A guide to Radio Communications standards for emergency responders.
This manual is written to provide a standard of operation and a guide for training and message handling techniques and net procedures for Radio Emergency Service operators at the national and as well as with local radio networks . Instructions and general operating procedures presented in this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) are applicable to all message traffic handling. All radio operators are encouraged to use this document in training and/or activated net operations. Prepared Under United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) Through the Disaster Preparedness Programme (DIPECHO) Regional Initiative in Disaster Risk Reduction A GUIDE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONSSTANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS