Idaho Falls Taylor Mountain Stake

Emergency Response Communications (ERC) Plan

Initial Response: Emergency Communication determined by Stake President

Tier 1 ERC – Phones / Internet Functioning

Status report request via text, email,
Stake President Bishops ERC GroupMe message, or phone call
or counselor  Church facilities within the ward
 Full-time missionaries living within
ward boundaries
Join  Member welfare and others within
Stake ERC ward boundaries
GroupMe  Other information as requested

Tier 2 ERC – Stake Radio Net (Phones/Internet NOT Functioning)

Stake President Determine ERC activation,
1st communicate with Regional
Stake ERC Director or counselor
Net and Bishops’ Storehouse
and Assistant
2nd Ward ERC Specialists Hold Stake ERC Net

Bishops & Follow pre-established ward

Ward ERC Specialists ward Block plans to report Ward’s status
3rd Captains and needs to the Stake

Tier 3 ERC – Physically Meet (Phones/Internet/Radio Net NOT Functioning)

Emergency Expanded Follow pre-established
Stake President Bishops’ Council ward plans, using
or counselor Stake President(cy), Bishop(rics), runners/bicycles/etc. to
HC rep, ERC Director and Assistant report on status and needs

Physically meet at the Idaho Falls Taylor Mountain Stake Center (Castlerock building: 260 Castlerock Ln).
If the stake center is inaccessible, meet at the Park Road meetinghouse (5255 S 5th W),
then the York Road meetinghouse (1291 W 65th S).

Wards Taylor Mountain Stake ERC Frequencies

 Design a Ward Emergency Response Plan. 146.600 MHz Primary Stake Ch. 7 Primary Stake
simplex HAM Net (462.7125 MHz) GMRS Net
 Maintain an up-to-date printed copy of ward roster.
 Have 2 members called as Ward ERC Specialists, who will: 146.580 MHz Secondary Stake Ch. 6 Secondary
simplex HAM Net (462.6875 MHz) Stake GMRS
o Acquire a HAM Radio license, or GMRS license.
o Participate in regular ERC training exercises. Idaho Falls South Region
 Bishopric, EQ & RS Pres, ERC Specialists join Stake GroupMe 147.540 MHz
146.880 MHz
 Leaders – during an emergency, provide for your own simplex
I.F. South Region (negative offset, I.F. Storehouse
family FIRST, or assign a ministering brother/caretaker 100 Hz tone)
PRIOR to getting involved in leadership responsibilities. Regional Radio Net exercise each Storehouse Radio Net exercise each
Wednesday at 8:30pm Wednesday at 9:00pm