CIVIL DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS: A METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY AND STATE

A step-by-step procedure is presented for determining the communications requirements to support the civil defense CD operations of a county, state subdivision, and a state. Communications requirements include landline and radio circuits, networks and equipments, and the complementary policies, plans and operating procedures pertaining to the communications systems and linkages that extend from Emergency Operations Centers EOCs of these governmental entities to higher, subordinate and lateral EOCs and to associated CD-supporting agencies. This procedure or methodology considers the potential threat, the civil defense organization and concept of operations, the roles and responsibilities of participating agencies, and existing communications resources. It includes a needlines development, traffic analyses, system survivability assessments, and the determination of circuit requirements based on the grade of communications service selected. Guidance is furnished in the report for the preparation of the essential complementary civil defense communications plans.