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AUXILIARY COMMUNICATIONS (40-32-0002) - 007

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Brief Description: Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) Training Course

Full Description: This class is designed for amateur radio operators who volunteer to provide backup radio communications support to public safety agencies. Volunteer communications operators/groups, using amateur radio, have been providing backup communications to public safety for nearly 100 years. Event planners, public safety officials, and emergency managers at all levels of government utilize their services. Often, amateur radio services have been used when other forms of communications have failed or have been disrupted. Today, nearly all of the states/territories have incorporated some level of participation by amateur radio auxiliary communication operators into their TICPs and SCIPs.

This course focuses on auxiliary communications interoperability, the relationship between the COML and AUXCOMM/AUXC volunteers, emergency operations center (EOC) etiquette, on-the-air etiquette, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations, auxiliary communications training and planning, and emergency communications deployment. The course is intended to supplement and standardize a volunteer operator’s experience and knowledge of emergency amateur radio communications in a public safety context.

This course is supported by CISA-ECD and instructed by COMU Program Instructors.

Training Dates: 05/04/2024 - 05/05/2024

Prerequisites: Introduction to the Incident Command System Training (IS-100)
An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (IS-700)
National Response Framework, An Introduction (IS-800)
Do you have a desire to work with COMLs and Auxiliary Communicators in a NIMS ICS environment?

Do you have experience in auxiliary communications?
Do you have an affiliation with a public safety agency?
Do you have an active FCC amateur radio license?
Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (IS-200)
Student Information Form
Training Authorization Letter
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Amateur Radio License (ARL)

Registration Dates: 03/11/2024 - 04/21/2024

Available Seats: 12

Hours: 16h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: 57 - Warren County
Bay Ridge Fire Company
1080 Bay Rd.
Queensbury, NY 12804

Resources Required: Laptop/tablet
Downloaded student materials provided by CISA-ECD (emailed prior to the course start date.).

Reporting Instructions: Check-in starts at 7:30 AM
Course starts at 8:00 AM

Documents: Student Information Form

Training Authorization Form

Signup Details: *****Prerequisites for Attendance:
Completion certificates for the IS/ICS Courses listed, as well as the requested documents, must be uploaded to DHSES LMS (or provided to OIEC) and verified two (2) weeks in advance of the course for enrollment in the course to be approved.  Individuals can e-mail copies of prerequisites to OIEC at OIEC.Training@dhses.ny.gov if uploading them onto the DHSES LMS student portal is unsuccessful.

****Personal experience:
An active FCC amateur radio license
Experience in auxiliary communications
An affiliation with a public safety agency
A desire to work with COMLs in a NIMS ICS environment

*Must have completed the following online courses from the FEMA EMI website:
IS-100:  Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS-200:  Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
IS-700:  An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
IS-800:  National Response Framework, An Introduction

*Additional recommended training:
ICS-300:  Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents.

*Additional Documentation:
Training Authorization Letter
Student Information Form
Copy of the active FCC amateur radio license with call sign

Lodging:
No food or lodging will be provided for this course.

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