Welcome to Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) section. Rather than employ Standard Operating Procedures, Operators need to remain flexible to support "Auxiliary Communication Operations". Below you will find SOG's that are aimed at providing a framework of how to complete certain agreed upon activities. Many of the SOG's listed will be in order of Section Chief responsible for the activity.

Standard Operating Guideline Template:

If you are looking to build and submit your own SOG please use this template to get you started.

SOG Template-v2 Download

Planning

SOG Winlink Setup   Download

SOG Winlink Welfare Message Template  Download
SOG Winlink Net Check In Message Template   Download

Incident Radio Communications Plans (ICS 205/217)

The Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club plan describes all of the frequencies that use for Kitsap County Auxiliary Radio Service

Download the  Incident Radio Communications Plan (ICS-205) Updated (May 26, 2021)

Incident Radio Communications Plan (ICS-217) Download

Tactical Callsigns

Tactical callsigns identify an operational station or function. Tactical callsigns disassociate a communications site from the radio operators working at that site because on-duty radio operators work shifts and may be moved between stations.

Use tactical callsigns for ALL calls. 

Use FCC legal identification ONLY when required.

The requirement for FCC legal identification is the following:

At least every ten minutes

At the end of a series of transmissions less than ten minutes

FCC callsign must be the last data transmitted (tactical callsign first, then FCC callsign)

Download list of tactical callsigns

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE KARS TACTICAL CALLSIGNS

Tactical	Location
BIEOC	Bainbridge Island EOC
BIFDOC	Bainbridge Island Fire
BIF21	Bainbridge Island Fire Station 21 (if DOC moved)
BIF22	Bainbridge Island Fire Station 22
BIF23	Bainbridge Island Fire Station 23
BISD	Bainbridge Island School District
BRMEOC	Bremerton EOC
BRMSD	Bremerton School District
CKFDOC	Central Kitsap Fire
CKF51	Central Kitsap Fire Station 51
CKFA	Central Kitsap Fire Administration
CKF41	Central Kitsap Fire Station 41
CKF56	Central Kitsap Fire Station 56
CKSD	Central Kitsap School District
HMCB	Harrison Hospital Bremerton
HMCS	Harrison Medical Silverdale
HMCSK	Harrison Medical Center South Kitsap
KCEOC	Kitsap County Emergency Operations Center
KCAEOC	Kitsap County Alternate Emergency Operations Center
KCECV	Kitsap County Emergency Comm Vehicle
NAVHB	Naval Hospital
NKFDOC	North Kitsap Fire
NKFR81	North Kitsap Fire Station 81 (if DOC is moved)
NKF89	North Kitsap Fire Station 89
NKSD	North Kitsap School District
POEOC	Port Orchard Emergency Operations Center
PBOEOC	Poulsbo Emergency Operations Center
PFDDOC	Poulsbo Fire
PFD71	Poulsbo Fire Station 71 (if DOC is moved)
PFD73	Poulsbo Fire Station 73
PSNS	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
SKFDOC	South Kitsap Fire
SKF8	South Kitsap Fire Station 8 (if DOC is moved)
SKF31	South Kitsap Fire Station 31
SKSD	South Kitsap School District (Bus Barn)
RVHCOM	Washington Veterans Home, Port Orchard (formerly Retsil Veterans Home)
WSUD	West Sound Utility District, Port Orchard

Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management

Kitsap Auxiliary Radio Service (KARS) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) Plan

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DRAFT Communications Plan

The mission of the KitsapARS / RACES is to provide backup and supplemental communication support to government and emergency response agencies during emergencies, and to provide public service communications support to public events.

NOTE: This plan is in DRAFT form, under review by ECAB before ratification. Please send all suggestions for edits to your KARS District Manager.

Download the Communications Plan

KCACS Job Descriptions

Like all well-run operations, KCACS has job descriptions so that you know what you need to be doing to perform your specific volunteer role.  Volunteers perform the following valuable work:

Assist current leaders with their responsibilities

Learn institutional knowledge from the current leaders

Prepare for future opportunities to fill these leadership positions

The following documents describe the responsibilities for these roles:

ACS Unit Manager

Operational Area Manager

Regional Nets

Download list of regional nets

Get proficient at operating in a ham-radio network.  During an activation these skills will be very important!  Here are some opportunities to practice net operation (these are voice nets unless otherwise noted):

Time	Net	Frequency
0730	Washington State Net (WSN) (Morse code)	3563 kHz
0900 Saturday	Washington State Emergency Net (WSEN)	3985 KHz
0945	Daytime Region Net 7	3925 kHz or 7235 kHz
1200	Noon Time Net	3970 kHz
1200	Noon Time Net	7283.5 kHz
1515	Daytime Region Net 7	3925 kHz or 7235 kHz
1700*	Evergreen State Traffic System	145.19 MHz (-) T 127.3 Hz
1730	Puget Sound Traffic System	146.82 MHz(-) T 103.5 Hz
1730	Beaver State Net	3920 kHz
1730	Northwest Single Sideband Net	3945 kHz
1745*	Washington Amateur Radio Traffic System (WARTS)	3975 kHz
1800	Columbia Basin Net	3960 kHz
1800	Oregon Emergency Net	3980 kHz
1830* Monday	Washington State Emergency Net (WSEN)	3985 kHz
1845	Washington State Net (WSN) (Morse code)	3563 kHz

* Time adjusted seasonally, one hour earlier in the Winter months. Check with Net Manager.

More information about  Western Washington Nets is at  ARRL Western Washington Section.

Regional Homeland Security Coordination Districts (RHSCD) Washington

Regional Homeland Security Coordination Districts and Local Health Regions for Bioterrorism Planning and Coordination

The Washington State Emergency Net follows these regions during checkins and net activation.

FEMA Kitsap County Risk Report

This report outlines the risk assessment results and findings for FEMA Risk MAP study of Kitsap County.  The report includes unincorporated areas and the incorporated cities of Bainbridge, Bremerton, Port Orchard and Poulsbo.  Also included are two tribal reservations:  the Port Gamble Klallam Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe. 

A RISK REPORT HAS TWO GOALS:

Inform communities of their risk related to natural hazards

Enable communities to act to reduce their risk

State and local officials can use the data provided here to update a variety of local plans, communicate risk, inform the modification of development standards, identify mitigation projects, and ultimately take action to reduce risk.

Download the  FEMA Kitsap Risk Report

To Register for the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Blood Drive, please print and fillout the Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club Blood Drive Pre-registration Form Save A Life Blood Drive Form and email PDF/DOC fwarc@usa.com or mail it to:

Fort Ward Amateur Radio Club,
321 High School Road NE, Ste:D3 292
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
Further Information: http://www.atdlines.com/fwarc-.htm

Phone: 206-780-6885    E-mail: fwarc@usa.com