DIASTER PREPAREDENESS COMMAND, CONTROL, AND ALERT PROCEDURES DURING DISASTER SITUATIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: February 1, 1974
• Content Type: REGULATION

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ATTG Reg 355-3
1130TH AEROSPACE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
AND TRAINING GROUP 1 February 1974
Edwards Air Force Base, California 93523 y
Disaster Preparedness
COMMAND, CONTROL, AND ALERT PROCEDURES DURING DISASTER SITUATIONS
This regulation describes basic unit procedures for maintaining
command and control during disaster situations. It also describes
the alert procedures used on Edwards AFB.
1. Responsibility.
a. The Commander will oversee all operations described in
this regulation and implement changes as necessary.
b. The Disaster Preparedness Officer will update this reg-
ulation as necessary, assist the Commander, and man the Unit
Control Center during disaster situations.
c. Each ATTG section will establish procedures to conform
with this plan as well as AFM 355-1.
2. Procedures.
a. Administration and Logistics will be accomplished on a
normal operational basis.
b. Command will be exercised from the Unit Control Center
during disaster situations.
(1) The Control Center will be located in Bldg. 4506
(Operations) telephone ext. 72410 or 72419.
c. Communications facilities including UHF, VHF, and HF
.radios are located in this control center.
(1)
Emergency radio frequencies to be utilized by base
agencies with their designated call signs are
listed in AFFTC OPLAN 355.
Supersedes ATTG Reg 355-3, 8 November 1972
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d. Alert systems employed by the Base are described below:
(1) Alert Signal: This is a three to five minute steady
tone on the Base Air Horn. It will be activated for imminent peace
time weather emergencies or other emergencies as determined by the
Center Commander.' It shall mean to all personnel that instructions
will be forthcoming via cable television, Security Police sound
trucks, or PA systems. This alert signal will be sounded each
Friday at 1200 hours for 30 seconds as a functional check.
(2). Attack Warning: This i.s.a series of intermittent
blasts for three minutes on the Base Air Horn. It will be sounded
only when an actual NBC attack is taking place against this country.
(3) The All Clear notification will be made by Security
Police sound trucks and shelter PA systems.
(44) Additional alert postures (DEFCON) are explained in
AFFTC OPLAN 355. This OPLAN also lists base alerting procedures
for assigned units and emergency radio frequencies.
RO R L. COOPER Colonel, USAF
Commander
ALLEN J.'BARRERAS,Capt, USAF
Chief, Base Plans'Branch and
Disaster Preparedness Offiee
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