What is emergency communications?

Emergency communications is a system of coordinating people and transmitting information to first responders during an emergency. Emergency communications includes: Describe the importance of communications in emergency response. Describe the role of CERT in communications during an activation. Describe how to use a communications plan.

How do emergency response groups communicate?

Instead, each CERT and jurisdictional office of emergency management has its own protocols for how emergency response groups coordinate communication. This is called a communications plan, and it defines who talks to whom.

How do CERT volunteers communicate with other emergency response agencies?

CERT volunteers act as the “eyes and ears” for other emergency response agencies by communicating through the ICS. A communications plan defines how different levels communicate during an emergency response situation. Different communications modes have different advantages and limitations during an activation.

Why is communication important in emergency response?

Communications is a key component of emergency response. Effective communications allows for effective tactical emergency response. Ineffective communications will result in poorly managed emergency response and may result in increased dangers to the responders or civilians in the emergency.

When should a patient be sought out by Medical Command?

A patient should be sought out by Medical Command when the physician gives you orders to do so. You have contacted medical command by radio to assist you in the treatment of your patient and this is the reason for seeking them out. How should you respond to the physician after you have received the orders?

Do Emergency Response Teams need a communications plan?

However, when multiple teams work together on a larger incident, and those teams must coordinate with other emergency response organizations, we need a plan. A communications plan is a document that defines communications roles and establishes protocols for different groups during an emergency.