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State OEM Training Calendar This page contains the current calendar for training classes of interest to ARES operators, given by State OEM.  Classes are held in Salem and at other locations around the state as noted in the calendar. (PDF format).

Of particular interest to District 5 members, the following 3 trainings will be held in District 5 locations.  See the calendar for information on how to apply for these classes:

EM-146, ICS Series (Intro, Command, Operations, Logistics, Planning, ECC Integration), February 10-14, 2003 in Roseburg

EM-110, Mass Fatalities Incident Planning, June 17-20, 2003 in Grants Pass

State OEM's ARES Unit has training resources also.  

SET Design Examples Courtesy of Oregon State OEM: This is a zip file approximately 500K bytes long, containing SET examples in Microsoft Word format. Some of these SETs are very simple, some are more involved.  Lots of good ideas here for your group's SET!

Incident Command System Self-Study Course presented by FEMA. This is a self-study course for basic level Incident Command System.  You can download the materials on-line, take the course, then take an exam on-line.  There is also an interactive course presented on-line if you wish to take the course that way.

Net Control Training Manual: A comprehensive net control training guide provided by Oregon ARES District 1.

ARRL Emergency Communications Courses (Levels 1, 2, and 3): 

These courses cover ARES emergency communications in detail.  Level 1 covers the basics and is highly recommended for all ARES members, especially leadership.  The course can be taken on-line through the ARRL and is $45 for ARRL members.

For emergency communications course contents information click here.

A $10 textbook is optional.  Click here for more information on the text book.

Once you have passed one of the courses you can become a mentor for others.  For information on the criteria for becoming a mentor click here.  For information on how to become a mentor, and what mentors do and how, click here (ARRL members only).

The following link takes you to an ARRL bulletin that explains the league's policy on reimbursements for ARES level I training.  The reimbursements are part of a homeland security grant to the league from the federal government.  To read the bulletin click here.

Josephine County Packet Message Format: At the July 20, 2002 District 5 Digital Communications Conference KK7BF talked about a packet message format in use in Josephine County.  The message format is shown as well as a description.

911: Why Police Made it Out but Firefighters Didn't: You will find this Seattle Times story about the radio communication systems used within the NYC Police and Fire departments interesting.  Submitted by Tom Hyers, W7TCH, EC Douglas Co.

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Last modified: 02/12/04