Here are a few more links pertinent to emergency communications:
Huntsville-Madison County EMA:
http://www.madisoncountyema.com/index.html
Under Staff, Scott Worsham is the EMA RACES Coordinator.
The RACES link describes the Huntsville-Madison County RACES unit, lists the RACES unit officers, and has a link to an application to join RACES.
Huntsville National Weather Service Forecast Office -
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/
Click on the map and scroll down to the lower right and click on “Hazardous Weather Outlook” for a text statement including Spotter Activation Statement.
Or click on the “Weather Hazards” link (at the bottom of the page) that leads to a graphical representation of the Tennessee Valley Hazardous Weather Outlook by county for each of EMA Activation, Thunderstorm Threat, Flash Flood Threat, and Winter Weather Threat. Click on the graphic for the color key. The NOAA Weather Radio also includes a Spotter Activation Statement in their morning broadcast.
ARRL Public Service Communications Manual:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html
ARRL ARES Field Resources Manual:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/aresman.pdf
FCC Rules:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regula ... -regs.html
Heart of Tennessee ARES:
http://www.hotares.com/
Click on training and plans links.
Training:
FEMA courses:
http://training.fema.gov/IS/ (click on ISP course list)
Recommended for emergency communications:
IS-100.a – Introduction to Incident Command system
IS-200.a - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700.a - National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-800.B - National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-802 - Emergency Support Functions (ESF) #2 - Communications
These are free self-study courses and award a training certificate.
ARRL courses:
http://www.arrl.org/cep/ (click on Students and Registration Calendar)
Recommended for emergency communications:
EC-001 – EmComm Level 1, to provide a baseline level of knowledge and skill in Amateur Radio Emergency Communications for anyone wishing to assist their local emergency communications organizations
EC-002 – EmComm Level 2, to prepare individuals for the jobs of NCS and Net Manager
EC-003 – EmComm Level 3, to prepare individuals for management level emcomm positions
These courses have a fee ($50 for ARRL members, $85 for non-members, ARRL membership is $39), are offered as online courses, include a mentor, and award a training certificate. EC-001 has 23 lessons, each has 3 components of: reading material, a homework activity that is to be submitted to the mentor, and a set of nominally 5 multiple-choice questions, with a check function that tells you if you have the correct answer. The final exam questions are taken from the lesson questions. The material in the ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook is taken from these courses, as is the “Emergency Communications” chapter of the ARRL Operating Manual.