Rick Smith ICS 214


ICS 214 UNIT LOG


1. Incident Name: Log:#2945/KCNARES Northland ARES 2020 HotWash SET Exercise
  • Sub Net of: 2942
  • 2. Operational Period:

    Date From: 2020-10-03 To: 2020-10-03
    Time From: 17:09:13 To: 18:29:52

    3. Name:
    KCNARES Northland ARES 2020 HotWash SET Exercise
    146.790MHz, PL107.2Hz

    4. ICS Position:

    5. Home Agency (Unit and Team):
     Volunteer Amateur Radio Operators (Hams)

    6. Resources Assigned:

    Callsign, Name & email

    Band, ICS Position & Tactical

    Time On Duty CREDS, Home Agency (Unit and Team)
    W0DLK Deb Kaiser
    Net Logger Net 01:20:39 NARES, MO Platte Co., Dist. A
    K0KEX Rick Smith
    Primary Net Control KEX 01:13:36 MESN/NARES/Red Cross, MO Platte Co., Dist. A
    WA0TJT Keith Kaiser
    wa0tjt@gmail.com
    Secondary Net Control TJT 01:12:43 NARES, MO Platte Co., Dist. A
    N0UYN Dennis Crawford
    Operator UYN 01:12:10 NARES, MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    N0BKE Mark Dickerson
    mark.rssm@gmail.com
    Operator BKE 01:12:01 MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    KA0SXY Dennis Carpenter
    Operator SXY 01:11:45 NARES, MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    KA0AIG Vince Ward
    ka0aig@gmail.com
    Operator AIG 01:11:21 BSA / NARES, MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    K0DEZ Paul Kenyon
    rixoff@gmail.com
    Operator DEZ 01:10:55 MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    KE0JJU Thomas Barden
    Operator JJU 01:10:32 MO Jackson Co., Dist.
    KD0YCF Aaron Wayman
    awayman@gmail.com
    Operator YCF 01:09:47 MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    W0RDE Leif Bahl
    Operator RDE 01:09:07 MO Platte Co., Dist. A
    NJ0P Rick Reichert
    Operator NJ0P 01:08:40 KS Leavenworth Co., Dist.
    KE0SYO Vic Henke
    Operator SYO 01:08:36 KS Leavenworth Co., Dist. 4
    KD0FUE Steve Smith
    Me10EC@aol.com
    Operator FUE 01:08:08 NARES, MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    KD0NBH John Britton
    britton.john@att.net
    Operator NBH 01:07:54 MO Clay Co., Dist. A
    KY0O Craig Martin
    Operator KY0O 00:43:32 MO Platte Co., Dist. A
    16 Stations Total Volunteer Hours 18:31:26

    7. Activity Log:

    Date/Time

    Notable Activities

    2020-10-03 17:09:13 WEATHER: Kansas City: Clear, 60.1F, wind: SSW @ 25, humidity: 57%
    2020-10-03 17:09:13 W0DLK: Deb Kaiser Opened the net from 136.35.230.184 on 146.790MHz, PL107.2Hz by:
    2020-10-03 17:16:16 K0KEX: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:16:26 K0KEX: Role Changed to: PRM
    2020-10-03 17:16:34 W0DLK: Role Changed to: Log
    2020-10-03 17:17:09 WA0TJT: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:17:16 WA0TJT: Role Changed to: 2nd
    2020-10-03 17:17:42 N0UYN: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:17:51 N0BKE: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:18:07 KA0SXY: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:18:31 KA0AIG: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:18:57 K0DEZ: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:19:20 KE0JJU: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:19:46 AC6PC: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:20:05 KD0YCF: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:20:19 GENCOMM: The call AC6PC with this ID was deleted
    2020-10-03 17:20:30 AC6PC: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:20:45 W0RDE: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:21:12 NJ0P: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:21:15 GENCOMM: The call AC6PC with this ID was deleted
    2020-10-03 17:21:16 KE0SYO: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:21:44 KD0FUE: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:21:58 KD0NBH: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:23:38 K0KEX: Welcome to new participants
    2020-10-03 17:24:30 K0KEX: Thank you to all participants
    2020-10-03 17:29:59 N0BKE: Mode set to:
    2020-10-03 17:30:47 W0DLK: Need for tightening close procedures.
    2020-10-03 17:31:24 WA0TJT: Need for more training on NCM. Q regarding FLamp msg receipt
    2020-10-03 17:31:47 K0KEX: Gave folks choice to do it via voice or digital
    2020-10-03 17:33:30 WA0TJT: Everyone did great, including the new people who were given adhoc injects. Loved SXY's humor
    2020-10-03 17:36:18 N0UYN: Had some issues entering into NCM and had to move to another machine. Other than tech issues...suggest changes in non-voice log - trouble with general comments.
    2020-10-03 17:38:21 N0BKE: Tech issues with NCM
    2020-10-03 17:38:31 N0BKE: Good net today
    2020-10-03 17:39:18 KA0SXY: Overall everyone did a great job!
    2020-10-03 17:40:01 KA0SXY: Agreed with Deb's mention of tightening close procedures.
    2020-10-03 17:43:33 KA0SXY: Suggestion of an automatic set of refresh timing for other than log role.
    2020-10-03 17:44:42 KA0SXY: Suggest (mine too) change time line comments that if I move cursor off after entry, it auto accept and save the comments and not require i hit the ENTER key.
    2020-10-03 17:45:36 NJ0P: tactical Change: NJ0P
    2020-10-03 17:46:20 KY0O: Initial Log In
    2020-10-03 17:46:46 KA0AIG: Everyone did a great job!
    2020-10-03 17:47:01 KY0O: tactical Change: KY0O
    2020-10-03 17:48:37 KA0AIG: Worked out with KY0O when he couldn't hear. Regional Hot Wash is an invitation-only Zoom Meeting later today. What time?
    2020-10-03 17:52:26 K0DEZ: Not clear on who was creating messages for the SET
    2020-10-03 17:53:17 K0DEZ: Training for ICS on web site are needed and out of date
    2020-10-03 17:54:09 K0DEZ: Early preparation needed
    2020-10-03 17:56:50 KE0JJU: Associated with Independence EOC and appreciated the opportunity to participate with us today.
    2020-10-03 17:58:21 KD0YCF: Mentioned he needs to keep practicing his digital skills and observe close-out procedures.
    2020-10-03 18:00:13 KD0YCF: Also suggested more tracking of ins, outs and digital msgs needing response
    2020-10-03 18:01:25 W0RDE: Wanted to thank everyone - thinks all went very well. Learned today and appreciated help from NC
    2020-10-03 18:04:47 NJ0P: Appreciated the opportunity for them to be part of our SET. Possible improvement in traffic handling protocols.
    2020-10-03 18:07:07 KE0SYO: Thanks for letting us join the SET today. Agrees that there is much opportunity for continued learning.
    2020-10-03 18:10:51 KD0FUE: Overall the net went well. He had someone from the Clay County Health Dept log in and follow along.
    2020-10-03 18:11:03 GENCOMM: KD0FUE: I will be sending a ICS 214 form to Rick.&fp
    2020-10-03 18:11:56 KD0NBH: As a first-time participant he was feeling a bit of stress. Loggers comment - she was really impressed with how well he did and how he picked up on stuff.
    2020-10-03 18:14:55 KY0O: Had issues hearing the Regional repeater. no signal strength.
    2020-10-03 18:17:08 KY0O: Suggests 2 monitors per station. Just FYI - Logger had 2 screens up but was too busy on main to pay much attention to other screen.
    2020-10-03 18:17:55 KY0O: Thanks for your empathy for the fatigue factor for Loggers.
    2020-10-03 18:19:23 GENCOMM: W0DLK: REMINDER TO ALL TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY. &fp
    2020-10-03 18:21:27 K0KEX: Traffic set to:
    2020-10-03 18:28:23 WA0TJT: Listened and learned about some improvements and fixes for NCM.
    2020-10-03 18:29:36 K0KEX: Once again thanked everyone and closed the Hot Wash.
    2020-10-03 18:29:52 W0DLK: The log was closed, ICS-214 Created

    8. Prepared by: Rick Smith , Net Control Operator

    ICS 214, Page 1

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