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Auxiliary Communications Workshop (AUXCOMM) training course is now available at no cost to qualified participants
From: Tim Pierce Auxiliary Communications Workshop (AUXCOMM) training course is now available at no cost to qualified participants

Date: June 9-10, 2012
Location: Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin
Cost: FREE! Training, lodging (for those traveling greater than 50 miles) and lunch is free of charge through a grant from the Office of Justice Assistance. About the Training: Through the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), the Auxiliary Communications Workshop (AUXCOMM) training course has been developed to provide DHS approved National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) compliant AUXCOMM instruction to ensure that every state/territory has trained personnel capable of working with public safety and emergency response professionals and their agencies.

Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the AUXCOMM course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the functions of the auxiliary emergency communicator and the duties and responsibilities of the AUXCOMM.
• Arrive at an all-hazards incident properly equipped, gather information to assess the assignment, and begin initial support activities of an AUXCOMM.
• Understand auxiliary communications interoperability, emergency operation center etiquette, on-the-air etiquette, FCC rules and regulations, auxiliary communication training and planning, certification and accreditation and emergency communications deployment.
• Understand resources available to enhance the participant's skills.

Who Should Attend: This workshop is designed for newly assigned auxiliary emergency communicators (AuxComm) or groups who provide backup radio communications support for public safety agencies. Typically this would be amateur radio and Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams (REACT) communicators. It is designed for auxiliary emergency communicators who work with public safety and emergency response professionals and their agencies.

Prerequisites
All successful applicants must be able to answer YES to the following questions:

• Do you have a General Class, or higher, Amateur Radio License?
• In the last 18 months, have you provided auxiliary emergency communications to a government’s public safety and emergency response agencies?
• Do you have a desire to learn how to work with COML’s in a NIMS/ICS environment?
• Have you completed the following training courses? ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-700, and IS-800

If you answered yes to all questions above, apply today! Only 30 applicants will be selected by the AUXCOMM Planning Committee to attend this 2-day training course. Applications are due by May 04, 2012 to allow equal opportunity across the state and that one region may not be allowed all the seats just because they were first to register. Applications will be reviewed and a final confirmation notice will be by May 9th, 2012.

To register, go to: www.fvtc.edu/auxcomm

Respectfully, Tim Pierce
Southwest Region Communications Interoperability Planner
WI COML Program Leader http://www.interop.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=1794&locid=166j608.284.6891 (o)