The World Radio Relay League was formed to promote
effective amateur radio EMCOMM. One of the three main programs of
the WRRL is to recruit, develop and register TYPE I ARCTs, and function
as the coordinator to deploy that resource. Once the
program is operational, any entity requesting deployment of a
TYPE I ARCT, may contact the WRRL dispatch center. (A
"24/7" telephone number will be announced soon.) In the
event of an infrastructure failure a PRIORITY RADIOGRAM should be
originated and sent to WRRL (address[es]) and designated net and
watch frequencies will also soon be released.) Requests
will be evaluated and prioritized and notification will be made to the
appropriate team(s). Our initial goal is to have at least one
ARCT Type I based in each of the ten FEMA mutual aid regions.
In anticipation of this, the WRRL is now accepting applications from
leaders of existing emcomm teams and from others who may be interested
in forming a new TYPE I ARCT desiring to be listed in our
international registry. The WRRL ARCT program will accept and
evaluate applications from potential ARCT Type I Team Leaders. Once approved,
the Team Leaders will continue to develop and maintain their teams to ensure
their on-going training, equipping, and readiness/availability to respond.
WRRL will not be directly involved in the certification/coordination of
Type II, III and IV teams, although we will support efforts to develop,
train, and equip such teams for response to supplement TYPE I teams.
TEAM LEADER CERTIFICATION
The application for ARCT Type I Team Leaders is quite detailed. This
is to ensure that teams are organized and led only by reliable and
qualified members of the amateur radio EMCOMM community. The
minimum requirements for a TYPE I ARCT, a description of the
application process, and the application form is available on the “Application”
link at the bottom of this page. Instructions
regarding submission of the Team Leader application are also found on the
link page.
Once an ARCT application has been reviewed and
approved, the ARCT leader will be responsible for ensuring that
the team is developed in accordance with WRRL requirements and remain
in compliance with all local, state, and federal requirements. The
Team Leader is responsible for keeping the WRRL ARCT coordinator advised
of the team’s status at all times.
TEAM CALLOUTS AND RESPONSES
When a request for ARCT Type I resources is received at the WRRL
ARCT dispatch center, the appropriate ARCT Type I Team(s) Leaders will be
contacted and the following information will be provided:
∙ Name of
the person and the requesting entity.
∙
Location and type of incident including staging area for
ARCT Team(s).
∙ Name
and method(s) to contact the requesting person or agency.
∙
Expected duration of the assignment.
∙ Information
as to whether the requesting entity will reimburse or pay team expenses
∙
Information as to whether worker’s compensation and
liability insurance coverage will be provided by the requesting entity
Once the Team Leader has been provided with this information a decision
will be made by the Team Leader as to whether to accept the mission
assignment. The requesting entity will be advised whether a team(s)
will be responding and, if so, who the contact person is (Team Leader).
From that point forward the ARCT Team Leader will work directly with the
requesting entity and WRRL will remain available for additional
support if necessary.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS
A detailed, written, after action report shall be submitted to
WRRL within 15 days of the ARCT Type I Team completing its assignment.
Reports should provide appropriate statistical information and a summary
(narrative) of the mission, discuss what went well, and address any
training, staffing or equipping needs which should be addressed for
improved future performance.
QUESTION and COMMENTS?
May be directed to: Jerry Boyd, N7WR, WRRL ARCT Program Administrator
at: n7wr@wrrl.org
OUR GOAL: 60,000 Trained, Skilled, Experienced EMCOMM Operators with
Stations Ready and Willing to Serve the Public!
