ARES Training

 

Training material posted here may be of use to ARES members:

ARRL (National) ARES Training Material:      Public Safety Communications Manual (formatted)       ARES Field Resources Manual      Emergency Coordinators Manual

ARRL Emergency Communications course registration Registration for EC-001 generally opens on the first Monday of each month at 12:01 AM Eastern Time, and closes at midnight on the following Sunday. Registration for EC-002 opens on the second Monday of each month at 12:01 AM Eastern Time, and closes at midnight on the following Sunday. Registration for EC-003 opens on the third Monday of each month at 12:01 AM Eastern Time, and closes at midnight on the following Sunday.

NIMS Compliance In 2005, compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements became a major effort within the emergency management community.  The Georgia Office of Homeland Security/Georgia Emergency Management Agency (OHS/GEMA) published guidelines, coordinated with the United States Department of Homeland Security (OHS), that must be completed by October 1, 2006, by jurisdiction Emergency Management Agencies to meet NIMS compliance.  This compliance is required for jurisdictions to continue receiving OHS grants after that date. There has been debate about these requirements extending to volunteer groups such as ARES.  In some jurisdictions, ARES volunteers are considered first responders and NIMS compliance requirements have been extended to those groups by the jurisdiction's Emergency Management Agency (EMA).  In other jurisdictions that has not been the case.  However, the Georgia Section ARES leadership encourages all ARES members to strive to demonstrate a willingness toward compliance with the requirements even if not required by your local EMA.  For further information go to the NIMS Compliance page.

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