Santa Rosa County FL Citizen Corps

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Santa Rosa County FL Citizen Corps

Hands on Training

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

Join us as Steve-W4SJV provides training on various coax types and we go hands on assembling coax connectors. We'll also demonstrate how to assemble PowerPole connectors.  A free breakfast will be available before the meeting. Amateur radio license testing will … Continue reading

Online-Basic Telephone Net Procedures

In preparation for the SET, the team from Radio Relay International, Inc. will conduct a Basic Telephone Net Procedures course for us via Zoom on Wed Sept 7 6:30P EDT/5:30P CDT. You can register online via this link - Meeting … Continue reading

Common ICS Forms Training & Hands On

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

Arc W4CPD will give us an intro on the ICS (Incident Command System) and we'll go hands on with some of the common forms used during an incident. Amateur radio license testing will be available immediately following the training. If … Continue reading

Simulated Emergency Test (Exercise)

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

Santa Rosa County ARES team members will participate in a Florida statewide simulated emergency test also known as an exercise. Those interested in participating should arrive at the EOC no later than 8:00AM CDT.

November Meeting-Go Kits

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

In November, Arc-W4CPD and James-K9JHR will take a look at sever "go-kit" options and talk about being ready for a deployment.  We'll look at various builds and you can assemble your own "shack in a box".  We'll kick off at … Continue reading

EM Update Meeting

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

  Please don't miss this very important update meeting, we've got some exciting news and plans to share so you won't want to miss this meeting. Our special guest for this meeting is Tim Trowbridge, Logistics Chief for Santa Rosa … Continue reading

APRS Basics

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

Join us for an introductory class on APRS - the automatic packet reporting system for amateur radio! Learn how to exchange GPS positions, weather reports, and emergency information in real-time with other radio amateurs. This class is perfect for those … Continue reading

Statewide Communications Exercise

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

Our Santa Rosa County ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) team will participate in a statewide emergency communications exercise on Saturday April 22 beginning at 8:00AM.  Volunteers are needed work simulated shelters as well as hospital, simulated POD (points of distribution) … Continue reading

Amateur Radio Technician License Class

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

This class will prepare you to take the test for your amateur (ham) radio technician license. Some self study will be required to be successful. All Santa Rosa County CERT & ARES volunteers and first responders/dispatchers will receive the class, book, license … Continue reading

Shelter Training & Simulation

Milton Community Center 5629 Byrom St, Milton, FL, United States

The American Red Cross of North Florida is hosting a Shelter Fundamentals and Simulation event on Sat., May 13 at noon The event will be held at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center, 5629 Byrom St. in Milton. Potential evacuation shelter volunteers, observers, … Continue reading

When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive

Santa Rosa County Emergency Management 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton, FL, United States

This course is from May 23-25, 6-10 p.m. each day. This registration is for the May class. Please register using this link. The one-and-a-half-day course, equaling 12 hours of instruction with hands-on application, focuses on: Developing the mindset to prepare, … Continue reading

Landing Zone Training

Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds 8604 Bobby Brown Road, Milton, FL, United States

As an emergency response volunteer, it's important to have the skills to set up a safe and effective landing zone in emergency situations. Join us for a comprehensive training on the fundamentals of helicopter landing zones. Our instructor from Lifeguard … Continue reading