Basic — This is the primary level for those who choose a non-leadership role as well as those new to Amateur Radio or emergency communications.
Intermediate - This level shows mastery of a set of basic skills desired by ARES® obtained through coursework and training.
Advanced — This level of training prepares ARES participants to take on leadership positions such as EC, ADEC, DEC, ASEC, and SEC, and other designated positions in the ARES® program.
Training units are structured in "Taskbook" form similar to that used in qualification for several FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) positions. Each level requires successful completion of the previous level. ARES® Leaders should complete the activities at each level prior to signoff of member taskbooks. Level requirements are based entirely on free online FEMA and ARRL courses with demonstration of skills to the satisfaction of qualified ARES® leaders. FEMA Online training is available at the FEMA Emergency Management Institute. EMI courses require a free FEMA Student Identification Number available here. Links to ARRL training are found further down on this page. Certificates showing successful completion of a course will be accepted for taskbook signoff purposes.
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| ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book ARRL has issued a single document based on the new 2024 ARES® membership levels. |
| CORE FEMA COURSES (online) |
| Emergency management agencies and groups now consider the four FEMA courses listed below as the required core learning needed to serve in disaster response. |
| ARRL COURSES (online) |
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ARRL Offers free, online based emergency communications training.
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| TRAINING MATERIAL |
| ARES Manual (ARRL)
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| ARES Field Resources Manual(ARRL)
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| ARES Emergency Coordinators Manual(ARRL)
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| Jump Kit Information While there is no "one size fits all" approach to a jump or go kit, here are some links with ideas on putting together deployment kits required for Intermediate and Advanced levels.
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| Installing Anderson Powerpoles Powerpoles are the ARES standard for DC connector interoperability.
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| NBEMS
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| Winlink
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