Common use of Methods of Cooperation Clause in Contracts

Methods of Cooperation. In order to establish a partnership between ARRL and the Red Cross to provide assistance to communities impacted by disaster events in the United States, the following roles and responsibilities are agreed upon: 1. Communication between organizations 2. Engagement at the Local Level a. ARRL will encourage its units to engage in discussions with local Red Cross field units to develop plans for local response or disaster relief operations. • To locate a Red Cross chapter, go to ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ - “Find Your Local Red Cross.” b. Red Cross will encourage its field units to engage in discussions with ARRL in their respective jurisdictions to develop plans for local response or disaster relief operations. • To locate an ARRL representative, ARES group or ARRL affiliated club contact the ARRL Section Manager. Information can be found online at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or by contacting the ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager listed in Attachment A. 3. Preparedness Activities a. Make training and educational opportunities available to each other. b. Collaborate on pre-disaster planning by determining up front how each organization can assist each other during a response to ensure effective and timely action. c. Develop a knowledge base of expertise, experience, and capabilities of each organization. Commit to regular engagement, planning and joint exercises to strengthen capabilities. d. Encourage each other to participate in community preparedness activities that support this partnership agreement, one example of a community activity is the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. e. The Red Cross will encourage regions or chapters to participate in ARRL Field Day, the Simulated Emergency Test (SET) and other emergency exercises. Participation may take many forms, including Red Cross officials visiting and touring sites to better understand the capabilities of local ARRL volunteers and ARES® units, or the joint use of Red Cross equipment such as vehicles or trailers.