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PRECEDENCE

Message priority level. R/Routine is the default. Use P/Priority for urgent but non-life-threatening info, I/Immediate for time-critical situations, or LIFE/CRITICAL for life-safety emergencies.

DATE/TIME

Auto-filled with current date and time when you open the form.

TASK #

Optional. Leave blank unless you've been assigned a specific task number for tracking.

FROM

Your callsign (auto-filled from Winlink).

TO

The recipient. Enter MICH-50EOC for this exercise.

INFO (CC)

Carbon copy recipients. Enter KE8WUO to CC John Hagen.

Select YES if you're aware of an immediate life-threatening situation or emergency requiring urgent response in your area.

For this drill, select YES only if you're testing that scenario. If YES, also set PRECEDENCE to LIFE/CRITICAL.

City

Your city or township (e.g., Warren, Sterling Heights, Clinton Twp).

County

Your county (e.g., Macomb).

State

MI (Michigan).

LAT / LON

Your latitude and longitude. You can get this from Google Maps, your phone's GPS, or a handheld GPS unit.

MGRS

Military Grid Reference System — An alternative coordinate format used by military/emergency services. Optional; leave blank if you don't know it.

Grid

Your amateur radio grid square (e.g., EN82). Optional.

POTS

Plain Old Telephone Service — Traditional copper wire landline phones. These work even during power outages (the phone company powers them). If you have a landline plugged into a wall jack that isn't internet-based, that's POTS.

VoIP

Voice over Internet Protocol — Phone service that runs over the internet. Examples include Vonage, Ooma, MagicJack, or phone service bundled with your internet. These require power and internet to work.

Select YES if working, NO if not working, Unknown if you're not sure, or N/A if you don't have that service.

Voice calls

Can you make and receive regular phone calls on your cell phone?

Texts

Can you send and receive SMS text messages? (Not iMessage or other app-based messaging)

Note your carrier in the text field (e.g., AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile).

Are local AM and FM radio stations coming in clearly? Can you pick up stations like WWJ 950, WJR 760, or local FM stations?

If you can, note which station(s) you checked in the text field.

OTA TV

Over-The-Air Television — Free TV received via an antenna (like the old "rabbit ears" or a rooftop antenna). Channels like 2, 4, 7, 50, 62, etc. No subscription required.

Satellite TV

TV service from a satellite dish. Providers include DirecTV and Dish Network.

Cable TV

TV service delivered through a coaxial cable from providers like Xfinity/Comcast, WOW, or bundled with your internet.

Is your municipal water supply working? Turn on a faucet—do you have water pressure? Is the water clear?

If you have a private well, you can note that and report whether your well pump is working.

Power functioning?

Do you have electricity? Are your lights on?

Power stable?

Is power steady, or are you seeing brownouts (dimming lights), flickering, or brief outages?

Natural gas?

If you have natural gas service, is it working? (Check your stove, furnace, water heater, etc.)

Is your internet working? This includes cable internet (Xfinity, WOW), fiber (AT&T Fiber, Verizon Fios), DSL, fixed wireless, or satellite internet (Starlink, HughesNet).

Note your provider in the text field.

NOAA Weather Radio is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information from the National Weather Service on special frequencies (around 162 MHz).

Functioning?

Can you receive the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast? Local transmitters include KXI-67 (162.475 MHz, Ann Arbor) and WXL-93 (162.550 MHz, Detroit).

Audio degraded?

Is the audio quality poor, scratchy, or cutting in and out?

If you don't have a weather radio, select "Unknown" or "N/A."

Use this space for any additional observations:

• Expected outage times if known
• Major observations (downed trees, flooding, road closures)
• Summary of current situation
• Anything else Emergency Management should know

Enter your name or callsign as the Point of Contact for this report. This identifies who submitted the report if follow-up is needed.