Deployment Guidelines

Several forms of communication will be used to contact you if there is need for ICC volunteer deployment. This applies to CERT and MRC volunteers. The form of communication used will vary based on the following factors:

• The Scale and Urgency of the event
• The Forms of Communication available at the time

MyStateUSA (www.mystateusa.com) is used for general city wide distribution of informational and deployment messages. All ICC volunteers have been registered with MyStateUSA and notified via email. The MyStateUSA portal is where you maintain your chosen contact information and preferences.

Follow this 4 Step Process:

1)      Ensure the safety of yourself and your family, and your readiness to deploy - which will always be your number 1 priority

2)      Look and Listen for information about the deployment. The following forms of communication may be used to contact you:

1. Email
2. Phone
3. Text Messaging
4. ICC Web Site: www.issaquahcitizencorps.com
5. FRS Radio: Channel 2, Sub-channel 0
6. Ham Radio:

 i.      Primary: 444.525 plus 5 MHz offset, tone 103.5 (Fire Repeater)

ii.      Secondary/Backup: 445.975, tone 071.9 (Simplex)

ii.      Last resort: 146.56, tone 71.9 (Simplex) EOC Coordination channel

7.      Radio: AM 1700 (http://www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/News.asp?NewsID=961 )

3)      Reach out and attempt to initiate contact, if you haven’t heard from anyone already

1. Speak up on the radio: “This is Alan, CERT Team 12, does anyone know if there is a CERT deployment in effect?”
2. Call the EOC at 425.837.3180 or 425.391.1042 (if EOC switch is down)
3. Initiate contact with your immediate CERT Team members:

i.      Use your document of key contact information, as agreed within your team, for intra-team communications

ii.      For email you can use Cert-team-xx@issaquahcitizencorps.com (where xx is your team/zone number, e.g. 12 for Talus)

iii.      Use your team’s designated meeting place

iv.      Find a Buddy to work with

4)      Formalize your deployment status:

1. If you are a Permanent Emergency Worker, you are formalized as soon as you receive instructions
2. As a general volunteer, complete a Temporary Emergency Worker Registration to become a Temporary Emergency Worker for the duration of the deployment
3. When formally deployed you should know the Mission Number and your Team Leader
4. Follow your instructions under the Incident Command System

“Self Activation” is your personal choice to take action before being asked to do so under a declared Mission Number. When self activated you are only protected by the Good Samaritan Act.