In an event causing or threatening to inhibit communications, AuxComm volunteers may be called to assist in relaying communications from Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to field operations. Radio is not reliant on repeaters or other infrastructure to pass radio traffic.

In addition to providing communications between the County EOC and field operations, AuxComm volunteers may be called upon to provide the following services:

• Be deployed to an Incident Command Post(s) (ICP) or Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) partner to perform communication duties that would link between the public and the EOC.
• Engage in voice, digital, or Morse code to provide communications between the County EOC and COAD partners, including but not limited to agencies outside the County, as required
• Be deployed to assist other DSWV’s deployed during an emergency incident or event to provide communications between teams and to the EOC.
• Be deployed throughout the County to provide situational awareness
• Non-emergency activities such as communications support for public events and partner agency assistance.