Communications Academy Communications Exercise
Winter Wind and Snow Storm Emergency
Directions:
- Tune Radio to 146.580 (We will use this City of Bellevue simplex channel for this drill)
- Please adjust your volume down as low as possible to avoid feedback.
- Listen for Net Control to call you tactical call station and respond with the provided message.
- 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