Resources

TCARES Information and Resources

📡 Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Resources

🔗 ARRL ARES Home - National ARES program overview, forms, news, and guidance.

🔗 Washington State ARES - Statewide ARES coordination, EOC-to-EOC schedules, and digital modes info.

🔗 Thurston County ARES Groups.io - Main communications and file repository for TC ARES. (Login required)

🔗 ARES Field Resources Manual (PDF) - Essential ARES deployment reference.

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🛠️ Emergency Communications Training & Tools

🔗 FEMA Independent Study (IS) Courses - Required ICS/NIMS courses: ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-700, IS-800.

🔗 ARRL Emergency Communications Training

🔗 Winlink Global Messaging - Digital radio email for emergency and field communications.

🔗 NBEMS/FLDigi Resources - Tools for narrowband digital modes (FLDigi, FLMsg, FLAmp, etc.).

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🏛️ Local & Regional Emergency Management

🔗 Thurston County Emergency Management (TCEM) - Alerts, preparedness guides, evacuation info, and community resilience.

🔗 Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD)

🔗 TC Alert/ Thurston County Emergency Alerts - Sign up for emergency notifications via text/email.

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🧭 Preparedness & Planning Tools

🔗 Ready.gov - Federal site for family emergency planning, kits, and disasters.

🔗 Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) - Organize your immediate community for disaster resilience.

🔗 Great Washington ShakeOut - Earthquake preparedness and annual drill participation.

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🛰️ Situational Awareness & Weather

🔗 National Weather Service – Western Washington

🔗 Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN)

🔗 Washington State DNR Wildfire Resources

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📖 Forms, Manuals & Operating Documents

🔗 ICS Forms Library (FEMA)

🔗 TC ARES Training and Operations Manual (via Groups.io)

🔗 TC ARES Training Task Book (via Groups.io)

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📌 Other Resources

🔗 Olympia Amateur Radio Society (OARS)  - 

🔗 TCARES Apparel  - Many members have chosen to acquire the safety vest,  and the t-shirt, but several other items are also available.