Rowan County ARES

Radio Emergency Communications works… when all else fails

Training

Updated Information from NC ARES

http://www.ncarrl.org/ares/ncep.pdf

Training

Obtain all the training you can get before the emergency!

This training is RECOMMENDED minimum emergency communications training for any operator!

Level 1 Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
EC-001

Level 2 Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
EC-002

Level 3 Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
EC-003

Go to http://www.arrl.org if you are a member, and search for the names above due to ARRL changing their website and ALL links have changed that are more than 6 months old

FEMA Independent Study Program

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp

recommended for all, REQUIRED for anyone wishing to serve in an EOC by NC Law

(courses 100,200,700,800):

IS-100 Intro to the Incident Command System

IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

IS-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams

IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction

IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction

IS-802 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #2 – Communications

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_319_,00.html

CPR/First Aid are highly recommended

ARC Courses: Introduction to Disaster Services