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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I encourage everyone interested in EmComm to try and take this course. It will likely be a requirement for participation with County OES at some point in the future. Plus it’s great training. Don’t be put off by the prerequisites. You can do it.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peter</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael-Peter Esko<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>W6IES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:OES@co.humboldt.ca.us">OES</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, August 18, 2021 1:48 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Auxiliary Communication (AuxComm) Training Waiting List</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>OA Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please forward this email to members of your group that have an active amateur radio license and a passion to learn about emergency communications. The Public Safety Communications Unit from California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) is gathering contact information for those interested in taking the Federal Auxiliary communications (AuxComm) course. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>LINK: <a href="https://forms.gle/1ibJzx5bgWnYjjTk8"><span style='color:#0563C1'>CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY (CISA): AuxComm Course</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This class is designed for auxiliary communicators and groups who volunteer to provide backup radio communications support to public safety agencies. Typically, this includes amateur radio and other types of volunteers communicators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>This form is to add yourself to a wait list for an Auxiliary Communications Course. This list will be shared with the Public Safety Communications Unit, Cal OES. They will contact you when an online course becomes available. The course is typically 3 days from 8 AM to 5 PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THE WAIT LIST until/unless you have completed the prerequisites listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDANCE INCLUDE:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Personal experience:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• An active FCC amateur radio license<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• Past experience in radio communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• An affiliation with a public safety agency (Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, CERT, AuxComm, SAR, COP, DART, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• A desire to work in emergency communications in an ICS environment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Must have completed the following online courses from the FEMA EMI website:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• <a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-100.c"><span style='color:#0563C1'>IS-100, Introduction to the ICS</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• <a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.c"><span style='color:#0563C1'>IS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Incidents</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• <a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b"><span style='color:#0563C1'>IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• <a href="https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.d"><span style='color:#0563C1'>IS-800, National Response Framework (NRF)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Additional recommended training:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>• ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents is recommended, but not required<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Respectfully, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=126 style='width:94.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><img border=0 width=117 height=117 style='width:1.2166in;height:1.2166in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D79443.29424E90"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=400 style='width:300.05pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Office: 707-268-2500<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Email: OES@co.humboldt.ca.us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>