Download Appendix_16_NIMS_ResourceTypingACS

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