(a) All activation requests, deactivation requests, or delegation notifications to or from the Director or the Section Manager must be made in writing or by electronic means, including e-mail or text, capable of being printed. Delegations must state the exact authority that is being delegated and to whom. Voicemails or verbal requests are not valid methods for delegation, activation, or deactivation requests. If duly activated from an Aux Comm member’s residence, activation means all activities following the first Aux Comm’s assigned task.
(1) If duly activated from an Aux Comm member’s residence, activation means all activities following the first Aux Comm’s assigned task.
(b) The Director shall notify the Section Manager of any request to activate AuxComm.
(c) An activation request must include, at a minimum, the scope of the activation, any special equipment requests, the estimated number of Auxiliary Communicators required deployment location, and, if known, the estimated beginning and end time of the activation.
(d) Following receipt of an activation request from the Director, the Section Manager shall respond to the Director with the names of available Auxiliary Communicators and recommendations on which individuals to activate.
(e) The Director, if determined appropriate, shall approve the activation by responding to the Section Manager with the individual names approved for activation.
(d) The Section Manager, or appointee, shall determine the assignment location for individual Auxiliary Communicators based on the agency’s needs and requests, the individual’s ability, and other risk factors, as required.
(f) The Director or Section Manager may request deactivation of Auxiliary communicators. The request must list the names, specific locations, and dates and times of Auxiliary Communicators to be deactivated.
(g) The party not requesting deactivation shall approve or deny the deactivation request by responding to the deactivation requestor with the individual Auxiliary Communicator names approved for deactivation. The deactivation approvals must come no later than four hours following a deactivation request.