Emergency Radios and Disaster Communications
Emergency Radios and Disaster Communications
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Vertex 420 Command Radio
District Radio Stations
Pat Bell - IT
Judy Brown - Risk Management
Maria Machado/Feliza Dixon - Superintendent's Office
Kim Visser - Child Welfare Attendance
Rebecca Macias/Margaret Jacobson - MOT (*Base Station) Also functions as "Backup System" if repeater becomes damaged.
Command District Radios
Bill Hundley - CWA
Tim Catlin - CWA
Rafael Waites - IT
Dr. Gary Smuts - Superintendent (*Base Station) Also functions as a "Backup System" if repeater becomes damaged.
* Base stations communicate with everyone. They cannot isolate calls to a single school.
Procedure for making an emergency radio call from a Command Vertex Display Radio to a school monitoring station.
1. Radio must be on and tuned to ch #1.
2. Use the D or E button to select which school you wish to contact . The name of the school should appear in the LCD display window. If you wish to contact all Schools the word ALL CALL should appear.
3. ON the left side of the radio you have 3 buttons. Press the middle button for 2 seconds then release. (Your phone should play an audible signal letting you know that the ALL CALL connection was made).
4. Press the top button and hold to communicate a message or make an announcement. (see communications practices below)
5. When you are finished with your broadcast Use the D or E button to select ALL MUTE this closes the communication mode and silences the monitoring stations. Press the middle "side" button for 2 seconds then release. (Your phone should play an audible signal letting you know that the ALL MUTE connection was made).
When you need a confirmation of who heard the announcement... "Roll Call". Please do not have them call you independently to avoid cross talking over each other.
The schools can press the "Talk" button on the monitoring station to respond to your call or they can respond via the handheld radio tuned to channel 3..
Vertex 400 Line Radio Schools
The following represent the preset channel configuration for your Vertex Radios: Artesia, Gahr and Cerritos may have additional modifications then what is listed here.
ch 1 - Long range , Only radios programmed with the district and school code will be able to her the broadcast.
****Ch 2 - Normal on campus communication. Only radios programmed with the district and school code can hear your broadcast. Signal is not relayed by the repeater.
Ch 3 - Emergency Long range Channel , Only radios programmed with the District code will be able to receive the broadcast. All of our school radios are programmed with the District code and their unique school code. The Signal is relayed by the repeater. This channel could be used in case of District wide emergencies.
*** This is also the channel you would instruct your radio users to tune to when a page tone is sounded from the wall mounted radio. They will be able to hear and respond to these District wide broadcast.
CH - 16 Mixed use Channel Same as ch 3, without using the repeater. Use for "On Campus" communication for sporting events or school events which require radios from various sources within the ABC District to communicate with one another.
Base Station Vertex MOT Office / District Office
vBROADCASTING TO ALL SCHOOLS
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