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COMMUNICATIONS UNIT TEAM LEADER

Mission:

Organize and coordinate internal and external communications connectivity.

Date: ________ Start: ________ End: _________ Position Assigned to: _________________ Initial: _______

Position Reports to: Service Branch Director

Signature: ________________________________

Incident Command Post (ICP) Location: _____________________________ Telephone: ______________________

Fax: ____________________ Other Contact Info: ___________________ Radio Title: _____________________

Activation (Immediate)

Time

Initial

Receive appointment and briefing from the Service Branch Director. Obtain packet

containing the Unit’s Job Action Sheets.

Read this entire Job Action Sheet and review incident management team chart (HICS

Form 207). Put on position identification.

Notify your usual supervisor of your HICS assignment.

Document all key activities, actions and decisions in an Operational Log (HICS Form

214) on a continual basis.

Appoint Communications Unit team members and in collaboration with the Service

Branch Director, complete the Branch Assignment List (HICS Form 204).

Brief Communications Unit team members on current situation; outline Unit action plan

and designate time for next briefing.

Set up and maintain communication equipment and provide ongoing support for the ICP.

Initiate the Incident Communications Log (HICS Form 205) and distribute to all Branch

Directors.

Inventory and assess all available on-hand radios and report to the Service Branch

Director and Support Branch’s Supply Unit Leader.

Determine radio channels for response and make radio assignments. Distribute two-way

radios to pre-designated areas.

Prepare for radio checks from personnel that are assigned hand-held radios and other

portable communications equipment.

Assess status of all on-site communications equipment, including two-way pagers,

satellite phones, public address systems, data message boards, and inter and intra-net

connectivity. Initiate repairs per the standard operating procedures.

Evaluate status of internal and external telephone/fax systems and report to Service

Branch Director.

Request the response of assigned amateur radio personnel to the facility, if indicated.

Establish contact with the Liaison Officer.

Document all communications (internal and external) on an Incident Message Form

(HICS Form 213). Provide a copy of the Incident Message Form to the Documentation

Unit.

Communications Unit Team Leader