SECTION
EMERGENCY COORDINATOR
The SEC is the assistant to the SM for emergency
preparedness. The SEC is appointed by the SM to take care of all matters
pertaining to emergency communications and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) on a
sectionwide basis. The SEC post is one of top importance in the section and the
individual appointed to it should devote all possible energy and effort to this
one challenging organizational program for Amateur Radio. There is only one SEC
appointed in each section of the ARRL Field Organization.
SEC qualifications and functions:
- Encourage all groups of community amateurs to establish a local emergency
organization.
- Advise the SM on all section emergency policy and planning, including the
development of a section emergency communications plan.
- Cooperate and coordinate with the Section Traffic
Manager so that emergency nets and traffic nets in the section present a
united public service front, particularly in the proper routing of Welfare
traffic in emergency situations. Cooperation and coordination should also be
maintained with other section leadership officials as appropriate, particularly
with the State Government Liaison and Public Information Coordinator.
- Recommend candidates for Emergency Coordinator and District Emergency Coordinator appointments (and
cancellations) to the Section Manager and determine areas of jurisdiction of
each amateur so appointed. At the SM's discretion, the SEC may be directly in
charge of making (and canceling) such appointments. In the same way, the SEC can
handle the Official Emergency Station appointments.
- Promote ARES membership drives, meetings, activities, tests, procedures,
etc., at the section level.
- Collect and consolidate Emergency Coordinator (or District Emergency
Coordinator) monthly reports and submit monthly progress summaries to the SM and
ARRL Headquarters. This includes the timely reporting of emergency and public
safety communications rendered in the section for inclusion in QST.
- Maintain contact with other communication services and serve as liaison at
the section level with all agencies served in the public interest, particularly
in connection with state and local government, civil preparedness, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross, Salvation Army, the National Weather
Service, and so on. Such contact is maintained in cooperation with the State
Government Liaison.
Recruitment of new hams and League members is an integral part of the job of
every League appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every opportunity to
recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field Organization programs, and
our abilities to serve the public.
Requirements: Full ARRL membership; Technician class license or higher.
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