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ARES and CERT Information

Links to Page Information
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) & Skywarn LinkCommunity Emergency Response Team (CERT) linksMore information From ARRL, ARES, FEMARed Cross Form

ARES and CERT Information ARRL-ARES http://www.arrl.org/ares

ARES and CERT Information

ARRL-ARES  

http://www.arrl.org/ares


Oxford County EMA links:

https://www.oxfordcountyema.org/home


https://www.oxfordcountyema.org/plans-forms-manuals/ics


https://www.oxfordcountyema.org/home/ema-in-the-news


Operating Emergency Communications

ARES Field Resource Manual 

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ARES_FR_Manual.pdf


NVIS - Near Vertical Incidence Skywave

 http://www.qsl.net/wb5ude/nvis/index.html

 Real-Time Propagation map 

http://www.spacew.com/www/fof2.html

Maine Prepares Conference 2019

 https://www.maine.gov/mema/maine-prepares/maine-partners-emergency-preparedness-conference
 

FEMA's Emergency Management Institute http://training.fema.gov/
Independent Study http://training.fema.gov/IS/


Level 2 ARES and FEMA Courses


IS 700  An Introduction to the National Incident Management System.   
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b

IS 800   National Response Framework, an Introduction     
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.c

ICS 100c  Introduction to the Incident Command System  
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c

ICS 200   Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents  
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b

ARRL’s EC-001 Introduction to Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (a no-cost program) 

 http://www.arrl.org/ceps/ec-001-321


Leadership courses (Level 3):


ARRL’s EC-016, Emergency Communications for Management
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/EC-016-Course

IS 120  An Introduction to Exercises    
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-120.c

IS-230 Fundamentals of Emergency Management   
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-230.d

IS-240 Leadership and Influence  
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-240.b

IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving     
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-241.b

IS-242 Effective Communication     
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-242.b


IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers  
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-244.b


IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management  https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-288.a


 Maine Emergency Management Agency - Maine Prepares  http://maine.gov/mema/prepare/


Skywarn


WX1GYX SKYWARN Program for National Weather Service Gray Maine   http://www.wx1gyx.org



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CERT & FEMA

Updates to the CERT Training Manual

The link takes you to the updated CERT Training manual. The older 2011 manual is available through the FEMA website at this time. 09/09/2023

CERT Training Manual (pdf download)

Intro to CERT course IS 317

For a review or a starter course in CERT 

IS 317 course link

CERT and ICS

 IS 315 is the second course in how Community Emergency Response Team work within the ICS structure. A good review for those of us that took the original course decades ago.

IS 315

More FEMA courses available

 The link below takes you to the FEMA IS and ICS course listings

Other FEMA online courses

CERT Review courses

 The link below is for this fall and winter meeting presentations for  reviews

CERT review for upcoming meetings

Books and Forms

ARRL National Traffic System Methods and Practices Guidelines

  http://www.arrl.org/files/file/NTS_MPG2014.pdf

Manual Public Service Communications Manual

    http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/NTS_Manual2015.pdf

Public Service Communications Manual page:

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/Public 


Public Service Communications Manual:

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/pscm.pdf

ARRL/ARES Task book

Here is a book to record courses, exercises, and hands on activities: ARES Task Book 

ARRL Field Service Forms and Operating Aids

FSD-218 Amateur Message Form instructions   http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/fsd218.pdf

FSD-220 Handy Operating Aid  http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/fsd220.pdf

FSD-244: Amateur Radio Disaster Welfare Message  http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/fsd244.pdf

FSD-255: Emergency Reference Information Card http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/fsd255.pdfRadiogram 


ARRL Radiogram Form (2 per page)  http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/RADIOGRAM-2011.pdf 


ICS205 Form   http://www.tamug.edu/environmentalhealthsafety/NO_Menu_Important_Files/ics-form-205-incident-radio-communications-plan-v2-Fillable.pdf

ICS205A from ICS Forms Page  https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/ics-forms

ICS213 Form   https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1922-25045-5379/ics_forms_213.pdf


Red Cross Form 6409 http://www.w1hkj.com/files/flmsg/templates/ARC_Requisition_6409_V.2.2.html  

11x8 PDF version coming soon. 


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