Join the Washtenaw ARPSC Mailing List:
To join the ARPSC Mailing List:
- Go here and fill out the form to subscribe to the mailing list.
Washtenaw ARES Membership Application Form:
Please click on the image below (or click HERE) and fill out your contact information, equipment capabilities,
training courses you have completed, and then click the Submit button.
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Membership Application Form |
 Please fill out all of the fields in the form below and click the submit button at the bottom of the page. The submitted data will be emailed to the Washtenaw county Emergency Coordinator (EC), Jay Nugent WB8TKL jjn@nuge.com for processing. Jay will contact you (via email, preferably) if he has further questions regarding your application. |
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Michigan ARPSC (ARES & RACES) Membership Requirements:
Published in the "ARRL Michigan Section ARPSC Guidelines Manual", the following ICS/NIMS requirements were considered the "standard" to go by. MOST counties in Michigan have adopted these standards, while counties with low Ham population and Emergency Managers who just need bodies, have thrown them out or have scaled them down. Here in Washtenaw we will need to decide where to set the bar, or even if we want a bar at all !!!
Amateur Radio Public Service Corp - Training Matrix
dated: September, 2007
ARPSC ARES RACES
Entry Level Member Member EC/AEC RO DEC SEC
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IS-22 X X X X X
IS-100 X X X X X X X
IS-200 X X X X X X
IS 700 X X X X X X X
IS-800 X X X X
Background Opt. Opt. X X X X X
Check
Skywarn Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. X
Traffic Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. X
Handling
Hazmat Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. X
Awareness
Damage Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. Opt. X
Assesment
ARRL
EC-001
EC-002 . . . . . . . . . . . Encouraged . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EC-003
EC's X X X X
Manual
SAMPLE membership requirements (copied from Monroe County ARPSC):
Washtenaw will need to decide upon what levels of membership there will be, based upon the individuals level of training and activity. Below is a chart of requirements set by the Monroe county ARPSC organization. I fully expect Washtenaw's requirements will be FAR different and FAR less stringent.
Click here for a properly formatted table of the chart, below
- Written by Mike Hall K8MLH
Monroe County ARPSC Membership Requirements
Must be at least 18 years of age and meet the following requirements:
| ARPSC Position | Qualification Requirements | Expectations | Roles & Responsibilities |
| Basic Member | Completion of ARES® Registration Form (FSD-98) Sign Code of Conduct Complete Skywarn® Spotter Training once every 2 years* Criminal History Check (as conducted by MCS for RACES) |
Participate in 1 public service communications event per year [Check in to 1 ARPSC Net per month -and- Attend 1 ARPSC Membership meeting per quarter] -or- Initiate 1 e-mail correspondence to EC per quarter describing station status and readiness to participate |
Serve as Skywarn Spotters Assist in providing communications for parades, runs, walkathons, congregate care centers, shelters and other field assignments |
| Advanced Member | ---------- Basic member in good standing (see above) Operate as Skywarn NCS under supervision of NWS Liaison Completion of FEMA Training Modules: • IS-100 • IS-700 • IS-22 |
Participate in 1 public service communications event per year [Check in to 1 ARPSC Net per month -and- Attend 1 ARPSC Membership meeting per quarter] -or- Initiate 1 e-mail correspondence to EC per quarter describing station status and readiness to participate |
Above, plus serve as Skywarn NCSs RACES Member if completed IS-200 and IS-800 |
| Field Team Leader | ---------- Advanced Member in good standing (see above) Receive briefing from NWS Liaison on Key Station practices and procedures Completion of FEMA Training Modules: • IS-200 Completion of course material for ARRL EC-001 course |
---------- NCS 1 Monday Night ARPSC Net per Quarter (total 4 per year) Participation in 4 ARPSC Steering Committee meetings per year Coordinate (NCS/lead) 1 public service communications event per year - Make Position Assignments - NCS Event - Conduct post event critique - Author activity report describing event, participants, critique, etc. (submitted to EC within 7 days of event) |
Above, plus serve as Skywarn Key Station RACES Member if completed IS-800 |
| Assistant Emergency Coordinator / Deputy Radio Officer | ---------- Field Team Leader in good standing (see above) Completion of FEMA Training Modules: • IS-800 |
NCS 2 Monday Night ARPSC Net per quarter (total 8 per year) ---------- Participation in 6 ARPSC Steering Committee meetings per year Coordinate (NCS/lead) 1 public service communications event per year - Make Position Assignments - NCS Event - Conduct post event critique - Author activity report describing event, participants, critique, etc. (submitted to EC within 7 days of event) Liaison to served agencies as assigned by EC |
Above, plus serve as NWS Liaison If IS-300 & 400 qualified, may serve as operator / liaison in the Monroe County Emergency Operating Center. |
| Emergency Coordinator / Radio Officer | ---------- AEC/DRO in good standing (see above) Completion of FEMA Training Modules: • IS-300 and IS-400 (when available) Completion of course material for ARRL EC-016 course |
Insure conduct of ARPSC Steering Committee meetings at least bimonthly Insure conduct of weekly ARPSC net Insure conduct of monthly ARPSC Membership Meetings |
Manage overall Monroe County ARES, RACES and amateur radio Skywarn operations in accordance with ARPSC policies and agreements. |
* Can join as Basic Member without having completed Skywarn Spotter Training, but must complete training at next opportunity offered.
Note: Administrative positions may be created that will require only the training and expectations as determined by the EC.