1-2-3-3-3 ERC Activation Plan (Updated December 2025)

When do we activate or become involved with ERC as a stake? 

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Stake and ward activation of ERC follow a 1-2-3-3-3 plan:

1) - Within one hour of a loss of communications:

• Ward and stake leaders get in contact with each other (Stake Presidency, Bishoprics, EQ presidencies, RS).  Leaders should have an established means to contact each other and fulfill their callings.
• Members ensure their families are taken care of. 
• ERC Specialists make sure their families are okay, contact each other on 144.990MHZ (145.585MHz backup).

2) - Within two hours:

• Stake and ward leaders begin assessing needs of the most vulnerable members of the wards (part of the Elders Quorums' call trees). 
• ERC Specialists report issues to each other across all wards - regarding power/geography/bridges/chapels etc.
• ERC Specialists decide whether they will need to relocate to different areas for comms

3) - Within three hours:

• Stake and ward leaders decide whether or not to utilize ERC communications.
• Notify ERC stake and ward erc specialists.
• Stake and ward erc leaders move and/or setup and active command posts as necessary.

3) - Members tune in at the top of every 3rd hour (6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm) - to 144.990MHz(145.585MHz backup).

3)...For three minutes - If there are stake information and notifications, they will be given on the third hour within three minutes of the top of the third hour on the stake frequency 144.990MHz (145.585MHz backup).

• This saves battery life, creates a bit of predictability in chaos, keeps people from sending messages or trying to listen for message traffic when it isn't going to be there. 
• Additional message traffic will be sent and coordinated as needed. 

Information to be given may include the status of the church buildings, shelter, medical, food, disaster response efforts, public safety and any other needs. In the event that there is no information to be passed, as appropriate, leaders should state that there is no (additional) traffic to be passed along. 

It is expected that families shelter in place where possible, avoid unnecessary travel or expenditure of resources, but the chapels may be used in an emergency for shelter.  The Stake Presidency in coordination with the Area Seventy will make determinations as to how to use church buildings in a disaster - see the Church Handbook for “Use of Church Buildings in a Disaster”. 

This plan will be added to and refined as needed and as our capabilities increase.

This is our stake's band-plan as of 12/01/2025 - check periodically for revisions: