EMC224 Statewide Comm Drill 4/5
To:   Emergency Communications Units - Information Bulletin
To:   Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
By:   Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the
      California Governor's Office of Emergency Services  

EMC224 Statewide Comm Drill 4/5   For release 2/14/2000

Continuation of a Statewide Communications Drill example

"OPERATIONAL AREA SATELLITE INFORMATION SYSTEM (OASIS) The
Operational Area Satellite Information System (OASIS) is a
satellite based communications system with a high frequency radio
backup.  OASIS provides the capability to rapidly transfer a wide
variety of informational reports between OASIS user agencies
outside of commercial communications channels.  In SEMS, OASIS
can be viewed as both a communications network and information
dissemination system linking three of the five SEMS
organizational levels.

OASIS is a primary method of communications within SEMS.  OASIS
users include, OES State Headquarters, OES Regions, Field
Representatives, all Operational Areas and several state
agencies.  The intent of OASIS is to provide disaster resistant
communications between the operational areas, state OES Regions,
OES Headquarters and mobile state telecommunications units.   The
communications component of OASIS does not extend into the local
government level of SEMS.

Voice						   
	                               Yes       Fail        N/A 
 Warning Center
 SOC/REOC.
 State Agencies.
 Operational Areas.
 Field Representatives
  Fire & Law Regional Coordinators

Data						   
	                               Yes       Fail        N/A 
 Warning Center
 SOC/REOC.
 State Agencies
	Operational Areas.
 Field Representatives
 Fire & Law Regional Coordinators.

AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE SYSTEM (AMS) 
AMS is a satellite telephone and radio/talk group system.  
The talk groups are similar to radio frequencies but are
different from any established and currently in use emergency
coordination frequencies.  There are five talk groups, two of
which are available for statewide use, the other three are
dedicated one to each to Coastal, Inland and Southern Regions
 **Due to the high cost of air time, please limit your calls
to "communications testing only"**

Telephone/Voice			       Yes       Fail        N/A
 Warning Center.
 SOC/REOC
	Fire & Law Regional Coordinators
	State Agencies

Radio/Talk Groups	  Yes       Fail        N/A
 Warning Center
 SOC/REOC
 Fire & Law Regional Coordinators
 State Agencies

RADIO

California Emergency Services Radio System (CSERS)
CSERS was developed to serve as an emergency communications
system for OES and county emergency service organizations.
The system assists in the dissemination of warning information,
supports disaster and emergency operations and may also be used
on a day-to-day basis for administrative emergency services
business.  Statewide communications are provided through a
number of microwave interconnected and mountain top relays. 
                            Yes       Fail        N/A
 Warning Center
 SOC/REOC
 Operational Areas
 Law Regional Coordinators"

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