[SARES] ICS Training in October

Below is info just sent by DEC Larry Carr further explaining the October 
6 training for ARES / RACES volunteers.  There is a link near the end 
for sign-up if you are interested or have not yet signed up.

Bob Gundrum
EC - SARES


MAC TRAINING FOR OCTOBER 2007

The next MAC training will be an ICS/SEMS/NIMS Combination Course for 
amateur radio operators, prepared by the Santa Clara County Office of 
Emergency Services. This class covers ICS 100, ICS 200, NIMS 700, and SEMS 
Introduction. The class will be taught by Alexander Gordon, Senior Emergency 
Planning Coordinator, Santa Clara County OES. After completing this class, 
attendees will be NIMS compliant with the U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security, and will receive a certificate from County OES. The class will be 
held in the Sheriff's Office Auditorium, 55 W. Younger, San Jose, CA, 
October 6, 2007, 0900-1200.

As many of you know, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a 
requirement that all persons who belong to groups that are established to 
respond during emergencies must be trained in ICS (Incident Command System), 
and NIMS (National Incident Management System) procedures. I know that some 
MACs have already taken ICS 100, ICS 200, and IS 700. If you have already 
taken these classes, you do not need to attend this course. However, I think 
that many of you would benefit from attending this 3 hour class, since it 
will give you a better perspective of the way that ICS and NIMS are 
implemented at the Santa Clara County level.

For all of you who are presently registered as Santa Clara County OES 
Disaster Service Workers (all MACs, as well as those of you who are training 
to become MACs), I strongly urge you to take this course. It is also open to 
any ham who wishes to learn about the ICS and NIMS systems (this includes 
all city ARES/RACES members). I will require that all MACs receive ICS/NIMS 
training by the end of this calendar year. You can satisfy this requirement 
by attending a city-sponsored class on this subject, by taking on-line 
versions of these classes offered by FEMA, or by attending this Santa Clara 
County OES class. If you are interested in taking this course, please go to 
our web site at http://www.scc-ares.races.org, and follow the link under MAC 
Training Signup labeled ICS 100 &200, NIMS 700 and SEMS.

If you are interested in this course, but cannot attend the class given on 
October 6, please indicate your choice of future classes, which include 
weekday afternoon, weekday evening, and Saturday morning, by going to the 
website signup and following the instructions for alternative class dates. 
The schedule of future classes will be based on the responses received. 
Remember, I want to be sure that ALL our hams have taken this class, or have 
taken the ICS 100, ICS 200,and IS 700 classes before the end of December 
2007.

Questions? Email me or call me at 650-269-9638.

Larry Carr
Chief Radio Officer, Santa Clara County OES
 


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