September 2024 PinCo ACS Monthly Meeting Presentations Posted

An ACS membership meeting took place at the Pinellas County EOC on September 19th, 2024. Two presentations were were presented to the membership. The first was presented by the Radio Officer and outlined the new rules for reporting volunteer hours to the county. The second presentation was used by the training officer to provide an introduction to PACE Planning. Links to both presentations used during the meeting are listed below.

ACS 2024-09 Reporting Volunteer Hours

20240919 Introduction to PACE Planning

PinCo ACS 2024 Training Event One

Registration for PinCo ACS 2024 Training Event One is now Open.

  • Date:         Saturday, June 8th, 2024
  • Schedule: 0800 – 1500
  • Location: Pinellas County Public Safety Complex

Scope

This is an instructor lead training event that will provide trainees with the opportunity to practice the skills needed to set-up, configure, deploy, and operate a subset of the communications equipment used by Pinellas County (PinCo) Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) during an activation event, exercise, or drill. 


Trainee Requirements
This training event is open to members of PinCo ACS, PinCo Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), and organizations that support emergency communications in adjacent counties. All trainees must have a valid Federal Communications Commission (FCC) amateur radio license.

Registration Requests

To register for this training event, please go to the website listed below and fill-out the registration form. You should receive an email that acknowledges receipt of your request for registration within 24 hours.

The number of seats available for this training event is limited to sixteen. If more that sixteen registration requests are received, priority will be given to those PinCo ACS members who can activate and deploy during tropical storm or hurricane, and individuals who have completed AUXCOMM training.

https://www.pcacs.org/2024-training-event-one/