TCARES will be with the County OES at the Emergency Operations Center on Striker Court using our new Communications Trailer in the parking lot. We will begin a Net around 10:30 am (after the time of the simulated earthquake) and react to a simulated area wide power and communications outage.

California Shakeout Drill

THURSDAY OCT 16, 2023 10:30 am

You can participate in a special annual emergency net with organizations across California.  TCARES and TC Office of Emergency Services are planning an emergency NET to demonstrate the TCARES repeater infrastructure during a simulated communications outage following a simulated major earthquake incident. 

We are looking for MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION!
Our goal is to see check-ins from Pinecrest to Jamestown, from Mariposa to Angels Camp, and from Modesto to Yosemite National Park! (AND ALL POINTS IN-BETWEEN)

ALL TCARES REPEATERS WILL BE LINKED

CHECK-IN format.
It will be a directed net, but we will not have a roll call.
First we will ask for checkins by repeater usage starting with Columbia, then Pinecrest, then Moccasin, and then Duckwall (suffix alpha sequence). We will ask for simple YES/NO answers for questions about power and phone status.

CONCISE check-ins. We are looking for rapid efficient check-ins. After the net is over, general chit-chat may resume.

EXAMPLE CHECK IN:
“This is JOE, K6JO, with/at (location or organization) on Columbia Repeater, Power is ON, Phone OFF.”


GMRS/FRS Relays: Many local areas have very active GMRS groups. (Twain Harte, Columbia, Groveland, etc) Local leaders will relay and report how many GMRS contacts were made at the end of the NET.

This year’s International ShakeOut Day is October 16, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home!

At 10:16 a.m. (local time) on 10/16, you can join millions of people across California practicing earthquake safety. While we encourage you to participate with everyone, you can register your ShakeOut drill for any day of the year, and drill at a time of your choice.