EMCOMM EXERCISE APRIL 8, 2024 NOW TO 1800L SCENARIO/SITUATION THE NEW MADRID FAULT HAS ERUPTED. PERSONS IN ARKANSAS WHO GATHERED TO VIEW THE SOLAR ECLIPSE PLUS PERSONS IN OTHER AREAS ARE EFFECTED BY THIS ERUPTION. A LARGE NUMBER OF THOSE PERSONS HAVE COME SOUTH TO OUR AREA SEEKINP NMBR. STATIONS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER… JUST SEND THE MESSAGES AS SPECIFIED BELOW. (1) HEALTH AND WELFARE MESSAGE; SEND A PROPERLY FORMATED NTS MESSAGE TO YVETTE CUEVAS, AE5MI 19242 ERVIN ROAD GULFPORT, MS. 3�IYTMHHZ8@GMAIL.COM THE TEXT CAN BE A BRIEF PLAIN LANGUAGE TEXT SUCH AS “I AM SAFE” OR YOU CAN USE EITHER THE ARRL (FSD-3) OR THE RRI H&W NUMBERING SYSTEM. IF THE H&W NUMBERING IS USED, SPECIFIY IF IT IS ARRL OR RRI. (2) SEND A STATUS REPORT TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE USING THE ICS213 FORMAT REPORT: CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA REPORT ANY LARGE GATHERING OF PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE IN NEED OF ASSTANCE. FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY SEND EOC STATUS REPORT TO KB5SZJ. FOR THE COLUMBUS AREA SEND EOC STATUS REPORT TO K5DDT. (3) SEND A STATUS REPORT TO WB5BNV GIVING INFORMATION REGARDING ANY KNOWN COMMUNICATION OUTAGES. STATIONS SHOULD MONITOR 3581 DURING THIS PERIOD. IF THOR 22 BEGINS TO FAIL, TRY OLIVIA 8-500. IF THAT DOES NOT WORK SHIFT TO JS8CALL. THE FIRST WORDS OF THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGES SHOULD BE “EXERCISE X THIS IS A DRILL” REGARDS FRED WB5BNV |