Training Goals

Training is a major focus of ARES. Just having an amateur radio license isn't enough. We must know how to use our equipment and how to operate according to the requirements of our served agencies.

Therefore, minimum training goals have been established for Linn County IA ARES members:

FEMA courses: https://training.fema.gov/nims/

ICS-100 - Introduction to the Incident Command System

ICS-200 - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

ICS-700 - National Incident Management System, An Introduction

ICS-800 - National Response Framework, An Introduction

ARRL courses: https://www.arrl.org/online-course-catalog

Basic EmComm