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/

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

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/

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

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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

For a review or a starter course in CERT 

 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.