2021 Training & Exercise Calendar - Updated April 7th
Trainings & Exercises are subject to change during the year
- Jan 14 - POD Preparation-HIPAA-Media-Situational Awareness by ACARES
- Jan 24 - Winlink review filling out and sending ICS309 with KI0EP
- Jan 30 - Communication Exercise - NCR Winter Field Day - Regional ARES Groups - (0930-1200hrs)
- Feb 11 - 911/PSAP, & Public Safety Dispatching by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office 911 Trainer Cory Rieck
- Feb 25 - DTRS Radio System overview - Special Training by ACARES Staff
- Mar 11 - HazMat Awareness by Randy Perlis CDPHE & Weather Preparedness by ACARES Staff
- Mar 14 - Winter Storm Blizzard - Operation Snow Dump 2021
- Apr 08 - SKYWARN Training by NWS (Open to the Public - meeting starts at 1830hrs)
- Apr 11 - NET Exercise - Triple Break @ 0930hrs
- Apr 24 - Weather Exercise Operation Cherry Bomb - Regional ARES Groups -(0830-1430hrs)
- May 06 - Red Cross Shelter & Overview of ACARES Operation Guide, by ACARES (Prepare for May 8 EMCOMM Exercise)
- May 08 - World Red Cross Day EMCOMM Exercise (TBA - Further Details)
- Jun 10 - Search & Rescue by OMEGA & Deployment Protocols & I70 Plans by ACARES Staff
- Jun 26/27 - Field Day - ACARES - Regional ARES Groups (Tentative)
- Jul 08 - ICS/IAP Update & Fair preparation By ACARES Staff
- July 22-25 - Arapahoe County Fair - ACARES (Tentative)
- Aug 12 - OEM/EOC Operations & Updates by Arapahoe County OEM (Tentative)
- Sep 09 - National Preparedness Month /Family Kits & Go Kits
- Oct 14 - Colorado SET Exercise Preparations (TBA - Further Details)
- Nov 11 - TBA
- Dec 04 - SkyWarn Recognition Day Exercise (TBA - Further Details)
- Dec 09 - Training & Exercise AAR & LLIS review by ACARES Staff
2020 Training & Exercise Calendar
- January 9: Winter Net Training. by John, ADØPD
- February 13: Winter Go Bags. by Ben, KBØUBZ and Yaesu Fusion system, by Mark, KA0TPG
- March 12: ICS Forms. by Randy, N0OEM (Meeting Cancelled - COVID)
- April 9: Ham Software. by Mark, KD5DKQ
- May 14: AuxComm. by Emit Hurdelbrink, WØUAW
- June 11: Arapahoe County OEM Nate Fogg - COVID 19 (Summer Wx Exercise June 20)
- July 9: Damage Assessment - by Randy, N0OEM (Damage Assessment Exercise July 19)
- August 13: Shelter Communications by ACARES Staff (Shelter Exercise August 29)
- September 10: National Traffic System (NTS) & Medical/Hospital Communications - by KBØUBZ
- September 16: ICS refresher & updates - Make up from cancelled March training - by ACARES Staff
- October 3: (Colorado ARES Statewide SET from 8am-12pm)
- October 8: Fusion Communications - by KEØDC & WØSUN
- November 12: DMR & WinLink Communications - by KEODC & KIOEP
- November 14 (Red Cross EMCOMM Exercise - Nationwide)
- December 5: (SkyWarn Recognition Day 2020 - Nationwide)
- December 10: ACSO Command Post & 2020 Review of Exercises & Training - by ACARES Staff
How to Use COTRAIN, the Colorado state training web site:
- Browse to http://train.org/colorado/welcome
- If you do not have a COTRAIN account, click on the Create an Account button; if you have an account, log in and skip to step 5
- When the COTRAIN Create Account page appears, fill in the fields as directed and click Create Account
- Log in using your new user name and password
- To check what courses COTRAIN has on file for you, click YOUR LEARNING and then click on the Your Transcript tab
- To see what courses are available for you to take, click on COURSE CATALOG
(All monthly training/meetings are being held on Google Meet at 1900 hours - until further notice)