Neighborhood communication was considered about one mile. A District level covering a 3 mile area would be needed to relay messages to the six neighborhoods in his District. Training and credentialing of key operators at the District and City is essential to proper message handling. Credential operators should have passes that are issued by City and the County governments to allow reasonable movement through police and fire lines to reach their operating positions. Most important is that trained personnel do the most good wherever they are when a disaster strikes.
Radio operator compiles information and routes traffic per district managers instructions.
DCU communicates between CERT District Manager and City CERT Communications using Amateur or GMRS radios. GMRS radios usually have 5,0 to 10,0 watts output and can cover about five miles between hand held units and they have up to fourteen channels. All radios are subject to interference and you may need to get a different radio. Copyright 1997-2000 k6.net. All rights reserved.