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Welcome to Sevier County Emergency Radio Service.

Please join us at our meetings in Sevierville. We are located at the Emergency Operations Center at 245 Bruce Street.

Next Meeting
JAN 21,2010 7:30PM

ARRL Emergency Communications Courses

The ARRL offers Amateur Radio Emergency Communications correspondence courses online for a fee. By 2007, the Level 1 course (EC-001) will be required of all ARES volunteers responding to the scene of a declared disaster.

- EC-001 - Introduction to Amateur Radio Emergency Communications (Level 1)

Visit www.arrl.org/cce/ for more information.

FEMA Independent Study Courses

Become certified in Federal Emergency Management Agency Independent Study Courses (it's free). Prepare for the upcoming Dept. of Homeland Security mandate requiring all first responders, including ARES volunteers, to complete training in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Required courses will include:

- IS-100 - Introduction to Incident Command System

and possibly:

- IS-700 - Introduction to National Incident Management System

Visit www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/ for more information.