…During a crisis, people tend to be rather busy as the time-saving conveniences that make our modern society function stop working. There are only so many hours in the day, and if a person has…

…Timely DSCA response in crisis circumstances may make it necessary to take immediate action without preparing the normal environmental planning documents. Environmental laws often have emergency exceptions. Consultation should be undertaken with staff judge advocates when…

…Today’s Marine air-ground task forces (MAGTFs) are deployed as part of naval expeditionary forces (NEFs) that maintain a global forward presence for rapid crisis response. These integrated 1-1

…Logistics During times of crisis, DOD may provide vital logistics support to civil authorities. a. Authorities and Responsibilities (1) The authorities and responsibilities for logistics operations in support of DSCA are largely the same as logistics…

…National Guard for Defense Support of Civil Authorities; and Coast Guard Publication 3- 28, Incident Management and Crisis Response. 2. Defense Support of Civil Authorities a. DSCA is support provided by federal military forces; DOD civilians…

…Nationwide or regional cel- lular outage affecting only one cellular carrier. *If outages spread to multiple networks, consid- er upgrading the severity of this crisis. If not affected by the comms outage, recommend STRADCON 3. If…

…JP 3-28) crisis management. Measures, normally executed under federal law, to identify, acquire, and plan the use of resources needed to anticipate, prevent, and/or resolve a threat or an act of terrorism. (Approved for…

…These refer to processes, procedures, and systems for communicating timely and accurate information to the public during crisis or emergency situations. Under the ICS, the public information officer (PIO) is a key staff member supporting the…

…Planning Considerations for Defense Support of Civil Authorities To expedite planning and operational response during crisis situations, the CJCS publishes a DSCA EXORD and a CBRN response EXORD to allow prompt force deployment in support of…

…These entities are sometimes referred to as crisis action teams, policy committees, incident management groups, executive teams, or other similar terms. (5) Direct tactical and operational responsibility for conducting incident management activities rests with the incident…

…Planning Considerations for Defense Support of Civil Authorities To expedite planning and operational response during crisis situations, the CJCS publishes a DSCA EXORD and a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response EXORD to allow prompt force…

…Logistics During times of crisis, DOD may provide vital logistics support to civil authorities. The authorities and responsibilities for logistics operations in support of DSCA are largely the same as logistics operations for any other DOD…

…Coast Guard Publication 3-28, Incident Management and Crisis Response. 9. National Guard Bureau a. CNGB Instruction 2000.01B, National Guard Intelligence Activities. b. CNGB Manual 2000.01, National Guard Intelligence Activities. c. All Hazards Support…

…Handheld Analog VHF/UHF Transceiver - Can be used for unsecured local comms, but also can be used to monitor local ham radio repeater networks in a time of crisis. These info networks are historically unreliable for…

…At the outset of a developing situation, forward-deployed expeditionary forces can move quickly within range of a crisis that threatens the political stability of a country. Urban intervention operations must often be planned and executed…

…In these efforts, with regard to domestic incidents, the USG treats crisis management and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) response as a single, integrated function, rather than as two separate functions. DOD categorizes such support…

…As most people will find them- selves operating at EMCON Level 1 conditions most of the time (even if a national event/crisis is unfolding), having some guidance for how to prioritize radio comms may be…

…If there is any hope of maintaining even the most basic coordination during a time of crisis, extremely robust plans and standards must be in place. Constant training and practice must be routinely carried out, specifically…

…Hopping on JS8Call to check for message traffic, or firing up Ion2G during a crisis is not only helpful for sharing information, but also great practice for when GhostNets might be needed for more substantial emergencies…

…From a communications perspective, the urgency by which citizens may want to engage in off-grid comms may vary from crisis to crisis. For instance, rushing home from work to activate an HF radio plan might…