For a change of pace and some skills building, two members of Douglas County Search and Rescue (SAR) – Mike McDonald/K0LPM and Barry Mitchell/N0KV – are delivering a four-hour long classroom/field workshop for us Saturday July 8th at the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility (HRLETF). WORKSHOP CONTENT Originally, our workshop was titled “Orienteering […]
Aug 9th update: Delayed. Instructor deployed to wildland fire. More info forthcoming... We’ve been having a very high number of Wx Net Activations and recently Activated twice on the same day! Spotters are doing a great job, but we’re a little thin in terms of R1D5 members that can successfully run a Severe Wx Net […]
This orientation is provided to those R1D5 members who desire to be specially qualified to serve in the Elbert County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the ESF-2 Communications capacity. These specially qualified individuals , known as the ESF-2 Cadre, will be the first called when the ESF-2 function is required during an Elbert County EOC […]
We announce a special CPR training class available to ARESDEC members that has been requested by several members. This training is sponsored by the Colorado North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region https://www.ncrcolorado.org/. Event Date/Time/Location: Date/Time: Saturday, October 14, 2023, 0800 - 1200 Location: Predera Fire Station 184 (Franktown Fire Protection District Station 184) […]
We announce a special CPR / AED / First-Aid certification course available to ARESDEC members that has been requested by several members. This training is sponsored by the Colorado North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region https://www.ncrcolorado.org/. Event Details: Date/Time: Saturday, February 17, 2024 0800-1700 MST Location: Predera Fire Station 184 (Franktown Fire Protection District Station […]
Greg Heavener and his team from the NWS are scheduled to provide our ARES District’s annual SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training. The agenda consists of: Basics of thunderstorm development Fundamentals of storm structure Identifying potential severe weather features How to contact NWS and submit a weather report to NWS Basic severe weather safety. Even if you […]
