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One of the most important parts of emergency communications is training. It is not enough for us to "just communicate" anymore. Our served agencies expect us to know how they do business and be prepared to immediately serve without additional training when disaster strikes. It is recommended, as a minimum, that all Maine ARES members complete the following courses:

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Introduction to Emergency Communications

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Maine Emergency Communications Course Level I

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Maine Emergency Communications Course Level II

OR

Emergency Communications Courses EC-001 and EC-002

OR

Maine Emergency Communications Course, Level III

AND

FEMA Introduction to the Incident Command System (IS-100)
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AND

An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (IS-700)

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For ARES Leadership Officials

(AECs, OESs, Group Supervisors and Team Leaders)

Basic Incident Command Course (IS-200)

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For ARES Management Officials

(DECs and ECs)

Maine ARES Leadership Course

ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System Course

An Introduction to the National Response Framework (IS-800)

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Additional Courses

Maine ARES Safety Course

The following are courses offered on-line from the Maine Emergency Management Training Center

To take these courses (and others) you must register with me to get a user name and password. This will give you full access to to the courses listed below and others on the MEMTC site.

To register for these courses, send me an e-mail with your First and Last Name and your date of birth.

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Courses of interest

(Each module lasts between 10 and 75 minutes depending on the content)

State Communications Interoperability Program - Awareness Training

(1 module)

Community Emergency Response Team (9 modules)

Note that these are the classroon training modules for the CERT training. These do not replace the 20 hour CERT training course and practical exercises, but can be used as a refresher or to make up for classroom training missed.

WMD/Hazmat Awareness Training (5 modules)

Terrorism Prevention (2 modules)

Security Concepts (5 modules)

NIMS and ICS (10 modules)

2 modules for NIMS and 8 Modules for ICS-100

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