Standard Operating Guidelines
Welcome to the Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) section. Rather than employ Standard Operating Procedures, we need need to remain flexible to support our 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.
Planning
Incident Radio Communications Plans (ICS 205/217)
This plan describes all of the frequencies that we use for Kitsap Auxiliary Radio Service
Download the Incident Radio Communications Plan (ICS-205) Updated (March 2019 KI7LEE)
Download the Incident Radio Communications Plan (ICS-217) Updated (August 2019 KI7LEE)
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
Download (Word DOC) (Adobe PDF)
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 (7 August, 2018): 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:
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
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’s 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 S’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