ARLA/CLUSTER: Simulacro global de comunicações de emergencia

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Simulated emergency communication tests around the world

A trend among groups of radio amateurs involved in emergency
communications is the use of disaster scenarios to test equipment and
learn lessons from what went right during an exercise, and what could be
improved.

Recently a number of such tests have occurred in the Philippines, North
America, Europe and elsewhere. Every year emergency communication groups
engage in GlobalSET, or a simulated emergency test, with each IARU region
having been involved since 2006.

The GlobalSETs have tested the capabilities through message handling,  and
in 2015 a preparedness or call-out exercise was held to measure the
immediate, short and medium term availability by radio amateurs should  an
emergency occur.

When authorities and responding agencies test disaster preparedness,  many
groups involved benefit greatly from the training provided and by  working
together.

The latest is around October 8, will be a North America-wide exercise,
with emergency communications administered by the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL) and Radio Amateurs Canada (RAC).

The aims are to find the strengths and weaknesses of the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service (ARES), the National Traffic System (NTS)) and other
groups providing emergency communications.

Participating radio amateurs will gain experience using standard
procedures and a variety of transmission modes under simulated-emergency
conditions.

It will also provide a public demonstration to served agencies such as  Red
Cross, and, through the news media of the value to the public that  Amateur
Radio brings, particularly in time of need.

Adding some external perspective is the involvement some stations in
Europe who join in through the National Traffic System.

A number of agencies are working to develop emergency scenarios. Plans  may
be for a simulated flood, serious fire, severe ice storm, a missing person,
a major transportation accident, broken gas line, or any other imaginable
disaster.

The International Amateur Radio Union will read the outcome of this and
other SETs, as it continues to advocate for the amateur service, and the
role served by having available volunteers, equipment, spectrum and
training.


*Jim Linton VK3PC*IARU Region 3 Chairman,
Disaster Communications Committee
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