emergency disaster plan

1. Incident Name:

2. Date/Time Prepared: Date: Date Time: HHMM

3. Operational Period: Date From: Date Date To: Date Time From: HHMM Time To: HHMM

4. Basic Radio Channel Use:

Zone Grp.

Ch #

Function

Channel Name/Trunked Radio System Talkgroup

Assignment

RX Freq N or W

RX Tone/NAC

TX Freq N or W

TX Tone/NAC

Mode (A, D, or M)

Remarks

5. Special Instructions:

6. Prepared by (Communications Unit Leader):

Name:

Signature:

ICS 205

IAP Page

Date/Time: Date

Block Number

Block Title

Instructions

1

Incident Name

Enter the name assigned to the incident.

2

Date/Time Prepared

Enter date prepared (month/day/year) and time prepared (using the 24-hour clock).

3

Operational Period

Date and Time From

Date and Time To

Enter the start date (month/day/year) and time (using the 24-hour clock) and end date and time for the operational period to which the form applies.

4

Basic Radio Channel Use

Enter the following information about radio channel use:

Zone Group

Channel Number

Use at the Communications Unit Leader’s discretion. Channel Number (Ch #) may equate to the channel number for incident radios that are programmed or cloned for a specific Communications Plan, or it may be used just as a reference line number on the ICS 205 document.

Function

Enter the Net function each channel or talkgroup will be used for (Command, Tactical, Ground-to-Air, Air-to-Air, Support, Dispatch).

Channel Name/Trunked Radio System Talkgroup

Enter the nomenclature or commonly used name for the channel or talk group such as the National Interoperability Channels which follow DHS frequency Field Operations Guide (FOG).

Assignment

Enter the name of the ICS Branch/Division/Group/Section to which this channel/talkgroup will be assigned.

RX (Receive) Frequency (N or W)

Enter the Receive Frequency (RX Freq) as the mobile or portable subscriber would be programmed using xxx.xxxx out to four decimal places, followed by an “N” designating narrowband or a “W” designating wideband emissions.

The name of the specific trunked radio system with which the talkgroup is associated may be entered across all fields on the ICS 205 normally used for conventional channel programming information.

RX Tone/NAC

Enter the Receive Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) subaudible tone (RX Tone) or Network Access Code (RX NAC) for the receive frequency as the mobile or portable subscriber would be programmed.

Block Number

Block Title

Instructions

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TX (Transmit) Frequency (N or W)

Enter the Transmit Frequency (TX Freq) as the mobile or portable subscriber would be programmed using xxx.xxxx out to four decimal places, followed by an “N” designating narrowband or a “W” designating wideband emissions.

TX Tone/NAC

Enter the Transmit Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) subaudible tone (TX Tone) or Network Access Code (TX NAC) for the transmit frequency as the mobile or portable subscriber would be programmed.

Mode (A, D, or M)

Enter “A” for analog operation, “D” for digital operation, or “M” for mixed mode operation.

Remarks

Enter miscellaneous information concerning repeater locations, information concerning patched channels or talkgroups using links or gateways, etc.

5

Special Instructions

Enter any special instructions (e.g., using cross-band repeaters, secure-voice, encoders, private line (PL) tones, etc.) or other emergency communications needs). If needed, also include any special instructions for handling an incident within an incident.

6

Prepared by (Communications Unit Leader)

Name

Signature

Date/Time

Enter the name and signature of the person preparing the form, typically the Communications Unit Leader. Enter date (month/day/year) and time prepared (24-hour clock).