Level 1 Guidelines
Level 1 Guidelines are for a disaster in which people still have communication capabilities outside of a disaster area.
Members are not to go to a disaster area after a camp has been established unless requested. Any member that does not follow this rule will be removed from the network. This rule was put in place to prevent the overwhelming of an area that will already be short on supplies.
How to activate the A.N.T.S system: All members are known as ants.
Step 1
A disaster happens with ants located in the disaster area.
Step 2
Ants located in or around the disaster area, if possible, should change the color of their icon to green, if they are OK, or red if they need supplies.
Then post a message in the A.N.T.S group stating whether they are OK or need supplies.
If they cannot use the above method, they should contact A.N.T.S using one of the optional methods below and state whether they are "OK" or need supplies.
Email - americansnetworkingtosurvive@gmail.com
You will need to give your username and email to verify your membership.
Note: Ants that are caught in a disaster while traveling can also use this method to ask for supplies.
If contact cannot be made, members should put out a distress marker near the entrance to their property or a stone marker at their intersection.
Step 3
Ants located just outside of the disaster area, should go to the A.N.T.S location map and change the color of their place mark icon to yellow and put the words "camp ant" in the pop up bubble and place a disaster alert in the group.
Step 4
All ants that want to respond to the Disaster Alert, should go to the A.N.T.S location map and change the color of their place mark icon to green and put one or more of the following ant types: com ant, donor ant, or trail ant, in the pop up bubble. Trail ants should also list any vehicles that they have; such as, an ATV, boat, motorcycle etc... and list any tools they have, like chainsaws etc...
Step 5
The closest camp ant, if possible, will go locate any ants that have contacted the group for help or have not been able to contact the group, by looking for their distress or stone marker.
Note: Camp or trail ants might not be able to enter the disaster area right away. Only they can decide when it is safe to go in.
Step 6
If the camp ant cannot go into the disaster area, they will located the nearest trail ant using the map and make a request for them to come to camp.
The requested trail ants will go to camp.
The camp ant will assign trail ants the usernames of members to look for.
Trail ants will then go and locate the ants inside the disaster area.
Step 7
The camp or trail ants will get a supply list from any ants needing them and bring it back to camp.
Step 8
The Camp ant will then post a request in the group for supply pods, using the receiving ants supply list.
Step 9
Donor ants wanting to donate some or all of the supply pods will reply to the camp ants request with a list of what they can provide
The camp ant will then reply to each donor with a list of items to place in their supply pods.
The camp ant will go to the A.N.T.S location map and click on the "KML" link that is located at the top of the maps member list and open the file in Google Earth to see all of the icons on one map.
This will allow them to get the addresses of McDonald's or other restaurants to use when they make a route map.
This will allow them to get the addresses of McDonald's or other restaurants to use when they make a route map.
They will then use those addresses to make a supply route map from the closest donor ants and work outward until enough supply pods have been donated.
More than one route can be created at a time if donor ants are located in different directions.
The camp ant will then copy and past the link to the map in the group forum.
Step 11
The donor ants will then follow the link to the supply route map and use the maps comment section to communicate with each other.
In the comments section, they will each set up a date and time to meet at transfer points located at McDonald's or other restaurants.
After the date and times have been set, the donor ants will begin to transport the supply pods from the furthest donor ant to a Mcdonald's or other restaurant located near the second donor and so on, all the way to the camp ant. The last donor ant will drop off the supplies and go back home.
Step 12
When the supply pods arrive, the camp or trail ants will begin taking them to the receiving ants and report back to the camp ant.
The incident will end when all of the ants in the disaster area have been contacted and found to be OK-- and the camp ant has changed all red icons to green.
All ants should then change the color of their icons to blue or purple, depending on which color is being used at the time.
And finally, receiving ants should restock the supply pods if requested to do so and mail them back to the donor ants after they have fully recovered.
Closing Notes To Receiving A.N.T.S
- A.N.T.S one and only mission is to provide basic supplies.
- We are not here to rescue you.
- We are not here to provide you with transportation.
- We are not here to provide you with a place to live.
- We are not here to give you money.
We are all preppers and will expect that you have already planned for and know how to address those situations. If you do not, take the time now and use the A.N.T.S website to learn how to take advantage of agencies that can help you in those areas.
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