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'''''2020.10.06 report from Adam Seidman''''' | '''''2020.10.06 report from Adam Seidman''''' | ||
* It would have been helpful to have a master contact list that had key phone numbers of people like you, the folks at CTC and CC, and maybe most importantly the other Team Leads. | |||
* For future deployments I’d recommend overlapping the Team Lead shifts so there is enough time for a proper hand-off. I’d think 15-30 minute ‘hand-off’ window would make sense. | |||
* I think you address this in your first observation/recommendation, but it was unclear sometimes how to interact with ECC during the deployment. Mike was there for most of my shift and he was great, but clarification on that interaction would be helpful in the future. | |||
* A master binder is a great idea and would have been helpful, especially for continuity and also to better understand the tasks/issues/etc. Again, I’d recommend that in the binder would be a key contact list. | |||
* The drone is an interesting idea, could have been good for this deployment. Obviously has to be weighed against potential privacy issues people would have maybe had in this situation. | |||
* I actually think our orange vests were helpful as it made it clear to folks that we were there to help and had some authority. I don’t think any of us wore helmets in our shift. | |||
* Although most of our team had radios, I sometimes didn’t hear when people were trying to contact me. An ARO from our neighborhood team recommended that in the future I use the earpiece with the radio, which I think is good advice at least for Team Leads/ICs. | |||
* Lastly, I found that all of the NET practice and training actually had us fairly prepared for this incident, at least in my limited view of the situation. We had people paired up in the buddy system, we used our radios for comms as needed, we had a scribe and filled out forms, and administered first aid a few times as well in my shift. So kudos to the things we’re doing in the neighborhood practices, scenario village, basic NET training, etc. | |||
=== Erik Hovmiller === | |||
'''''2020.10.07 report from Erik Hovmiller''''' | |||
I can’t remember much about my night there but I distinctly remember being very thankful for my NET vest and its hi-viz character. I affirm the risk of it appearing too authoritarian but it was very reassuring to me in two critical ways which I implore you to consider: | |||
# There were motor vehicles coming and going all night and I simply needed to be seen and not worry so much about dodging vehicles that--due to the late hour on a Saturday night--I could not trust. Safety first, bro! | |||
# Also a safety consideration of another sort, the vests exuded some weak authority--just enough authority, I think--to make me appear official but not threatening to the people passing through the site that even I, big strong man, felt some intimidation from. Being on a patrol of this massive site, virtually alone except for my one partner, was a bit scary. We were all brave though and did what was asked and in support of your goals. However, that NET vest afforded me some reassurance and confidence that folks who may consider causing trouble would possibly be a bit more respectful--and hopefully decide to leave me alone. | |||
# And that leads to a bonus point, Jeremy. Patrols should not have been done with only two NETs during the evening around the entire CTC parking lot. 2 NETs was safe for Areas A and B (if I remember those correctly) but not to traverse to the other two approved sites which were virtually unused. That said, those long walks around the whole parking lot were very useful for keeping us awake. Always two sides...but safety first! | |||
== Appendix C: Site Inventory == | |||
==References and Notes== | ==References and Notes== | ||