# 26. The perimeter will be difficult to control; citizens and media alike will
offer good reasons why they should be allowed to enter the restricted area.
COMMENT: EMCOMM “reservists” are not (usually) law enforcement personnel.
But they may be assigned to perform perimeter control in a large scale operation
when law enforcement is in short supply (which it usually will be). The role of
the EMCOMM volunteer* may be to check ID’ s, and to call security to obtain
authorization for persons wanting to enter an EOC or Command Post Area. Report
all suspicious persons to law enforcement, and write down descriptions and other
details such as time, etc. IT IS ALSO ESSENTIAL that the EMCOMM operator
be properly identified! (* Not necessarily a ham radio operator. It may be a
police explorer or other registered DSW, using FRS, or an authorized public
service frequency.)