Training
 - see curriculum details below

Date

Time

Location

Instructor (s)

Technician License Training Session #1

03/29/12

6pm-9pm

Red Cross Roseburg

Eifert, Roth, Harbin

Technician License Training Session #2

03/30/12

6pm -9pm

Red Cross Roseburg

Eifert, Harbin

Winlink review and training via e-mail

04/09 – 04/27

Via e-mail

Roth

April SET Training

04/21/12

9am-2pm

EOC

ARES Leadership

AirMail Basics

TBA

TBA

EOC

Roth, Rucker

AirMail Intermediate

TBA

TBA

EOC

Roth, Rucker

IS 100/200/700 Assist

TBA

TBA

EOC

Eifert, Roth

DC EOC Operations

TBA

TBA

EOC

ARES Leadership

DC ARES Plan Review

TBA

TBA

EOC

ARES Leadership

DC ARES Plan Review

TBA

TBA

Reedsport

ARES Leadership

AirMail - Basics

TBA

TBA

Reedsport

ARES Leadership

EOC Operations

TBA

TBA

Reedsport

ARES Leadership

Jump Kit preparation

TBA

TBA

EOC

Hutch, Eifert

Handheld programming

TBA

TBA

EOC

ARES Leadership

Repeaters  - overview

TBA

TBA

EOC

Rucker, Eifert

Emergency Communication

TBA

TBA

EOC

TBA

Set up & operate Comm Trailer - training and drill

TBA

TBA

TBA

ARES Leadership

RMS Express/Winmor

TBA

TBA

EOC

Rucker, Roth

WSPR - introduction, operation

TBA

TBA

EOC

Rucker, Roth

Suggested Field Trips - Dates/Times will be announced on the weekly ARES NET:

911 dispatch center tour - TBA

Health Department Radio Room, Mercy Medical Radio Facility, Red Cross Radio Facility - Early May 2012

Reedsport Emergency Communications Facility

Roseburg Fire/Police, Fire District 2, SAR shed

ARES Communications facilities at EOC’s in Coos, Curry, Jackson and Josephine Counties

Exercises

Note: SET is a Simulated Emergency Test

Spring SET

EOC

April 28th

9am - 2pm – Douglas County EOC - Simulated ELT event

Served Agency Support

EOC

May 2012

Plan, Locate volunteers into served agency locations and provide simulated emergency communicaitons

Field EOC Operations

TBA

TBA

Set up and operate an EOC communications operation as if county facilities are unavailable

SAR Support

EOC

Jul 2012

Simulate a large Search and Rescue operation with ARES volunteers providing communications support

Wildfire Exercise

EOC

Aug 2012

Simulated Emergency of a large wildfire

Reedsport SET

EOC

TBA

ARES Team to operate facility in Reedsport

Comm Trailer

TBA

TBA

Set up and operate the Emergency Communications Trailer at a location to be determined

Curriculum Details

AirMail Basics:

Basics – installing and configuring up software for Telnet, VHF Packet
Using Address book, composing, posting and sending e-mail
White list considerations, attachments, using templates
Use of RMS and Peer to Peer modes, position reports using Long/Lat
BBS and keyboard modes, automatic mail checking
Importing/Exporting addresses, use as dumb terminal
Many other topics

AirMail Intermediate:

Installing and configuring software for Telnet, VHF Packet and HF Pactor
Using Address book, composing, posting, sending and receiving e-mail
White list considerations, attachments, using templates
Use of RMS and Peer to Peer modes, position reports using Long/Lat
BBS and keyboard modes, automatic mail checking
Importing/Exporting addresses, use as dumb terminal
Viewing propagation information for HF
Use of Nodes and other intermediate topics

Jump Kit Preparation:

A complete discussion of the importance of preparedness kits and their contents will be given.  Handouts of items needed for brief and extended jump kits will be distributed.  List of suggested and required items will be available.  Sample kits will be available to look at.  Each potential responder will be encouraged to have a basic preparedness kit prepared and maintained.  Different kits will be presented for different needs – ARES EOC support

Emergency Communication:

Discussion of practical ARES communications plans and strategies in the event of a large scale communications failure (failure of cell phones, land phones, Internet. etc.)
Topics will cover the use of VHF and UHF without repeaters (they may fail in a long term power outage).

The use of HF in conjunction with VUF and UHF will be covered.  Plans will be reviewed as how to set up and support emergency communications in support of County Emergency Management.

Hand Held Radio Programming:

Participants will bring their hand held radios (with instruction manuals) and participate in programming the radios for various frequencies.  Simplex, repeater programming will be covered.  Use of various tones will covered.  The goal of the training is for participants to be comfortable adding and changing the programming of their hand held radios.

IS 100/200/700:

This session will assist those wanting to take these on-line trainings.  Assistance will include how to access the web sites, how to take the training and print certificates of completion.  Each person will take the class as an individual

Repeaters – overview:

This session will present the theory and practical use of VHF/UHF repeaters.  It will also present information on the repeaters in our area including frequency, location, use, tones, etc.

DC ARES Plan Review:

This session will review the Douglas County ARES Emergency plan.  Each student should review the plan prior to the class.  It is important that each ARES member be familiar with the plan and how they can assist in an emergency or training.

DC EOC Operations:

Participants will review the role of ARES in the operation of the County EOC.  Discussion of the procedures and equipment will precede a tour of the communications facility.  Training on setting up the EOC room, recordkeeping, etc.  Hands on training will be provided in the use of the phones, UHF/UHF voice, AirMail (Packet, Telnet and HF).  Use of printers and Wi-Fi in the facility will be covered.  Use of ICS 213 forms will be covered.

Set up and operate Comm trailer:

Participants go to the Douglas County Facility and review the operation of the Emergency Communications Trailer.  Take the trailer to a possible site and set it up and operate all of the equipment.  Take site down and return to storage.  Follow check list – check tires, test generator, heat/air, all radios, connections, manuals, and other aspects of unit.

Winmor / RMS Express Training:

Participants travel to a site (probably the EOC) using Winmor and RMS Express and see the system in operation.

WSPR – Introduction:

Participants will visit a site (probably the EOC) and learn about WSPR and see it in operation