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Local Emergency Planning Committee |
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Written by Jeff Wigal
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007 |
The next meetings of the Monroe County Local Emergency Planning Committee will be held on Wednesday mornings October 10 and November 14, 2007. LEPC meetings are federally mandated to prepare for and respond to hazardous material events and related emergencies. The LEPC meetings are held at the Public Safety Training Facility, 1190 Scottsville Road, Suite 200 at 8:30 AM.
The LEPC is open to the public and all are welcome. Please sign in as an amateur radio guest; coffee and donuts will be available.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 October 2007 )
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Op Ed: EmComm -- What's It All About? |
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Written by Jeff Wigal
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Thursday, 05 April 2007 |
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As seen on the ARRL Website.
Dewayne Siddon, KE4IDH
ARRL Assistant Emergency Coordinator, Hamilton County, Tennessee
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April 5, 2007
Reprinted with author's permission.
How can we as amateurs become — and stay — beneficial to our communities? Here is one ham’s take on it.
EmComm Training — What Is It and Why Should I Take It?
EmComm, Emergency Communications, training consists of a series of courses designed for amateur communicators. After successful completion of these courses, the participant can be credentialed in Amateur Radio emergency communications. Credentialing is a process used to demonstrate education, basic knowledge, understanding and skill in a subject area.
With the exception of those amateurs registered with RACES organizations or served agencies such as the Red Cross, amateur emergency communicators have not been expected to have formal training (Red Cross communications training usually dealt with the use of their message forms). Many amateurs thought that the basic skills they learned through everyday communications, contesting and public service events included everything they needed to be an effective emergency communicator. This may have been the case in the past, but it left a very poor image of Amateur Radio with our served agencies.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 14 April 2007 )
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Emergency Communications Bill Includes Amateur Radio as Interoperability Agent |
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Written by ARRL Letter (Excerpted)
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Sunday, 30 July 2006 |
 NEWINGTON, CT, Jul 27, 2006--A bill to enhance emergency communication at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) includes Amateur Radio operators as part of an overall effort to provide interoperability among responders. The 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006 (HR 5852), an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, passed the US House this week on a 414-2 vote and has gone to the Senate. Its sponsor, Rep David G. Reichert (R-WA) -- who chairs the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology -- says his legislation is designed "to improve the ability of emergency responders to communicate with each other" -- interoperability.
"Until the events of September 11, 2001, many people in this nation believed and assumed that first responders from different disciplines and jurisdictions could actually talk to each other," Reichert -- a former police officer -- told the House in support of his bill. "It wasn't happening. It is still not happening today. Unfortunately, that was not the case then, and, as demonstrated by the inadequate responses to Hurricane Katrina, that is not the case today."
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 August 2006 )
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NIMS Training for RACES Members |
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Written by Jim DiTucci, N2IXD
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Wednesday, 24 May 2006 |
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 Here is information I received from Fred Rion who is responsible for coordinating NIMS training for Monroe County employees. He has forwarded announcements of classroom-based training opportunities which are available to RACES members. NIMS certification ICS-100/IS-700 and ICS-200/IS-800 will be required for all RACES members who require access to the EOC and RACES radio room in the near future.
All four certification courses can be downloaded from FEMA website, http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm and reviewed. Final tests can be submitted through the same site. In addition, courses can be viewed (interactive study computer-based training) and tests taken while on-line. A certificate of successful completion is mailed to the student.
In-person classes are scheduled for the following dates. You must be a member of RACES to sign up and attend: |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 May 2006 )
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