Information for persons wishing to become active in ARES can be found here:

Online Course catalog can be found here:

ARRL has established three levels (Basic,
Intermediate and Advanced) with differing qualifications for ARES
personnel that are reflected in course work and demonstration of
particular skills during stated time periods.

ARRL and the NC ARRL Section have established several policies that may
be summarized as follows:

a. Persons seeking appointment as a local ARES Emergency Coordinators
must within one year complete the steps, procedures and skill
demonstrations listed under the Advanced level of certification. Note
that this presupposes prior completion of the Basic and Intermediate
levels prior to undertaking the Advanced level. (ARES PLAN 2024, page
9).

b. ARES Emergency Coordinators are to submit on-line by the 5th of each
month ARES Form 2. Form 2’s from the various EC’s within a Section
are collated by the Section Emergency Coordinator into a ARES Form 4 by
the 10th of each month to reflect ARES activities within the Section.
Form 2 documents the number of activities, the number of personnel
involved and the hours of service by ARES personnel in a particular
county in a given month.

c. Failure by an EC to file Form 2’s over a three month period will
result in removal of the EC.

d. Courses offered by ARRL and/or FEMA which have been updated since the course was completed by an individual in the past should be retaken in
order to reflect current best practices.

e. A candidate for appointment to the position of EC should submit a
statement from the local emergency manager endorsing the candidate’s
application for appointment as EC based on the relationship of the ARES
group to the local emergency management agency. The application for
appointment, the completed ARES Task book and an endorsement from the
local emergency manager should be submitted to Section Emergency
Coordinator Tom Brown, N4TAB (tom.brown.n4tab@gmail.com)

f. ARES groups should submit copies of their monthly reports of
activities to the local emergency manager (i.e. the authority having
jurisdiction) and the SEC and Section Manager, along with after action
reports on exercises and actual emergencies discussing what worked well
or could have been improved in the local operation.

g. The upgraded ARES requirements do not replace Auxcomm standards
which is a different program. Neither program replaces the other and
interested persons can become qualified in either or both programs.