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2. The ARES Emergency Coordinator, RACES Radio Officer and the <br /> Emergency Services Director, and/or his designee, are responsible for <br /> the overall administration and operational control of the <br /> communications facilities and personnel. <br /> D. Responsibilities <br /> 1. ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) <br /> The Emergency Coordinator has primary responsibility for and control <br /> of all functions for activities under ARES. This includes liaison/mutual <br /> aid agreements with other EC's from adjacent counties and <br /> recognized groups with established MOU's. Assistant EC's are <br /> assigned by the ARES EC as needed to coordinate: <br /> a. Emergency HF, VHF and UHF Radio operations and NET's <br /> b. REACT/Citizen's Band Radio operations and liaison <br /> C. Severe Weather SKYWARN and emergency shelter <br /> operations <br /> d. Mobile equipment readiness and periodic checks <br /> e. Training specific to ARES functions <br /> f. ARRL Simulated Emergency Tests (SST's) <br /> g. Amateur Position Reporting System (APRS) tracking <br /> 2. RACES Radio Officer (RO) <br /> The Radio Officer has primary responsibility for and control of all <br /> functions for activities under RACES. This includes liaison/mutual aid <br /> agreements with other RO's from adjacent counties and member <br /> badging approvals. Assistant RO's are assigned by the RACES RO <br /> as needed to coordinate: <br /> a. Emergency HF, VHF and UHF Radio operations and NET's <br /> b. MARS HF operations and Liaison <br /> C. Hurricane SKYWARN and disaster shelter operations <br /> d. W4OT station equipment readiness and periodic checks <br /> e. Training specific to RACES functions <br /> f. County/State emergency drills and exercises <br /> g. County 800 MHz radio system backup operations <br /> 3. EC and RO Shared Duties <br /> Shared functions common to ARES and RACES operations include <br /> shelter radio equipment readiness, liaison with shelter managers, <br /> orientation of new shelter radio volunteers to shelter operations, <br /> Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex VII - Page 7 <br />