ACES

Lincoln County ACS is sponsoring a BASIC course with the updated Oregon ACES materials.  The course fee is $35 and includes the student workbook.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact Daron Wilson N7HQR n7hqr@oregonaces.org with questions or for more information.  Lincoln County ACS members will have their class fee paid by Lincoln County Emergency Management. The course is held at the Samaritan Center for Health Education, 740 SW 9th Street, Newport Oregon.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 08:00 - 17:00

Washington County Emergency Management is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course. The course fee is $35 with the workbook or $15 without the workbook.  The ACES Basic Student Workbooks can also be purchased directly from Amazon; we recommend that if you can purchase the book in advance from Amazon to please do so!  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.
Pre-registration is required. Contact Aaron Fox K7ALF at aaron_fox@washingtoncountyor.gov with questions of for more information. The course will be held at the Washington Street Conference Center (221 S First Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123-3901). Priority will be given to Portland UASI-region registrants (Clackamas, Clark (WA), Columbia, City of Portland, Multnomah, and Washington counties) but ANY participant from Oregon or Washington is welcome. Please email Aaron if you DO NOT have your amateur radio license so we can make accommodations with respect to exercises.
Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 08:00 - 17:00

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) ACS Team is sponsoring a Basic certification course.  The course fee is $35 with the workbook or $15 without the workbook.  ACES Basic Student Workbooks can also be purchased directly from Amazon.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact Scott N7SS at scott.n7ss@gmail.com with questions of for more information. 
Saturday October 26, 2024 - 8am to 5pm
Sunday October 27, 2024 - 8am to 5pm

The Kitsap Amateur Radio Service (KARS) and Kitsap Emergency Management are sponsoring a Basic certification course.  The course fee is $35 with the workbook or $15 without the workbook.  ACES Basic Student Workbooks can also be purchased directly from Amazon.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact Scott N7SS at scott.n7ss@gmail.com with questions of for more information. 
Saturday October 12, 2024 - 8am to 4:30pm
Sunday October 13, 2024 - 8am to 4:30pm

The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring a Basic certification course.  The course fee is $35 with the workbook or $15 without the workbook.  ACES Basic Student Workbooks can be purchased directly from Amazon.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact Scott N7SS at scott.n7ss@gmail.com with questions of for more information. 
Saturday September 28, 2024 - 8am to 4:30pm
Sunday September 29, 2024 - 8am to 4:30pm

Snohomish DEM and Snohomish ACS are sponsoring a Basic certification course.  The course fee is $35.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact Scott N7SS at scott.n7ss@gmail.com with questions of for more information. 
Saturday February 3, 2024 - 8am to 4:30pm
Sunday February 4, 2024 - 8am to 4:30pm

Washington County Emergency Management is sponsoring an ACES Basic emergency communications certification course on Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22. The course will be held at the Washington Street Conference Center, 102 SW Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro, OR.  The course fee is $30 and includes the student workbook.  ICS courses 100, 200, 700 are required for certification.  You may take the course if you haven't completed the ICS courses, but a certificate will not be issued until the ICS courses are completed.  Students are required to bring their radio and manual for programming exercises and passing traffic.  Preregisteration is required. Contact Aaron Fox K7ALF (aaron_fox@washingtoncountyor.gov) for further information.
Saturday October 21 - 8:00am to 4:30pm
Sunday October 22 - 8:00am to 4:30pm

The Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council (NTEMC) is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course.  This course will be held online with new, updated content and will require a device that can provide video and audio with Zoom.  The course fee is $20 per student and includes an electronic version of the student workbook.  IS-100, 200 and 700 ICS courses are required prior to certification.  You may take the class if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive a completion certificate when you complete the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for manual programming practice.  Pre-registration is required.  This class is open to all, however, tribal members will be given priority for seats should the class fill.  Please enter your tribal affiliation (if any) in the Comments section of the signup page.  Contact Scott N7SS at scott.n7ss@gmail.com with questions or for more information.

The course will be held over eight weeks with two hour Wednesday sessions from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time.  Participants will need to attend all eight sessions to receive a certificate. 

September 6, 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 11, 18, 25 - 4pm to 6pm