Category: Emergency Communications
ICS 300 and ICS 400 training
Dear Emergency Management Partners, The City of Abilene will be hosting NIMS ICS 300 and ICS 400 training, October 26-29, 2021. The classes will be held in the City’s EOC in the basement of City Hall, 555 Walnut, Abilene, TX…
ARRL, American Red Cross Renew Memorandum of Understanding
ARRL and the American Red Cross (ARC) have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for another 5 years. The MOU spells out how ARRL and the American Red Cross will work cooperatively during a disaster response. “We are pleased…
Effective Use of Amateur Radio Volunteers in County Emergency Operations
Please join the Region II National Preparedness Division for a webinar on how an amateur radio volunteers can be utilized before, during and after disasters. Tuesday, March 30, 2021 1:00:00 PM MDT – 2:00:00 PM MDT Register Here Amateur or…
Amateur Radio Fills the Gap
Today the American Geophysical Union (AGU) published an article in Eos by USGS and ARES LAX Northeast on how amateur radio operators can help fill the information donut hole by providing DYFI reports via Winlink. The full article is available here: https://eos.org/science-updates/amateur-radio-operators-help-fill-earthquake-donut-holes …
SHARES Link
https://www.cisa.gov/shared-resources-shares-high-frequency-hf-radio-program
Puerto Rico Volunteers Deployed to Red Cross, ARRL Sending Equipment
Puerto Rico Section Manager Oscar Resto, KP4RF, reports that several Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) volunteers have been deployed to earthquake-ravaged regions of the island at the request of the American Red Cross. Initial operations got under way in the…