22, Gusts to 55, Snow 34" <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Any priority resource requests for King County? (This is a Drill)

City of Issaquah: We need a generator for a Retirement Home.

Net Control Station: City of Issaquah, How many KW?

City of Issaquah: 5000 KW<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: OK5000 KW, we will see If that is something thatKing County can provide and let you know within one hour.

Net Control Station: Next we will check to see how many customers are without power.

Net Control Station: Seattle City Light, how many customers are with currently out power?

Seattle City Light: 400,000 <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Puget Sound Energy, how many customers are with currently out power?

Puget Sound Energy: 1.2 Million<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Please confirm 1.2 Million?

Puget Sound Energy: That is affirmative, 1.2 Million. <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Next we will check the status of the active Community Colleges, please report your power status and the number of people you are sheltering. (This is a drill)

Net Control Station: South Seattle Community College, please report.

South Seattle Community College: No power, currently 2000 people being sheltered.<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: North Seattle Community College, please report.

North Seattle Community College: No power, currently 3000 people being sheltered. <YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Central Seattle Community College, please report.

Central Seattle Community College: No power, currently 1000 people being sheltered.<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Next we will check to see if there are any mutual aid requests from the cities (This is a Drill)

City of Kirkland: We need ground coffee and donuts.<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Anyone able to provide ground coffee and donuts for Kirkland?(This is a Drill)

Costco: We are able to provide ground coffee and donuts for Kirkland.<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Costco and City of Kirkland please move to net frequency #2 to coordinate delivery of coffee and donuts.

Net Control Station: Any additional aid requests?

Snoqualmie Search and Rescue: Does anyone have a St Bernard rescue dog?<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: All stations, does anyone have a St Bernard rescue dog?

King County Animal Control: We have two St. Bernardrescue dogs<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Woodland Park Zoo: We have a wolf that is fairly well behaved. <YOUR_CALL_SIGN

Net Control Station: Snoqualmie Search and Rescue please indicate your search animal preference. (This is a drill)

Snoqualmie Search and Rescue: We will take the wolf.<YOUR_CALL_SIGN>

Net Control Station: Snoqualmie Search and Rescue and Woodland Park Zoo please move to net frequency #3 to coordinate delivery of rescue animal.

Net Control Station: Any other resource request at this point in time?

Net Control Station: Hearing no other resource requests, I stand by for further traffic. (This is a drill) NET_CONTROL_CALL_SIGN>

End of Winter Wind and Snow Storm Emergency

THIS HAS BEEN A DRILL