Muscatine County ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service

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AVAILABLE TRAINING

Muscatine & Louisa County ARES strongly recommends that all members complete the following trainings: To be a Level 2 Responder the FEMA courses will be mandatory as of January 1, 2019.

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1.

FEMA Online Course Overview

The following courses are to become mandatory for ARES members scheduled to work in the EOC - Mobile Emergency Operations Center, or MusComm - County emergency communications truck:

ICS-100.B – Introduction to the Incident Command System
ICS 100 Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

ICS-200.B – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.

IS-700.a – National Incident Management System, An Introduction
This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.

IS-800 - National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction

You can take the FEMA courses for free. However, you must register with FEMA and get a "student ID" to take the courses online.

What is ARES?

In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service....

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