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The '''National Interoperability Field Operations Guide''' ('''NIFOG''')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisa.gov/publication/fog-documents|title=Field Operations Guides | CISA|website=www.cisa.gov}}</ref> is a technical [[reference book|reference]] for emergency communication planning and for radio technicians responsible for radios that will be used in [[disaster response]].

The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisa.gov/emergency-communications-division|title=Emergency Communications Division | CISA|website=www.cisa.gov}}</ref> was established by Congress through the Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriations Act as a response to communication challenges faced during the [[september 11 attacks| September 11, 2001 attacks]] and [[Hurricane Katrina]].

During each of these events, the lack of coordinated emergency communication solutions and protocols among the responding agencies hindered response and recovery efforts. These events raised awareness of the issue among public policymakers and highlighted the critical role emergency communications plays in incident response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/national_emergency_communications_plan.pdf|title=National Emergency Communications Plan}}</ref>

The first version of the NIFOG was published in September 2007. It was developed in partnership with the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]’s Office of the Chief Information Officer’s Spectrum Management Office<ref>[http://www.npstc.org/oec.jsp National Public Safety Telecommunications Council]</ref> to assist Federal and non-Federal agencies and potential users of the [[mutual aid (emergency services)|mutual aid]] channels.

The NIFOG contains sections on:

*Regulations and guidelines for national interoperability
*Tables of nationwide [[interoperability]] channels and frequencies
*Common communications references
*Tables of commonly used frequencies for emergencies and disasters
*[[Airband|Aviation]], [[Multi-Use_Radio_Service|MURS]], [[General_Mobile_Radio_Service|GMRS]], [[Family_Radio_Service|FRS]], [[Citizens_band_radio|CB]], railroad, [[Search_and_rescue|SAR]] and [[Marine_VHF_radio|marine]] frequencies
*[[Amateur_radio|Amateur]] emergency, calling and repeater frequencies
*[[Government_Emergency_Telecommunications_Service|GETS]] and [[Satellite_phone|Satellite Phone]] dialing instructions

It also includes an organized listing of the national mutual aid channels and other reference material.

The guide is a popular reference among preppers, survivalists,<ref>[https://prepperprep.com/nifog/ PrepperPrep.com]</ref> licensed amateur radio operators and owners of radio scanners. The frequencies allow them to gather intelligence and monitor emergency services, government agencies, and emergency amateur radio frequencies during and after a disaster.

The current version is 2.01 and was issued in March of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/video/NIFOG%202.01_508%20FINAL%20VERSION%205%2011%2022_0.pdf|title=National Interoperability Field Operations Guide Version 2.01}}</ref> It can be ordered online, downloaded as a PDF or loaded into a mobile device.

== References ==
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[[Category:Incident management]]

National Interoperability Field Operations Guide - Revision history

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