The Emergency Response Communications (ERC) net meets for the purpose of preparing for emergency radio communication, testing equipment, helping members gain experience passing traffic, training, and general net operations. 

To: All Stake Presidencies, High Councils, Bishops and Branch Presidents in the Atlanta Georgia Area Coordinating Councils

FROM: Elder Jacob C. Fish, Area Seventy

RE: Atlanta Georgia Area Emergency Communications Specialists assist in Emergency Preparedness on a Stake and Unit Level

By way of introduction, we are blessed to have Emergency Communication Specialists serving Atlanta and Atlanta North Coordinating Councils. Their role is to help your units identify and develop communications capability and practice emergency communications as part of your Stake, Ward, and Family Emergency Preparedness Plans. The contact information for our specialists is as follows:

Dale and Byron Todd, 678-471-4751, ERCnetAtlanta@Gmail.com

Steve Haynes, 770-570-8889, ERCnetAtlanta@Gmail.com

During my time as Stake President, I personally witnessed the need for and benefit of having multiple emergency communications options available in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. We had many communications challenges as we met our obligation to assess the impact of Hurricane Michael on our missionaries, members and their homes, church property, and our communities. Being able to communicate with church leaders and Welfare Services Resource Managers is essential to quickly obtaining needed assistance.

Within the Atlanta Area Coordinating Councils, we have some stakes and units with a high degree of preparation and emergency communications capability as well as many units that are just getting started or do not know how to even begin to make progress in this area of responsibility. Some stakes have members relatively close by and other have members separated by longer distances and terrain. Your Stake Emergency Communications Plan and preparations will need to be customized to meet the specific needs of your stake.

The attached documents are emblematic of what Brother and Sister Todd and Brother Haynes will provide in the way of instructions and reference documents to help you implement Emergency Communication Preparedness at the stake and unit level, and I encourage you to reach out to our Atlanta Area Emergency Communications Specialists for their assistance as needed, and welcome their periodic visit to your unit.

May God bless you in this important work of Emergency Preparedness.

Elder Jacob C. Fish
Area Seventy
Atlanta Georgia Coordinating Councils

The documents referenced above can be found at ERCnet.Net - Downloads 

Here is a link to the NGGMRS repeater network. Be sure your radio is programmed with the settings to the repeater with the best line of sight to your location: NGGMRS repeater frequencies - Google Sheets 

Great things are happening with the creation of Ward Networks. Our Ward Emergency Radio Communications and Youth Treasure Hunt PowerPoint presentations and handouts are available for download AND USE at https://www.ercnet.net/training.

We welcome anyone who wishes to serve as Net Control Station (NCS) or Alternate Net Control Station (ANCS). If interested, please let us know at ERCnetAtlanta@Gmail.com You can see the net control volunteer schedule, script, log, and instructions at https://www.ercnet.net/ncs-info.