ESF-2

Emergency Support Function 2 | Communications

• ESF-2
  

   Technology resources for public safety.

• Mutual Aid Priority Levels
  
  • Priority 1  – Disaster and extreme emergency operations for mutual aid and interagency communications.
  • Priority 2  – Emergency or urgent operations involving imminent danger to the safety or life and property.
  • Priority 3  – Special event control activities, generally of a preplanned nature, and generally involving joint participation of two or more agencies.
  • Priority 4  – Single agency secondary communications.

   

   

   

• Asterisk – ARN
  

  The Asterisk Radio Network is based on the ASTERISK® PBX software package. ASTERISK® PBX has the capability to interconnect communications from and between the following:

  • Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
  • Internet Telephone (VoIP – SIP, IAX2)
  • Radio Communications (Analog and Digital on HF, VHF, UHF, SHF)

  Via ASTERISK® PBX these resources can be used to interconnect multiple services for business and public safety communications. With the addition of satellite communications a rapid deployment communications network can be established for event and incident communications support, as well as daily operations.

  The Fine Print: ASTERISK® is a registered trademark of Digium, Inc

• Asterisk – AARN
  

  The Asterisk Amateur Radio Network is based on the ASTERISK® PBX software package. ASTERISK® PBX has the capability to interconnect communications from and between the following: Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Internet Telephone (VoIP – SIP, IAX2) Radio Communications (Analog and Digital on HF, VHF, UHF, SHF) Via Asterisk® PBX multiple services can be interconnected and the resource is available to the served agencies and organizations. With the addition of High Speed Multi Media (HSMM) a rapid deployment communications network can be established for event and incident communications support.

  The Fine Print: ASTERISK® is a registered trademark of Digium, Inc

• Operational
  

  Transition to ESF 2 – Emergency Support Function 2 / Communications

   

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