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AMATEUR RADIO PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE, AS WAS REPORTED IN THE MAY ISSUE OF QST.
FEMA HAS GROWN ITS INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM ISP OFFERINGS.  THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITYS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OEC HAS OFFERED
MORE OF ITS AUXILIARY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO HELP TRAIN THOSE DEPLOYED AS PART OF AN ICS COMMUNICATIONS UNIT.  BILL
SMITH, JR, W7HMV, THE EMERGENCY COORDINATOR FOR CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, WROTE
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE FIRST DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DHS
AUXILIARY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS COURSE IN NEVADA.  IT WAS SIMPLY
EXCELLENT.  I LEARNED A LOT, ESPECIALLY HOW TO BUILD THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM ICS FORMS.  THE AMATEUR RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE HANDBOOK, FIRST EDITION
PUBLISHED LAST YEAR BY THE ARRL, THE AMATEUR RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE HANDBOOK
IS THE AUTHORITY ON THE TOPIC, SUPERBLY WRITTEN AND EDITED BY THE ARRL
HEADQUARTERS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER MIKE COREY, KI1U.  COREY PULLED
TOGETHER A GROUP OF QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTORS WHO LEND THE BOOK A FRESH
PERSPECTIVE.  THE FIRST FEW CHAPTERS CONCERN THE BASIS AND PURPOSE OF
AMATEUR RADIO AS APPLIED TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND ESPECIALLY DISASTER
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