[W3GV] Communications Courses: AUXCOM, COMT, COML

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Three vital  communications courses are being taught in the Commonwealth 
over the next four  months.  Could you please  assist us by getting the word 
out about these courses.  It took us two  years to bring the courses to 
Pennsylvania and we hope that everyone who  wishes to attend has the opportunity. 
  If we can’t fill these  classes we will find it even more difficult to 
schedule them in the  future. 
All-Hazards  Communications Unit Technician (ComT) Course: 
Eleven (11) seats are  available in the Communications Technician course To 
be run at BCCC from  August 3rd-7th.   They are available on a first come, 
first seated  basis. Please follow the instructions on the attached  flyer. 
The prerequisites MUST  be submitted for these and ALL Emergency Management 
courses being  conducted.   This course is a “technical specialist course” 
and  therefore students should be trained in “technical” skills.  This 
course  is not specifically designed for ARES/RACES and ACS personnel but they 
are  welcome to attend the  course.   The prerequisites for this  course are 
outlined in the attached flyer. 
All-Hazards  Communications Unit Leader (ComL) Course: 
Twenty-seven (27)  seats are available in the Communications Unit Leader 
course To be run from  August 28th-30th at the PEMA Conference.   They are 
available on a  first come, first seated basis. Please follow the instructions 
on the attached  flyer.  This course requires that all applicants complete a 
FEMA form  119A and have their supervisor sign it.   This documentation 
along  with documentation of completion of the  prerequisite courses must be  
turned in prior to admittance into this course.  This course is designed  for 
personnel who will be in charge of a group of communicators.    You learn 
to plan ahead and how to fill out the FEMA ICS Documentation  required by the 
communications unit.   You learn to deal with  personnel problems sometimes 
encountered during deployments.   This  course is not specifically designed 
for ARES/RACES and ACS personnel but they  are welcome to attend the  
course.   The prerequisites for this  course are outlined in the attached flyer. 
Auxiliary Communicator  (AuxCom) Course: 
Twenty-nine (29) seats  are available in the Communications Technician 
course To be run at BCCC  from July 25th-26th..   They are available on a  first 
come, first seated basis. Please follow the instructions on the attached  
flyer.  This course is designed for Amateur Radio  Operators with at least a 
General Class  License who will be operating out of a County or State 
EOC/Radio Room  or who will be communicating with State and County ARES/RACES or 
ACS Operators  during a disaster or large scale event.  The prerequisites 
MUST be  submitted for these and ALL Emergency Management courses being  
conducted.   The prerequisites for this course are outlined in the  attached 
flyer. 
Verifying the  prerequisites for EVERY course is vital to the integrity of 
the instruction  program with which FEMA and the Emergency Management 
Institute has entrusted  us. Thank you so much for assisting the PEMA Training and 
Exercise Division in  maintaining this  trust. 
Thank you for sending  your employees and/or volunteers  to these  courses 
to hone their technical and management skills so that they may more  ably 
serve the 12.7 million citizens of Pennsylvania during times of disaster,  
both large and small. 
Sincerely, 
Susan 
Susan  D. Singer | Emergency  Management Specialist 
Commonwealth  EMAC & ACS Coordinator 
Division  of Logistics & Resource Management 
Pennsylvania  Emergency Management Agency 
2605  Interstate Drive | Harrisburg, PA  17110 
Phone:   717.836.3162| Cell:  717.712.8931|  Fax:   717.651.2021 
_www.pema.state.pa.us_ (http://www.pema.state.pa.us/)  
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