Agency support
Radios, trained people and message relay for emergency management offices and VOADs when your own resources run short.
In a major event, equipment runs short and staff are stretched across long shifts. Beacon Mid-Atlantic works as a qualified auxiliary that fits into your existing command structure and adds capacity where you need it.
Our members are trained in NIMS and ICS. They arrive knowing chain of command, radio discipline and operational security.
What we bring
- Radio cachesRadio kits with batteries and accessories, ready to hand to your staff or volunteers.
- StaffingTrained operators for radios, phones and logging stations, to fill gaps when shifts run short.
- BridgingLinks between radio systems that can't talk to each other, like a county EOC and the VOADs supporting it.
- Message relayPassing messages, status updates and resource requests between sites when normal channels are down.
How we help
Communications support
We bring our own equipment, whether that's a backup network for a failing primary system or a set of handheld radios for shelter volunteers. We can also handle message relay between sites, so your staff can stay focused on the response.
Exercises
We take part in municipal and county drills, from tabletops to full-scale exercises, so our team knows how to fit into your plans before a real event.
Planning
We can work with your office ahead of time so our people and equipment are already part of your communications plan when something happens.
How activation works
- Request
Your office or organization contacts us by phone or email and tells us what's needed.
- Coordinate
We confirm the assignment, where to report and who our team reports to.
- Deploy
Our team arrives with its equipment and checks in with your command structure.
- Close out
When the assignment ends, we pack up, recover our equipment and close out with your team.
Add us to your resource list.
Call or email and we'll talk through how we can support your agency.