CCFLARES Bulletins
CERT Basic Training March 18-20, 2025
CERT Basic Training is an in person 3-Day FREE preparedness based training course. This is delivered to the public quarterly and goes over topics such as: Preparedness, CERT Organization, Disaster Psychology, Terrorism, Communications, Fire …
CCFLARES – March Reminders
Reminders:
Monday thru Sunday – Eagle Net ( West Central Florida -NI4CE Network System)– (8:30pm – 9:00pm)
Monday – WCF ARES NET at 7:30pm on the NI4CE repeater.
Tuesdays – Winlink …
NEW WEATHER SPOTTER GUIDE
Lets all thank Doug Frazier KE5ORD for finding a free copy of the New Weather Spotter Guide. This was a very important role CCFLARES played in Hurricane IAN. Please take …
Basics of NXDN – by Paul Toth (NB9X)
Paul gives an excellent presentation on the Basics of NXDN.
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Events / Links
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Charlotte County EOC Call Center Training
1:00 PM-2:30 PM03/14/2022This is an opportunity to see the EOC in action. The EOC Call Center training is provide background on how information is ingested and passed to proper departments within the county to action.
Call Center Training – March 14th 1:00p-2:30p at the EOC in Punta Gorda
This will be one of our quarterly refreshers to train new call center members and refresh some of our members who have trained with us in the past. We will discuss roles, etiquette, and activation of the call center.
Signup for the Call Center Exercise Here: https://signup.com/go/xXvsbLQ
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Amateur Radio Technician Course on March 15th
10:00 AM-12:00 PM03/15/2022Amateur Radio Technician Course – March 15(in person at the EOC), 22(Virtual), 29(Virtual), & April 5(in person at the EOC) 10:00a – 12:00p
This course is aimed at members new to radio communications who are interested in obtaining their technician license. This is not a CERT requirement but is something we would like to offer to our members as a way to bridge the gap with critical auxiliary communications. This course will be over 4 weeks with 1 meeting per week for two hours. You need to have access to a laptop or iPad to bring with you to the in person classes as we will utilize an online platform for studying and testing purposes. This class will offer guidance and help from instructors but also require some self-studying outside of the meetings.
Signing up for the available date will sign you up for the full four classes.
Signup for the Amateur Radio Technician Course Here: https://signup.com/go/vUuyMxw
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CERT Advanced Training Class – Communications by CCFLARES
5:30 PM-6:30 PM03/15/2022CERT Advanced Training Class – Communications by CCFLARES – March 15th 5:30p – 6:30p
This will be a discussion and presentation about auxiliary communications and also how to get involved. This will be at the EOC.
Signup for the Advanced Class on Communications Here: https://signup.com/go/ZjftzEM
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CERT Basic Training @ Chuck Dever Rec Center, Englewood
9:00 AM-3:00 PM03/23/2022-03/25/2022CERT Basic Training – March 23, 24, 25 9:00a – 3:00p at Ann and Chuck Dever Recreation Center in Englewood
If you know anyone who would like to sign up for the Basic CERT course please let them know!Signup for the CERT Basic Class Here: https://signup.com/go/tJktvwF
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