The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), through the Auxiliary Communications Services (ACS) program will be hosting the following communications training opportunity.    Please read the prerequisites for requesting to attend the courses!!!

This course being provided by the Department of Homeland Security/Office of Emergency Communications Technical Assistance (TA) Program.

Course: SPCL-AUXCOMM – Auxiliary Communications Workshop
Course Date:  February 23 and 24, 2013

Location: PEMA Headquarters, Harrisburg, PA
Lodging: Lodging will be provided for the nights of February 22nd and 23rd for attendees who live greater than 50 miles from the training site.

Meals: Working lunches will be provided on each day of training, all other meals will be the responsibility of the attendee.

Prerequisites: All attendees must provide proof they have successfully completed the following:

*        ICS -100 Introduction to ICS
*        ICS-200 Basic ICS
*        ICS-700 Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
*        ICS-800 Introduction to the National Response Framework (NRF)
*        All attendees must also have an Amateur Radio General Class licenses (or higher)

Maximum Number of Attendees: 30
Deadline for registration: February 15, 2013

Course Description: This workshop is designed for the amateur radio/auxiliary communications community or group who provides emergency communications backup support for planned or unplanned events at a State/Territory, Tribal, regional, or local level.  This workshop is designed for amateur radio operators/organizations and coordination/support personnel with an amateur radio background.

This full 20 hour workshop focuses on educating attendees about auxiliary communications interoperability, emergency operations center etiquette, on-the-air etiquette, FCC rules and regulations, auxiliary communications training and planning, certification and accreditation and emergency communications deployment.  It is intended to supplement and standardize an operator’s basic knowledge of emergency amateur radio communications in a public safety context.

Send registration info (Name, address, phone, email, agency/organization affiliation, pre-requisite documents) to Chris Snyder at the address below.

Christopher E. Snyder |Emergency Management Specialist|
|Commonwealth ACS Coordinator|
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
2605 Interstate Drive
Harrisburg PA 17110
Phone: 717.346.3103 | Fax: 717.651.2240
Email: chrsnyder@pa.gov