The Stake President oversees the stake emergency communications plan. In the absence of the Stake President, responsibility will go through the Apex Stake 1st Counselor. If the 1st Counselor is absent, responsibility will go through the Apex Stake 2nd Counselor.
Communication modes may include landline telephone, cell phone, email, text message, GroupMe chat, runner, Crisis Cleanup, and ham radio. Ham radio will be used only when normal telephone/text communications fail or are overloaded. See Ham Radio instructions
Bishops report to the Stake President (or other member of Stake Presidency in his absence) no later than 4 hours after a disaster with the following information: the nature of the disaster, the welfare of ward members and full-time missionaries, the condition of meetinghouses, service being performed, and any request for assistance within the ward.
The Stake President (or other member of the Stake Presidency in his absence) will report to the Area Authority within 4 hours after the disaster with the following information: the nature of the disaster, the welfare of stake members and full-time missionaries, the condition of meetinghouses, service being performed, and any request for assistance within the stake.
For ham radio operations guidelines see below.
For incidents with advance warning such as a hurricane, the Stake Emergency Communications Specialist will consult with the Stake President to determine if ham radio resources may be needed. If ham radio is needed, the Stake Emergency Communications Specialist and Assistant Stake Emergency Communications Specialist and other hams may be assigned to meetinghouses and to shadow leadership. Call up of hams will done by GroupMe and email.
A directed net may be convened on designated frequencies at 9AM, 1PM, and 5PM until 10 minutes after the hour by the Stake Emergency Communications Specialist or Assistant Stake Emergency Communications Specialist.
For incidents without advance notice, the Stake ECS or Assistant Stake ECS will consult with the Stake President or Counselor to determine the need for ham radio. All hams should monitor designated frequencies for additional information and assignments.
To protect the confidentiality of information given over ham radio (voice), radio operators should avoid transmitting the names of dead or injured and their addresses.