Welcome to Prince Georges County, Maryland ARES/RACES (PGARES)
Membership Membership in the PG-ARES/RACES requirements include: A valid Amateur Radio Operators License as well as a willingness to participate and complete the following requirements. These membership requirements will take effect June 1, 2008 PROBATIONARY Membership - First 6 Months ARES card Issued after 3 Months Complete FEMA IS-100 ¹ and IS-700 ² and submit certification to the EC Attend 1 or more Meetings per Quarter. Check into at least 2 On-the-Air Training Nets per Quarter ASSOCIATE Membership - ARES Card issued after completing the following: Attend 1 or more Meetings per Quarter. Check into at least 2 On-the-Air Training Nets per Quarter Act as Net Control Station or Alternate NCS within the 6 months FULL Membership - ARES Card & County PAT Tag issued after completing the following: Complete FEMA IS-100 ¹ and IS-700 ² and submit certification to the EC Attend 1 or more Meetings per Quarter. Check into at least 2 On-the-Air Training Nets per Quarter Act as Net Control Station or Alternate NCS every 6 months Or participate in ARES committees - as AEC, Hospital Team Leader, Freq. Coordinator, or any EC appointed group leader position. STAND-BY Membership - For those Hams who can only help in an emergency. Attend one meeting per quarter Check into at least 2 On-the-Air Training Nets per Quarter The FEMA Online Courses - a complete listing - http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp *  These online training courses are required by Prince Georges County to qualify to work an County administered Emergency Incident. ¹ IS-100, Introduction to Incident Command System - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100.asp ² IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp   IS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents - http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is200.asp   IS-200 may be required at some later time. Return to Main PG-ARES page - Web Master. Page last updated - Apr. 15, 2008