AuxComm

AuxComm is a FEMA program of Specially trained

Amateur Radio Operators Serving in

Auxiliary Communication as

Auxiliary Communicators during a

FEMA Declared Event/Emergency

What is AuxComm

AuxComm Prerequisites

1. A valid Amateur Radio Operators License

2. Successful completion of ICS online courses

IS-100.c, IS-200.b, IS-700.b and IS-800.c

3. successful completion of the

AuxComm course

Upon successful completion of the AuxComm

course you will be certified as an

AuxComm Communicator

The AuxComm class is a really enjoyable, informative and certified

20 hour class (generally two 10 hour days)

You will learn about some of the ICS forms

used by several agencies

and

you will learn about ICS forms used in

Emergency Communications

You would be better prepared

to serve the public

The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur

radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following

principles:

(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the

public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with

respect to providing emergency communications.

§97.1 Basis and purpose

of the

Amateur Radio Service

You would most likely be under some kind of

command structure.

When directed by a Emergency Management

agency

issuing the deployment callout.

Your AUXCOMM training would allow

you to

better interface with served agencies

As a specially trained Ham Radio Operator serving

as an AuxComm Auxiliary Communicator,

You can be asked to perform many different tasks

associated with Emergency Communications

• In a FEMA Emergency Communications Unit

• In an Emergency Management Agency Communications

Unit

• In an Emergency Operations Center

• In many other types of public service events

As an AuxComm you’ll NEVER be asked to perform

tasks not related to communications

Requirements to complete the course (refer to handouts for full details)

• Go to the OEMComm Web site for links to the ICS online courses.

• Register for a FEMA SID (if you don’t already have one).

• Successfully complete the required online courses; IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800

• Save the certificates (PDF format). They will be needed to submit to AZ DEMA as proof of

completion.

• Visit dematraining.az.gov and create your DEMA account (if you don’t already have one).

• After completing registration and your password, revisit dematraining.az.gov and log in.

• Find the course C992.001 and register for the course

The full details for the above steps

follow

under the ICS menu

select ICS courses

select the desired course (If you do not have a FEMA SID you will be

required to register for one)

it will be required to receive credit for the exam

Upon successful completion of each

individual ICS course you will receive

an email containing a link to the

course certificate in PDF format

Save this certificate.

It will need to be submitted to DEMA

for the AUXCOMM course.

Print a copy for your records

Following completion of the ICS courses

establish a DEMA account

Department of Emergency and Military Affairs

(the States version of FEMA)

visit

dematraining.az.gov (redirects to https://azdema.acadisonline.com)

This is required to register for the AuxComm course

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After you have submitted your request

for an account.

You will receive an email with a path

to setup your password.

go back on the DEMA website dematraining.az.gov

to access your account

after you setup you password

The next AUXCOMM class is scheduled for

March 23rd & 24th 2019

Once enrolled, always enrolled

with

FEMA and DEMA

AUXCOMM

summary

Prerequisites

• FEMA SID (Student ID)

• ICS 100, 200, 700, 800 completed

• State DEMA Account

• Register for AuxComm course

• Pass the final exam and receive certificate