DERA EMCOMM CONTITION TWO FOR PACIFIC BASIN

[DERA Operations Center]

OPS IMMEDIATE

TO ALLDERA

EMCOMM CONDITION TWO HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR ALL DERA STATIONS IN THE PACIFIC REGION SOUTH OF ALASKA AND KAMCHATKA. AREA INCLUDES CANADIAN AND U.S. PACIFIC COAST, PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO, KOREAN PENINSULA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, CHINA, VIETNAM, PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, ISLANDS OF HAWAII, GUAM, MICRONESIA, MIDWAY, FIJI, SAMOA, AMERICAN SAMOA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, COASTAL THAILAND, CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA AND ALL OCEANIA IN THE REGION.

NUMEROUS SEVERE WEATHER AND GEOLOGIC EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE, DISRUPTED COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPAIRED LOGISTICS FROM AMERICAN SAMOA TO THE PHILIPPINES, VIETNAM, CAMBODIA AND INDONESIA.

STATIONS IN DISASTER IMPACTED AREAS ARE ADVISED TO IMMEDIATELY ASSUME DERA EMCOMM CONDITION ONE (EMERGENCY). ALL OTHER STATIONS IN POSITION TO ASSIST ARE ADVISED TO ASSUME DERA EMCOMM CONDITION TWO (ADVANCED READINESS) UNLESS THE LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE BEING PROVIDED WARRANTS CONDITION ONE (EMERGENCY) WHICH ALL SUPPORTING STATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE.

ADVISE DERA OPERATIONS CENTER IMMEDIATELY OF ANY EMERGENCY REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.

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DERA OPERATIONS CENTER/EMERGENCY WATCH/W.O. PERRY/GUAM CENTER