ARC 3058

The purpose of this document is to provide information to all American Red Cross paid and volunteer staff about the regulations and procedures related to communications during disaster response. It is the base response document for the Communications function. It details the actions which Red Cross chapters and staff take to ensure adequate communications in response to a disaster and provides the regulations and procedures for all paid and volunteer staff assigned to the Communications function on a disaster relief operation of any size.

Current Communications Equipment List
(last updated 10/31/99)

A current list of communications equipment that is available to large disaster operations via the Disaster Communications Staff at National Headquarters.

Telco Service Order Form

This form is used when phone lines are ordered for a Disaster Relief Operation

Form 4612 (American Red Cross Official Message)

The American Red Cross Official Message Form

Form 5800 (Instructions for using Mobile Two-Way Radio)

Basic instruction sheet for new users of radio systems (Older form)

Equipment Loan Record

Equipment sign-out form that each person receiving a piece of communications equipment
fills out before reciept.

Nonexpendable Property Record

When equipment comes in from a donor, vendor, or NHQ a Property Record is
filled out before it goes to the field.

Communications Budget Worksheet

All Officers assigned to a larger job must fill out their first budget within the first
few days. Help is available at the DOC.

Service Delivery Plan (Outline)

The purpose of a service delivery plan is to serve as a road map within the function to show the overall direction of the Communications function and to be used to coordinate action among functions on a disaster relief operation. Each service delivery plan contains the services that the function  must provide to accomplish the plan within the scope of the relief operation.

Communications Transition Plan (Outline)

The purpose of the Transition Plan is to provide a downsizing of the Communications function at the end of the operation.

Telephone List

A basic outline for the Telephone List that must be set-up at the beginning, and updated every few days of the operation.