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SUBJ: NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION NET (NECN) EXERCISE
A. FEMA MT WEATHER BERRYVILLE VA 311430Z AUG 07 NOTAL
1. PER REF A, ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) WILL CONDUCT AN EXERCISE OF THE NATIONAL
EMERGENCY COORDINATION NET (NECN).
2. THIS NET IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A BACK-UP COMAND AND CONTROL
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP)
ACTIVITIES AND OTHER CIVIL EMERGENCIES BY PROVIDING FEDERAL
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL WITH A COMMON HF FREQUENCY TO MEET ON
FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES AND
TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE.
3. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY, THIS NET WILL PROVIDE LINKS
DIRECTLY TO THE JOINT FIELD OFFICE (JFO) AND ITS EMERGENCY SUPPORT
FUNCTION (ESF) AREAS AND HEADQUARTERS FEMA.
4. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CHECK-INS FOR FULL TIME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES,
MARS PARTICIPATION WILL BE LIMITED TO APPROPRIATE NET CONTROL
STATIONS. THOSE NET CONTROL STATIONS PROVIDING STATION CHECK-IN
INFORMATION FOR THEIR SUBNETS SHOULD FORWARD THIS INFORMATION VIA FAX
TO THE FEMA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CENTER (ITSC) AT
540-542-3448 OR BY E-MAIL TO TERRI.ANDERSON(AT)DHS.GOV. IT IS
REQUESTED THAT THE NECOS PROVIDING THESE REPORTS ATTEMPT CHECK-IN
WITH A NET CONTROL STATION IDENTIFIED IN PARA 6 BELOW VIA HF RADIO AT
SOME POINT DURING THE EXERCISE PERIOD.
5. STATIONS CHECKING IN WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THEIR AGENCY NAME
AND THEIR STATION'S POSTAL ZIP CODE.
6. TWO NET CONTROL STATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS EXERCISE:
THE FEMA FEDERAL REGIONAL CENTER (FRC) VIII LOCATED AT DENVER, CO
AND THE FRC IV LOCATED AT THOMASVILLE, GA. YOU MAY CHECK IN WITH
EITHER OF THE NET CONTROL STATIONS, BUT REQUEST YOU DO NOT CHECK IN
MORE THAN ONCE. NET CONTROL STATION INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BELOW.
NOTE THAT FRC VIII WILL MONITOR THE FREQUENCIES ON LOWER SIDE
BAND (LSB) AND FRC IV WILL BE MONITORING UPPER SIDE BAND (USB).

  FEMA FRC VIII DENVER CO
  CALL SIGN: WGY908
  HOURS: 7:00AM - 5:30PM MDT
  FREQS: 5211 KHZ, 10493 KHZ, AND 13956 KHZ (ALL LOWER SIDE BAND)

  FEMA FRC IV THOMASVILLE GA
  CALL SIGN: WGY904
  HOURS: 8:00AM - 4:00PM EDT
  FREQS: 10493 (UPPER SIDE BAND)

7. POC FEMA MWEOC ITSC TEAM LEADER ON DUTY, COM 540-542-3447,
DSN 380-3447.
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