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March 29th, 2025: Results of "Tsunami 3/29/2025" Exercise

Results Map: DYFI: "Did You Feel It?"

Results Map by "In Tsunami Zone"

Results Map by "In Flood Zone"

NEW!! Results Pie Charts

We are trying a different approach to providing feedback. [click here to expand]


Instead of a numeric score, we provide information about why a particular field entry was considered wrong, and give you the correct response.

We hope you will find this to be More Useful and Informative.

When you click on your "push-pin" on the Results Map, you'll find Useful Feedback, as well as a record of all the information you submitted.

(be sure to scroll down on the left side Information Panel, to view all of the information there.)

Here is an example of Feedback to one of our own Programmers:

"How do I find my Check-In on the Map?"
  1. In your Web Browser, with our Results Map displayed...
  2. On the left side, you'll see a list of the 12 ETO Clearinghouses.
  3. Click the  ∨  (down-pointing caret), and the list will expand vertically;
  4. Type a Ctrl-F, to use the Browser's "Find On This Page" function;
  5. Type your Callsign;
  6. Your Browser will highlight your callsign, in the vertical list on the left.
  7. Click on your Callsign, and the Map will show you your "pushpin".
  8. Click on your Pushpin, and, on the left side of the screen, all of the information you sent in, will be listed.

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Tsunami Exercise: March 29th, 2025

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Tsunami Exercise: March 29th, 2025
(March 22nd thru March 30th, actually)

Upcoming Event:
Tsunami Awareness Exercise: Saturday March 29, 2025

In conjunction with the California Tsunami Preparedness Week of March 22-30, the ARES team for Northeast Los Angeles is organizing an exercise on Saturday, March 29.

The exercise scenario is that a large earthquake has occurred and you are requested to send in 6 (six!) Winlink messages:

  • ICS-214 (to track your time, start at the beginning, but send at the end)
  • DYFI (to report on the exercise earthquake)
  • Winlink Check-In (to describe your operational capabilities)
  • (California) Welfare Bulletin Board (a great resource for viewing messages in near-real time)
  • ICS-213 (with an emphasis on local resources that you use for situational awareness)
  • Winlink Check Out (with an emphasis on your most important thing learned)

    • The nominal exercise date is Saturday March 29, but you're welcome to send your messages anytime between March 22 and March 30. Messages via Telnet are welcome.

    Special instructions for ETO folk:

    • Address all your messages to both: TSUNAMI and ETO-DRILL
    • Be sure to use the word: EXERCISE as the first word/line of every Comment or Message field
    • Please use ETO as your Group Affiliation (the second line or second word of every Comment or Message field.
    • You're welcome to be affiliated with more than one group too!

    Even if you can't participate in sending the Winlink messages, this is a great opportunity for you to learn about Tsunami and Flooding risks in your area (see the instructions, especially for the ICS-213!)

    The official exercise site and instructions are at: https://www.laxnortheast.org/exercises/tsunami

    SoCal Shifting 2022 Exercise: June 17th thru June 19th

    INSTRUCTIONS HERE [PDF]

    FEMA RECCWG Region 4 & Region 6 May 31-June 1 Communications Outage Exercise

    May 17, 2022: for FEMA Regions 4 and 6:
    All,
    Below are the Winlink instructions for the FEMA RECCWG Region 4 and Region 6, May 31–June 1 Communications Outage Exercise.
    In addition to Winlink (SHARES and amateur radio) providing a Field Situation Report with “ground Truth” information over VHF/UHF/HF radio or Telnet, FYI, the following will also be exercised by the various States in these two Regions with FEMA:
    • FNARS (FEMA National Emergency Radio System)
    • NAWAS (National Warning System)
    • MSAT G2 (Multi-State Satellite talk groups)
    • Multi-State linking of P25 Trunking Networks.

    INSTRUCTIONS:

    Instructions for FEMA RECCWG Region 4 & Region 6 Communications Outage Exercise, May 31 thru June 1 [PDF]
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