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

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0685864

Entities

People

  • Albert J. Mandelbaum
  • Thomas W. Cook

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Communities
  • Diagrams
  • Disasters
  • Doctrine
  • Emergencies
  • Gases
  • Municipalities
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Links
  • Radio Stations
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Transmitters
  • Transportation
  • Vulnerability
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.