Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 7
Communication Breakdown; Confusion; Distraction; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Airspace Structure; Human Factors; Procedure; Staffing
R4202 airspace did not turn on automatically on the radar scope. Numerous aircraft were through that airspace all day; and it is unknown if any were in an unsafe situation; but they went through an active restricted area all morning long; and nobody caught it until XA:00 local. One possible reason that nobody in Area 1 caught the error is because we were extremely busy and short staffed; during [a nearby aviation event]; and everyone was focused on separating aircraft and probably forgot to look at the schedule sheet. If there's anything that proves we were short-staffed; this is it. As soon as a D-Side was put in that sector (1st time all morning; there wasn't staffing available for a D-Side earlier); the sector noticed it after that. This provs having a second set of eyes Are helpful; and Area 1 needs to be staffed correctly to mitigate these errors.The MOS scheduler should have responsibility to make sure all the airspace's are scheduled correctly in the computer. Staff Area 1 correctly to mitigate these types of errors.
ZMP Controller reports of a Restricted Area not being posted Hot. This caused many aircraft to possibly deviate into the airspace.