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Appendix 16 - ACS-RACES Resource Type Classification RESOURCE: COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT TEAM (ACS-RACES) VER 2.0REV6APR06-WC4VAC – PREVIOUS VERSIONS OBSOLETE Team CATEGORY: Emergency Management Communications Support KIND: TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV MINIMUM CAPABILITIES: Component Metric 4 radio operators, 1 unit 3 radio operators, 1 unit 3 radio operators, 2 radio operators and 1 Personnel Manning Equipment Communications leader, and network technical specialist Portable Public Safety Radio – type specified by lead agency for coordination use only. leader, and 1 RF-network technical specialist on call Portable Public Safety Radio – type specified by lead agency for coordination use only. 1 unit leader, technical specialist on call Portable Public Safety Radio – type specified by lead agency for coordination use only. Mobile and Portable VHF / FM packet radios TCP/IP and AX.25 capable Mobile and Portable VHF / FM packet radios TCP/IP and AX.25 capable Mobile and Portable VHF / FM packet radios TCP/IP and AX.25 capable Mobile and Portable VHF / FM Voice Radios, Mobile and Portable VHF / FM Voice Radios, Mobile and Portable VHF / FM Voice Radios, Portable VHF/FM full service packet radio BBS with network backbone forwarding Portable automatic, unattended VHF/FM packet radio KA-node with 128k mailbox store & forward capable’ Mobile and Portable UHF/FM Radios Mobile and Portable UHF/FM voice radios, Mobile and Portable UHF/FM Radios Portable UHF/FM voice repeater, Mobile HF-SSB Radio leader Mobile and Portable VH Radios Portable UHF / FM voice radios Cell Phone Mobile HF-SSB Radio Cell Phone or Nextel Cell Phone, or Nextel Portable and Mobile HFSSB radios Portable and Mobile PACTOR capable HF Radio with HF E-mail Link Availability Duration Management Support Coordination Capabilities COMMENTS: Cell phone, or Nextel Available for extended operations (greater than 1 week) Available for extended operations (less than or equal to 1 week) Available for short duration operations of (less than 1 week ) Available for short durat operations (not less than full 12-hour operational period, and not to excee four 12-hour operationa periods in rotating shifts Team management only Incident staff capable of Incident staff capable of Incident staff capable of managing the managing the managing the communications unit communications unit communications unit Availability does not require continuous availability of specific personnel, only that teams are available to those specifications. Personnel m team positions. Type IV teams are expected to serve as independent relay points. Type III teams are expected to support local level incid expected to support regional incident operations with multiple agencies. Type I teams are expected to support national incident operations