Maine ARES Training Information |
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Maine CERT CoursesMany of the Maine ARES groups have incorporated the Maine CERT courses as part of their formal training. These are on line courses and are available through your county EMA. The courses are provided by JPMA (Justice Planning and Management Associates) in Augusta. |
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FEMA NIMS CoursesHaving a working understanding of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is essential to the emergency communications operator. FEMA has a number of courses which can be taken on line. The basic ones include, in general order of priority:
Your agency director may designate other NIMS courses in addition to these. For more information, go to the FEMA Emergency Management Institute . |
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ARRL CoursesARRL is now offering mentored and other on line courses. Some come with a fee. These inclued:
More information is available at http://www.arrl.org/online-course-catalog |
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Example of a Tracking Template for TrainingAs one example, Knox County ARES/RACES-CERT uses a spreadsheet for an "at-a-glance" record of training for each team member. The sheet is divided into the several Maine CERT courses, the required ICS courses and then various categories for various aspects communications, some of which may be specific to that county's facilities and equipment. Some of these include familiarity with the general operations and equipment of the radio room, set up and operation fo the communications trailer, digital communications software, the radio room at the Pen Bay Hospital, etc. An example of the chart may be viewed HERE (pdf) .
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For comments or questions, please contact KB1TCE at kb1tce(atsign)maine-ares(dot)org |