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=== Special Procedure for Handling Multiple Replies to a Message from the Emergency Coordination Center === | === Special Procedure for Handling Multiple Replies to a Message from the Emergency Coordination Center === | ||
If you have several teams checked into your subnet and you have read their AROs a Winlink message from the ECC, you should consider whether you will are likely to receive several replies in a row to this message. If so, it may be more efficient to use one ICS 213 reply than to use several separate replies. | If you have several teams checked into your subnet and you have read their AROs a Winlink message from the ECC, you should consider whether you will are likely to receive several replies in a row to this message. If so, it may be more efficient to use one ICS 213 reply than to use several separate replies. You will find a procedure of accomplishing this below. You should only use this procedure when the following three conditions are true: | ||
# The message from ECC did have a precedence of Emergency. | # The message from ECC did not have a precedence of Emergency. | ||
# It is reasonable to expect that more than one ARO will have a reply in a short amount time. (The most likely situation when this would be true is when the AROs are in a position of answering the message themselves rather than routing the message to their Incident Team Leader.) | # It is reasonable to expect that more than one ARO will have a reply ready in a short amount time. (The most likely situation when this would be true is when the AROs are in a position of answering the message themselves rather than routing the message to their Incident Team Leader. For example, a simplex request asking for the weather conditions in the neighborhoods.) | ||
# You are not handling replies to other messages at the same time. | # You are not handling replies to other messages at the same time. | ||
If any of the the above conditions is not true, use separate ICS 213 replies for each reply as described in Handling Replies to Winlink Formal Traffic. | If any of the the above conditions is not true, use separate ICS 213 replies for each reply as described in [[Winlink Procedures for Subnet Controllers#Handling Replies to Winlink Formal Traffic|Handling Replies to Winlink Formal Traffic]] above. | ||
If all three conditions are true, you may want to use the following steps to combine multiple replies into one ICS 213 reply. | If all three conditions above are true, you may want to use the following steps to combine multiple replies into one ICS 213 reply. | ||
*Find the original message in your Winlink Inbox or your Read Items folder. | *Find the original message in your Winlink Inbox or your Read Items folder. | ||
* Follow steps 2 through 5 of [[#Instructions for sending a REPLY to an ICS213|Instructions for Sending a Reply to an ICS213.]] As part of step 5, type the name of the team replying to message followed by a colon. Then type the reply directly into the Winlink template while you have the ARO read it to you. When the ARO reads field 10 (the name and position of the person replying, add that after the reply rather than in field 10 of | * Follow steps 2 through 5 of [[#Instructions for sending a REPLY to an ICS213|Instructions for Sending a Reply to an ICS213.]] As part of step 5, type the name of the team replying to message followed by a colon. Then type the reply directly into the Winlink template while you have the ARO read it to you. When the ARO reads field 10 (the name and position of the person replying), add that information after the reply rather than in field 10 of your reply template. | ||
* Ask for any fills you need. | |||
* Repeat step 5 for reach team's reply. | * Repeat step 5 for reach team's reply. | ||
* Once you have all the replies or you expect some time will elapse before you get more replies, fill in Field 10 with your name and position and click on Submit. | * Once you have all the replies or you expect some time will elapse before you get any more replies, fill in Field 10 with your name and position and click on Submit. | ||
* Before you post the reply in your Outbox or your Draft Folder, change the From address from your FCC call sign to your regional Winlink tactical address by clicking on the down arrowhead next to your call sign | * Before you post the reply in your Outbox or your Draft Folder, change the From address from your FCC call sign to your regional Winlink tactical address by clicking on the down arrowhead next to your call sign | ||
* Depending on the precedence of the reply relative to other traffic, post the reply to your Outbox or save it in your Draft folder and move it to your Outbox later. | * Depending on the precedence of the reply relative to other traffic, post the reply to your Outbox or save it in your Draft folder and move it to your Outbox later. | ||
