Amateur Radio Emergency Services

Pembroke Police Service

Protocol

 

In the event that the Amateur Radio Emergency Services are needed for emergency assistance or a special event, the following protocol shall be followed:

 

The A.R.E.S. Organization Policy is that:

  1. The officer in charge or his designate, will contact the A.R.E.S. emergency coordinator or his designate to request the help of the amateur radio operators.

  2. The coordinator or his designate, will advise the officer in charge or his designate on the availability and response time to assist police with emergency communications.

  3. The officer in charge or his designate, will detail the amateur radio operators and brief them of the emergency or special event involved.

  4. The emergency coordinator of A.R.E.S. will liaise with the officer in charge in regards to deployment and schedule of operators.

  5. Debriefing after the emergency will be conducted by the Police Service.

 And further that in the case of a declared emergency under the provisions of the City's Emergency Plan, the following will apply:

  1. (i) Items (1) and (2) above, will be handled by the Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC).

          (ii) The emergency coordinator of A.R.E.S. will ensure registration of all volunteers and accounting of reasonable costs incurred for reimbursement is achieved through the Municipal Control Group Finance Officer.

 

The Pembroke Police Service Policy is that:

  1. All amateur radio operators will have been cleared with the criminal records check and have taken an oath of secrecy with the Pembroke Police Services.

  2. All amateur radio operators will be in good standing with A.R.E.S.

  3. The emergency coordinator will take direction from the officer in charge and also assist the officer in charge in regards to capabilities and equipment accessible for emergency or special event.

  4. The amateur radio operator will assist the police officers and any emergency worker with communications.

  5. The officer in charge will conduct a full debriefing of the event. A.R.E.S. members will be part of this debriefing.

  6. The Pembroke Police Service shall take into consideration any costs incurred by A.R.E.S. in its working with each other, and fairly if agreed to cover incidental costs, incurred by A.R.E.S.

 

Note: This agreement was signed by the following on October 15,1997.

A.R.E.S. Emergency Coordinator: Rob McKenzie

Chief of Police, Pembroke Police Service: Donald A. Kidder

Pembroke Police Services Board: Les Scott

The original signed copy of the above agreement is on record with the retired ARES Emergency Coordinator for Renfrew County: Les K Thom

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