Level 1 Guidelines
Level 1 Guidelines are for a disaster in which people still have communication capabilities outside of a disaster area.
You can download a pfd version here.
You can download a pfd version here.
All members are known as ants and can volunteer for any of four ant jobs.
How to activate the A.N.T.S system if a member is inside a disaster strike zone.
If an ant is caught inside of a disaster strike zone they should do one of two things:
1 - If no help is needed, they should place a green OK marker at the interesction they have marked on the A.N.T.S map or on the street they have marked on the map. If you have marked your street, you can place it at a connecting intersection to protect your privacy.
2 - If they need help, they should place a distress marker near their driveway and at their chosen intersection if they chose not to mark their street on the map.
1 - If no help is needed, they should place a green OK marker at the interesction they have marked on the A.N.T.S map or on the street they have marked on the map. If you have marked your street, you can place it at a connecting intersection to protect your privacy.
2 - If they need help, they should place a distress marker near their driveway and at their chosen intersection if they chose not to mark their street on the map.
How to activate the A.N.T.S system if a member is inside a disaster strike zone.
There are two ways in which you can activate the A.N.T.S system.
Option one:
Place a "disaster alert" for yourself in the A.N.T.S group and ask for supplies:
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/americans-networking-to-survive
Email - americans-networking-to-survive@googlegroups.com
Option two:
Become a camp ant and place a disaster alert stating that there has been a disaster with ants located in the strike zone.
After a disaster alert has been placed ants should follow these steps to check on and deliver supply pods if needed. Ants are free to make modifications to the steps if needed.
Option one:
Place a "disaster alert" for yourself in the A.N.T.S group and ask for supplies:
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/americans-networking-to-survive
Email - americans-networking-to-survive@googlegroups.com
Note: You will need to give your group email address to verify membership.
Founderant will then become the camp ant until it can be passed to a closer ant.
Founderant will then become the camp ant until it can be passed to a closer ant.
Option two:
Become a camp ant and place a disaster alert stating that there has been a disaster with ants located in the strike zone.
After a disaster alert has been placed ants should follow these steps to check on and deliver supply pods if needed. Ants are free to make modifications to the steps if needed.
Step 1
A member volunteers to be a camp ant and changes the color of their map icon to yellow and the color of the distressed ant's icon to red.
Step 2
The camp ant looks for distressed ants by trying to locate their OK, distress, or stone marker.
Note - If the camp ant is unable to go in, they can make a request in the A.N.T.S group for a trail ant.
Note - If the camp ant is unable to go in, they can make a request in the A.N.T.S group for a trail ant.
Step 3
The camp or trail ant finds the distress marker and picks up the distressed ants supply list.
Step 4
The camp ant makes a supply request using the distressed ants supply list.
Step 5
They also change the color of their map icons to green.
Note - All donor ants need to know how many supply pods they can carry in their vehicle because the number of pods in a relay is determined by the amount that can be carried in the last vehicles of the relay.
Step 6
Step 7
The camp ant then creates a donor list which lets each donor ant know what to put in their supply pods. A link to the supply route map is also included.
Step 8
The first donor ant in the relay will then look at the route map and make a post stating when they can be at the first transfer point. The second donor ant will then agree to meet at that time and also post the time in which they can be at the next transfer point and so on.
Step 9
After date and transfer times have been agreed upon, the donor ants will begin relaying the supply pods all the way to the camp ant.
Step 10
The camp or trail ant will then deliver the supplies to the distressed ant and make arrangements to meet again if needed.
Step 11
At that point all ants should then change the color of their icons back to blue or purple, depending on which color is being used at the time.
