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ARESCO After-Action Report: SET: Tabletop Exercise

by Bob Sheets, KØLA, District 27, Adams County, 26-Oct-2002
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  1. Date of activity
    • 26-Oct-2002

  2. Description of activity
    • SET Tabletop Exercise

  3. Duration of activity
    • 3 hours

  4. Serving amateur radio groups participating
    • District 27 Adams County ARES

  5. Served agencies participating
    • None

  6. Describe served agency participation
    • N/A

  7. Number of amateurs participating
    • 15

  8. List of amateurs participating
    • No list provided

  9. Person-hours of amateur service
    • 45 on 10/26
    • 9 on 10/25 (18 check-ins in a 30-min callup period)

  10. Describe goals of activity, both for served agency and serving group
    • Organize and practice an actual call-out on the order of an earthquake emergency affecting the Front Range

  11. Did the event fulfill the goals?
    • Yes.

    • Explain:
      It gave the D-27 group an opportunity to meet, practice sending radiograms, using NCS for something other than Monday night net; Members to be NCS under high-traffic situations

  12. What went well
    • The continental breakfast befoer the exercise
    • Call-out on the 25th
    • General attitude of members

  13. Areas needing improvement
    • Radiogram/ICS/served agency message form procedures
    • NCS and resource net procedures
    • Organization of SET timeline

  14. Lessons learned
    • D-27 is in a rebuilding stage after the lack of any direction after Y2K. The members have responded to new activities as the "monthly training sessions", net activity, and something to do other than the monthly breakfast meetings.

  15. Additional training needed
    • Yep!

  16. General comments
    • I'm new to the emergency coordinator job. I am trying to get new members, younger members to take over from the older guys who have worked hard in the past. It will be a slow process and I can use all the help, criticism, advice and comments from experienced ECs available.

  17. Ideas for future exercises
    • Blizzards, participation with other districts.

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