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In the event of a deployment, Fire Station cohorts:
In the event of a deployment, Fire Station cohorts:


a. Stay safe, and will abort their deployment if they feel unsafe.
# Stay safe, and will abort their deployment if they feel unsafe.
 
# Deploy to their assigned fire station to access the orange VHF Go-Kit (See [[Equipment Caches#BEECN Radio Go Kit|Equipment Caches BEECN Radio Go Kit]]Equipment_Caches#BEECN_Radio_Go_Kit for equipment details).
b. Deploy to their assigned fire station to access the orange VHF Go-Kit (See [[Equipment Caches#BEECN Radio Go Kit|Equipment Caches BEECN Radio Go Kit]]Equipment_Caches#BEECN_Radio_Go_Kit for equipment details).
# Set up the Go-Kit at the fire station, as well as the handheld UHF radio.
 
# Pass radio traffic between nearby BEECNs and net control at the city’s ECC.
c. Set up the Go-Kit at the fire station, as well as the handheld UHF radio.
 
d. Pass radio traffic between nearby BEECNs and net control at the city’s ECC.


=== Deployment Planning ===
=== Deployment Planning ===
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Once the transceiver is in VFO mode, rotate the tuning knob on the right to select 144.410. If the initial frequency is a long way from 144.410, you can save time by briefly telling the transceiver to change frequency 1 MHz at a time by tapping the [V/MHz] key. The display should change to show fewer digits. After the first three digits show “144”, tap the [V/MHz] again to return to the normal VFO tuning mode.
Once the transceiver is in VFO mode, rotate the tuning knob on the right to select 144.410. If the initial frequency is a long way from 144.410, you can save time by briefly telling the transceiver to change frequency 1 MHz at a time by tapping the [V/MHz] key. The display should change to show fewer digits. After the first three digits show “144”, tap the [V/MHz] again to return to the normal VFO tuning mode.


<nowiki>**</nowiki> [[Media:MCARES_2023_Frequency_Template_for_BEECN_VHF_Radios.pdf|Channel Assignments Used in BEECN VHF Radios]]
<nowiki>**</nowiki> [[Media:MCARES 2023 Frequency Template for BEECN VHF Radios.pdf|Channel Assignments Used in BEECN VHF Radios]]


=== Radio Traffic Priorities ===
=== Radio Traffic Priorities ===