Rockingham County ARES®
IMPORTANT TRAINING INFORMATION
COMPLETION OF CERTAIN FEMA NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (NIMS) COURSES IS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY. ALL ARES/RACES VOLUNTEERS MUST COMPLETE THIS TRAINING
NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1, 2006.
ALL RADIO AMATEURS OPERATING UNDER ARES/RACES IN THE
NC SECTION ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE IS 100, IS 200 AND IS 700.
UPDATE: AS OF MAY 22,
2006, THOSE AMATEUR OPERATORS THAT MAY BE DEPLOYED TO EOC's, COMMAND
POSTS, PSAP's OR OTHER POINTS WHERE INTERFACE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT ANY LEVEL IS EXPECTED, ARE ALSO REQUIRED
TO COMPLETE IS 800.
NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A SUBJECT FOR NEGOTIATION, CONSIDERATION,
OR COMMENTARY.
THIS TRAINING IS MANDATORY.
FOR POLICY INFORMATION, CLICK
HERE
LINK TO THE REQUIRED FEMA INDEPENDENT STUDY (IS) ON-LINE
COURSES
ICS Message Form ICS-213
Click Here
To View The Rockingham County ARES Group Click HERE
We are now in the process of re-aligning
our County ARES Program as of February 2005. Any County Amateur
Radio Operator interested in ARES should contact Dal
Williams, W4YQY who is the ARES Emergency Coordinator for
Rockingham County. All licensed hams are welcome to join in ARES.
All ARES Members must have a current ARES Registration on file
with the County ARES EC. For a downloadable ARES Registration
Form, click HERE. Print the form, fill
it out completely, and mail to:
Dal Williams, W4YQY
ARES
307D Oleander Dr.
Eden, NC 27288
We will be holding a weekly training
Net on Thursday nights at 9:00PM on the 147.030MHz Repeater, W4BJF
courtesy of the Rockingham County Repeater Association. The
Nets will be formal with different topics of training and discussions
weekly. We will be looking for Net Control Stations.
To download and print useful ARES Forms,
click FORMS. These forms
may be downloaded in both PDF and DOC (Word) format. (The
FORMS page will open in a new window.)
More information will be posted as
we progress. Webpage will be updated as group is formed. For more
information or to see how you may be a part, please contact Dal, W4YQY.
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