[EAS] Engineer Emergency Credentials
bdcst
bdcst at vermontel.net
Thu Feb 16 09:25:36 CST 2017
Hi Dave,
Unlike ARES, RACES is a state run program and thus may give you greater
authority during an emergency assuming a your state has a RACES program.
Anyhow, I'm a member of both plus CERT. For CERT we do have to take EM
courses mostly online via FEMA.
--Ira
On 2017-02-16 09:39, Dave Kline wrote:
> A ham license by itself may, or may not get you in.
> I was heavily involved in ARES.
> When we did damage assessment for the Red Cross, we had to be
> registered with them and take classes to get into storm damage areas.
> Or working with the local National guard unit, if you were in their
> vehicle you got in.
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