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AmRRON T-REX 2017 Aug 11-13, Grid Down Earthquake Drill

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  1. KC5SAS

    KC5SAS Ham Member QRZ Page

    https://youtu.be/P28EUVNeof0
    https://amrron.com/2017/07/18/t-rex-2017-primer/
    Get ready for T-REX 2017 coming up on Aug 11, 12 and 13. AmRRON operators across North America will be testing their radios and skills as well as their off grid preps. Just like last year this disaster exercise is going to simulate a massive earthquake and Tsunami on the west coast followed by the New Madrid going off in the Mississippi River valley.
    "WHAT IS T-REX?
    It is a nationwide scenario-based disaster preparedness exercise where we simulate that a catastrophic event has caused disruptions and/or failures in conventional services, such as the Power grid, Internet, Telecommunications, Transportation, etc.
    It is a chance for you, your family, your group or team, or your organization to practice your emergency preparedness plan, and respond as though it were real.
    Most importantly, it is an emergency communications exercise, where AmRRON operators across the country and elsewhere practice tuning in and listening for information and developments, reporting what’s happening in their area, and helping others get radio traffic passed across the network using unconventional communications — mostly Amateur Radio and the most popular digital modes.
    WHAT IS THE SCENARIO FOR 2017?
    This year we will be simulating a major seismic event, which will actually be TWO catastrophic earthquakes in different parts of the country, three hours apart.
    At Noon Pacific time (1900hrs Zulu) the first, 9.1 earthquake strikes off the Pacific coast, followed by a devastating tsunami. This is known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Scientists claim we are overdue for a major event on the CSZ and that it is only a matter of when, not if. Power, internet, and telecommunications are lost to the western United States.
    At 1700hrs – 5pm – (2200hrs Zulu) the second, 9.2 earthquake strikes in the New Madrid Subduction Zone in eastern Missouri. Power, internet, and telecommunications are lost to the remainder of the United States and two thirds of Canada.

    Plunge yourself into darkness:
    Depending on where you are located, turn your cell phone, internet, electricity, etc. off at the time the earthquake occurs (west of Mississippi River = Noon Pacific -or- east of the Mississippi = 5pm Central) aka. 1900Z and 2200z respectively. Most of us have freezers, etc. that we can’t turn off. That’s fine, just don’t use lights, internet, or traditional cooking appliances. Get that dutch oven out, the Coleman lantern, and those two-way radios.
    Tune in:
    You need to know what’s going on. What is the size and scope the the event? Where is the damage concentrated? What secondary safety hazards have been produced from the disaster? What escape routes are available or closed? Where and when is relief coming? How can I check on my loved ones hundreds of miles away?
    Heavy emphasis is placed on emergency communications. Get out your radio and your AmRRON SOI (Signals Operating Instructions) and tune in to the AmRRON Nets.
    Stay Informed:
    With your SOI open and your radio tuned in, you’re almost ready to begin receiving information. However, due to poor band conditions produced by the solar cycle we’re in (and will be for years) most information will be sent using the more robust and reliable digital modes. The software is free to download and there are several articles that will walk you through, step-by-step, how to receive digital mode (text and forms) communications, such as , etc, all available at the AmRRON FORMS page.
    Inform Others:
    Net Control operators will be expecting everyone to send in County STATREPs (Status Reports). This helps others with their situational awareness about the size and scope of the disaster when they learn how others in the network are affected. The STATREP includes valuable information such as: Location, time, siesmic damage, and possibly radioactivity if the reporting station has radiological reporting capabilities.
    You need to let others know if you have power, water, communications, medical services, etc., and whether the roads are passable, and the extent of damages to each of those services. The County STATREP is a fundamentally important report that you should have in your comms binder as well as your digital comms flmsg custom forms folder in your NBEMS folder.
    It is also available as a downloadable, printable PDF that you can use to give a STATREP over the air using voice modes.
    WHAT TO REPORT:
    Since this is an earthquake scenario, you will use the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale reporting standard, which is used to report the effects (felt and observed) and damage from an earthquake, or even a major explosion.
    That is the information you will also place in Line 8 of the County STATREP before sending in your report.
    You will also simulate that your basic services have been disrupted, and reflect that in the utilities and services portion of the STATREP."
    This is pretty much the same scenario as the T-REX 2016 exercise with the new County STATREPS added this year.
    Learn more by watching this YouTube video about T-Rex 2016-
    https://youtu.be/P28EUVNeof0 then get ready to turn the power off and your radios on.
     
  2. KC5SAS

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