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AUXCOMM
WHAT EVERY EMERGENCY MANAGER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT AUXCOMM
WHAT IS AUXCOMM?
AUXCOMM is an Incident Command System position.
AUXCOMM is a component of a LOCAL emergency management program.
WHAT IS AUXCOMM?
Finance Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
Operations Section Chief
Planning Section Chief
Incident Commander
Services Branch Director
Services Branch Director
Communications Unit Leader
(COML)
Communications Unit Technician
(COMT)
Incident Communications Center Manager
(INCM)
Technical Specialists (THSP)
Auxiliary Communicator
(AUXC)
Radio Operator(RADO)
Incident Tactical Dispatcher
(INTD)
AUXCOMM isan Incident Command System position.
The term AUXCOMM gets used in a variety of contexts• AUXCOMM groups (locally based, organized under EM)
• AUXCOMM committees (regional or statewide, organized under Regional HSB or MPSCIB)
• AUXCOMM organizations (members serve as ICS AUXC’s, activities of organization provide training, experience, skills, experience and professionalism that advance their member’s capabilities while serving as ICS AUXC’s)
NOTE: AUXCOMM is organization neutral.
ORGANIZATION NEUTRAL?
Radio operators who may or may not belong to a public service radio communication organization, BUT have the desire to:
• contribute in a NIMS/ICS officially recognized capacity to support emergency management and public safety;
• work together in a unified manner, leaving their individual organizational identities at the proverbial door when entering the emergency management/public safety NIMS/ICS arena.
WHY ARE RADIO ORGANIZATIONS IMPORTANT?
•TRAINING
•KNOWLEDGE
•SKILLS
•EXPERIENCE
•PROFESSIONALISM(both in attitude
and behavior)
PUBLIC SERVICE VS. PUBLIC SAFETY
Public Service
• Not working directly for Public Safety or Emergency Manager
• Supporting a specific activity or event (SkyWarn, 5K race)
Under auspices of ham radio organization.
Public Safety
• Working directly for Public Safety or Emergency Manager
• Supporting a NIMS/ICS Exercise, Planned Event or Incident
Under auspices of Public Safety or Emergency Management agency.
AUXCOMM ICS Position in Michigan
AUXCOMM (AUXC) is a fully recognized ICS position by the Michigan Public Safety Communications Interoperability Board.
• Position specific training.
• Position Task Book.
• Process for State Recognition.
AUXCOMM TRAINING
Prerequisites for attending AUXCOMM Training:
• An active FCC amateur radio license
• Past experience in auxiliary emergency communications
• An affiliation with a public safety agency
• A desire to work with COML’s in a NIMS/ICS environment
• IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-200, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
• IS-700, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• IS-800, An Introduction to the National Response Framework
AUXCOMM TRAINING THEMES
• ADD VALUE – be useful, become indispensable.
• BECOME A TIME AND ENERGY RECOVERY MECHANISM FOR YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGER.
• FIND OUT WHAT YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGER NEEDS, then dig into your toolbox and find the right solution.
If the only justification for your presence at the EOC is being
communications of last resort …
AUXCOMM TRAINING
• ICS Review, particularly focused on the Communications Unit
• EOC functions, how the EOC and ICS interface
• Planning P
• Preparation – family; go kit
• Expectations during an ICS activation (and in public safety in general)
AUXCOMM TRAINING
• Demobilization
• Operable communications (daily comm’s systems)
• Interoperable communications (right people, right time, right means)
• SAFECOM Interoperability Continuum
• Exercises – start simple, increase in complexity
AUXCOMM TRAINING
• How to properly use the National Interop Frequencies
• Developing Standard Operating Procedures
• Using ICS forms
• When and how to create an IAP vs. just using a 201 form
• Team management and accountability
AUXCOMM TRAINING
• Resources: GETS, WPS, TICP’s, FOG’s, CASM
• Public safety “net control” functions – different from 75 meter net
• Best practices – Do’s and Don’ts
• Not just being prepared for “when all else fails,” but looking for gaps to fill, provide creative solutions, opportunities to make it better
AUXCOMM TRAINING
• Our public safety AUXCOMM training, knowledge, skills, experience and professionalism enhances our public service activities.
• Our public service training, knowledge, skills, experience and professionalism enhances our public safety AUXCOMM activities.
• FOCUS ON NEEDS – THEN FIND SOLUTIONS!
POSITION TASK BOOK
POSITION TASK BOOK PROCESS
• Initiating
• Task sign-off
• Final evaluation
• Agency certification
• State recognition
INITIATING THE PTB
INITIATING THE PTB
WHERE CAN SIGN-OFF’S TAKE PLACE?
AGENCY CERTIFICATION
AFTER AGENCY CERTIFICATION
• Serve only in the local jurisdiction
• Seek State Recognition
STATE RECOGNITION PROCESS
• APPLICATION FORM
• EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTATION FORM
• COMPLETED PTB (INCLUDING AGENCY CERTIFICATION)
STATE RECOGNITION PROCESS
If all requirements are met, candidates names are forwarded to the Michigan Public Safety Communications Interoperability
Board with recommendation candidate receive State Recognition as an AUXC.
