REACT Emergency Communications Training

 

The REACT Emergency Communications training and certification program will provide the public service community with trained radio operators who will have a consistent level of expertise in Emergency Communications no matter where they live.

Parts of this course are similar to the Emergency Communications program developed for amateur radio operators by the ARRL, but the REACT course includes material for radio operators in other radio services. Both courses teach the same procedures for emergency and public service communications. Radio operators who complete the program from either organization will have demonstrated the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective communications support to emergency service agencies.

The ARRL program focuses specifically on amateur radio while the REACT program covers amateur radio, Citizens Band, the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), the popular Family Radio Service (FRS), and the Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS). Some of the material in the REACT Course is covered under a cross-licensing agreement reached between REACT and the ARRL under the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations adopted in 1999. Both organizations agreed to cross-license the copyrighted material in their courses so both can use the material. Although the REACT EComm Level I course is accepted as Level I training by various agencies, including the National Registry of Certified EmComm Volunteers (NRCEV), Completion of the REACT Emergency Communications Course does not qualify an individual to take the higher level ARRL courses.

At Cascadia Preparedness we recognize the importance of radio for disaster and emergency communications. Download the REACT Emergency Communications training material and use it for self-study, or take this a step further and join your local REACT group if there is one in your area. 

 

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