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North Carolina ARES
ARES Emcomm links
WNC ARES  KD4OZI.org

Interoperability Guides -  National,  State
National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG)
North Carolina Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (VIPER)
Project 25 - Interoperablity standards for vendors and users

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   At the state ARES meeting in Raleigh on April 24, 2010, the policy was adopted that ICS courses 100, 200, 700 and 800 will be required for all ARES appointees at the level of county Emergency Coordinator (EC) and higher (DEC, ASEC and SEC) as of July 1, 2010. This is in compliance with a 2006 order from former Gov. Easley. Appointments for those who don’t meet the July 1st deadline will be held for 30 days before replacements will be made. Also, Assistant Emergency Coordinators (AECs) within counties are not required to complete the four courses, but they must if they want to be included in the N.C. ARES database. ICS training is required for municipal and state Emergency Operations Center (EOC) assignments, and for mutual aid response across county and state lines.

ARES Required FEMA  ICS courses on line:   (Priority on 100, 200, 700)
IS-100b  Introduction to Incident Command System -  Do online.
IS-200b  Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-700.a  National Incident Management System (NIMS) - Do online.
IS-800.b   National Response Plan
                                                        
    
Mitchell County
         Emergency Coordinator:  David Houser  WA9OTP
         Assistant E. C                 Steve Williams KI4ZUI

Mitchell County EOC / MARS AAN4ZA-2 Mitchell County EOC / ARES KK4MAR-1 Blue Ridge Regional Hospital  / MARS AAN4ZA-6 Blue Ridge Regional Hospital / ARES KK4MAR-2 RMS Packet - Woody's Knob KK4MAR-10 RMS Pactor -  KC4TVO QTH KC4TVO

County Agency RX Mitchell Dispatch 155.805 Mitchell Tach 1 154.280 Mitchell Tach 2 154.175 Mitchell Tach 3 155.955 Mitchell S. P. Hospital 155.340

          ARES members - Mitchell county
          http://www.ncarrl.org/ares/countyPages.html
          Mitchell ARES Handbook
          NC ARES Database of available emergency responders
          Mitchell EOC / KK4MAR Antenna Tower Raising  Photos    6/2004
          Mitchell EOC ARES Antenna Swap Photos   9/2008
          Mitchell ARES KK4MAR-10 RMS Packet Station - Photos
          Winlink 2M RMS Packet node:  KK4MAR-10 @ 145.090 
          Web Links:   Mitchell county frequencies
                               Mitchell county public service frequencies
                               Mitchell county Fire Assoc presentation,  Dec, 2009  (5 Mb .ppt)
                              
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