I thought I'd pass this along in case someone in the group may be interested in helping out (US only, I believe) or know someone in an ARES group that may be able to help out... The original attached message is inline below...
73 de Jeff Howdy Folks, Below is an email from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief which solicits amateur radio operators for two week shifts in Haiti. If you meet the qualifications and are interested, please feel free to reply directly to Terry W4TL. patrick KJ4EWX ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Terry <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:15 PM Subject: [Southbears] Communicator(s) Needed For Haiti IC Team [1 Attachment] To: Southbears <[email protected]> As most of you are aware SBDR has had an Incident Command Team active in Port au Prince , Haiti since early after the earthquake there. In late January it was decided to make HF communications a part of this team and communicators have been rotating in and out to support the IC Team ever since. MARS Winlink Airmail and Paclink were chosen as the medium we would use to provide a good e-mail conduit for the IC Team back to stateside. A communications jump kit with a HF radio, an automatic external antenna tuner, a SCS Pactor III modem, antenna and other supporting equipment was deployed to Haiti with the first wave of communicators. The Airmail/Paclink system has been set up and is operational at the IC headquarters in Port au Prince and is used as a backup for the sometimes irregular internet connection in Haiti . We are in need of operators to operate this system and perform other duties on the IC Team. Terry Henderson, Disaster Relief Operations Consultant has asked me to seek communicators to deploy to Haiti as a communicator/administrator to support the IC Team as far out as one year since this is going to be a long term commitment. The job will require that you multi-task between communications and administrative type work and be asked to stay for a minimum of two (2) weeks or more if possible. I have attached a job description/requirement for the role with the IC Team and have also made it a part of this e-mail if you have trouble opening the attachment. We ask that you pray about your participation in this role and if you are interested in accepting this assignment, please contact me at [email protected] or 770-967-6364 and we will discuss particulars of the mission and get you worked into the IC Team rotation. Thanks in advance for your consideration of this assignment. 73 Terry Jones, W4TL National Communications Coordinator Communicator/Administrator Job Description and Requirements Minimum attitude/skill requirement: · Bring a Christ like attitude as we serve our risen Savior as an IC Team member. · Be a trained Disaster Relief Volunteer with a participating state Southern Baptist Disaster Relief group. · Possess a current State Disaster Relief ID badge. · Possess a valid US Passport with all vaccinations current. · Participate with the IC Team in all devotional, planning/reporting meetings. · Amateur radio license (minimum General Class) with EMCOMM practice skills and experience including antenna configuration, HF and VHF radio procedures and modes with specific emphasis on Winlink via MARS and/or HAM with Airmail and/or Paclink. Considerable skills on Kenwood TS2000 Radio, SCS Pactor III Modem, Winlink Airmail and Paclink configuration(s) will be required. · Familiarity with HF radio propagation as it relates to accessing distant Winlink RMS’s and PMBO’s. · Computer skills including Radio software, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet browsers, Google earth. · Skill and willingness to function as a team player. · SBDR ICS training (desirable but not mandatory) · FEMA Courses IS100 and IS700 (desirable but not mandatory) Communication: · Setup and maintain antenna configuration (HF and VHF). · Setup and maintain HF radio, tuner, TNC, power supply and UPC. · The ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems with the antennas, radios, TNC, and other communications equipment. · Setup and maintain 4 Icom VHF radios, antennas, chargers and other communications equipment as required. · Maintain Radio Jump Kit inventory. · Distribute VHF radios to mobile teams · Train mobile team communicator(s) on procedures; tactical call signs, distress call, etc. · Provide WI-FI network support as needed · Pass voice and email traffic via WL2K-MARS, WL2K-HAM as needed by IC Administration · Maintain an inventory of office supplies. Report needs to IC · Assist in map maintenance · Maintain and distribute handheld GPS units · Receive and summarize daily medical and assessment reports · Prepare NAMB daily report including number of contacts/ patients seen, Gospel presentations, Decisions to accept Christ, prescriptions written, buildings assessed: churches, schools, homes and/or orphanages. · Submit daily report each evening to Cathy Miller, Mike Morgan, Mickey Caison, Bruce Poss, Karl Ragan, Terry Henderson and Fritz Wilson via internet and/or MARS/amateur radio email. The Daily Report form, and the historical reports, are located on the dr_team4 computer under the Haiti Response directory and the Daily Report directory. Those reports are in Word(2003) format. · Organize, summarize, tabulate daily assessment reports. Advise Operations Officer of potential clinic sites, Note and record Well data; including presence of or not, presence of an operational pump, and depth to water where there is no pump. · Enter assessment report data into Individual Assessment Summary database. The data is in an Excel (2003) spreadsheet located on the dr_team4 computer under the Haiti Response directory, Assessment subdirectory. Safety and Security · Be thoroughly cognizant of the Emergency Contingency Plan · Be aware and maintain list of resource contacts including: Haitian government contacts Law enforcement contacts Emergency medical contacts US Embassy contacts · Be knowledgeable of the location of all teams at all times · Be knowledgeable of “safe sites” throughout regions · Be knowledgeable of volunteer housing sites, addresses and contact information · Be prepared to implement Emergency Contingency Plan as it relates to communications. · Establish and maintain backup radio communication network between IC and all housing sites, between IC and all deployed units. · Train incoming volunteers on safety procedures, communication procedures including backup radio. · Perform other duties and/or assignments as requested by the Incident Commander and/or Deputy Incident Commander. __._,_.___
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