Forms We Use To Do Our Job
Our primary job is to reliably and accurately pass communications.
For the National Traffic System (NTS), the American Red Cross, and the
Salvation Army, as well as general "health and welfare" messages, we primarily use the ARRL Radiogram. When
supporting the Incident Command System (ICS) we typically use the ICS Form 213.
We frequently practice
sending and receiving messages using these forms during our weekly nets.
Both forms are straightforward and easy to use.
First, essential message forms that every
member should download, print, and keep handy
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The National Traffic System (NTS), Red Cross, and the Salvation Army use the ARRL Radiogram (PDF) |
This is the form we will use when passing "health and welfare" messages and during our Monday night net when we send practice message traffic. |
| ARRL FSD-3 (PDF) |
Abbreviations used in the ARRL Radiogram (PDF) |
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The Incident Command System (ICS) uses the
ICS Form 213 (PDF) |
This is the form we will normally use when we support our served
agencies. |
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Next, these are forms you may need if you are
called on to setup amateur radio communications support for an
incident.
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ICS Form 205 (PDF)
Communications Plan |
This is a blank ICS-205 form. It is the most important
form
for an amateur radio communicator when setting up a comm support plan for an incident. Use this to publish which frequencies will be used on each amateur radio net. This will likely accompany another ICS Form 205 used for other supporting agencies (i.e. law enforcement, fire, FEMA, FBI,...). |
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Fillable ICS Form
205 (docx) Communications Plan |
This is a blank ICS-205 form in that can be filled
using
Microsoft Word 97+. Use this form to type in the nets you want to use and the frequencies. |
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Fillable OCS
Form 205A (PDF) Operators List |
This is a blank ICS-205A
form in fillable PDF format. It is
used to record methods of contact for incident personnel. It functions as an incident personnel directory. |
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ICS Form 211
(PDF) Check in List |
This is a blank ICS-211 form. Use it to record information
about amateur radio volunteers during an incident. It records when they check in and lists when they have asked to leave. It is very useful for planning duty schedules. |
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Fillable ICS Form-214 (PDF) Activity Log |
This is a blank fillable ICS-214
Activity Log. It is used to record significant events for each amateur radio duty position (i.e. Net Control, organizational liaison, MACC liaison, etc.) |
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ICS Form-309
(PDF) Communications Log |
This is a blank ICS-309, revised for
Clark County ARES/RACES.
When supporting the Clark County MACC, we are required to submit this form. It is required, whether we are working at home or deployed. Here are the Instructions for ICS Form 309 |
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