Preplan/Committee/To prioritize

Resulting from last meeting's discussions, Brett distributed "operating profile" documents for Snowmobile and Traffic Control. The points were discussed in detail. The value of such operating profile documents was agreed. We will try to do a new one each meeting preparing for the likely activities in the season ahead.

• Snowmobile Operating Profile
• Overhead Operating Profile Task : Brett Wuth

2010-06-15

to do: Brett to bring examples of profiles

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: hard

The Alberta Government is planning a digital UHF network to include all emergency services including SAR.

SEASAR, LASARA are using HAM radios.

We should develop a radio strategy that will guide future radio purchases, licensing and training.

Can we use multi-type radios that can be used on both Amateur and Commercial channels?

CNP Ham club has 10 base stations and 80 handhelds

2013-05-28 Discussed the new radio system at SAR AB AGM Radio system for RCMP, EMS, and fire is getting closer. We will wait until it is more imminent until we go further.

Committee handling: equipment

Value to PCSAR mandate: high

Difficulty to implement: easy

we will be holding a work bee to sort and inventory equipment on June 12, 2013

Committee handling: equipment (Ron Hann)

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: easy

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: high

Difficulty to implement: medium

• want to get response time lower
  • should marshal at fire hall
  • consider pagers
  • consider radios
  • consider one-way radios
  • consider call-out through dispatch

Sketch out a typical timeline for a rescue response. Focus on each element.

Get phone call out quicker.

Shell has a call-out system. ACRO uses a phone system that can play a message to everyones phone numbers in just a couple of minutes.

Could call back number have a PCSAR-owned voice mail box that any call-back person could review. Can receive and answer multiple calls at a time. Recorded "greeting" message gives updated/additional details. Members leave message only if they are able to respond.

Sign-in via call-out system.

Muster at site not firehall.

Reviewed at 2010-11-16 Preplan meeting.

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