The Virginia AUXCOMM Association
Is an umbrella organization to provide information, resources and coordination for Amateur Radio Groups in the Commonwealth of Virginia that support emergency communications response to various agencies.
The registration on this page is for any EmComm group in Virginia. This is an
interactive registration that you can update at anytime. Your group leaders will have access to your group's information and can printout needed reports. You can also change your availability status at will.
Virginia AUXCOMM
Joining AUXCOMM
AUXCOMM Membership Requirements
The very foundation for AUXCOMM is a trained membership. The major emphasis from the Department of Homeland Security was knowledge of the ICS/NIMS operating system. The minimum requirements were the completion of the core four courses, ICS-100, 200, 700 and 800.
The following is the requirement to take the AUXCOMM course. It is intended to supplement and standardize an operator’s experience and knowledge of emergency amateur radio communications in a public safety context.
Prerequisites for attendance are:
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An active FCC Amateur Radio license and submitting a copy of the license
An active FCC Amateur Radio license and submitting a copy of the license·Completion of the latest version of IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 and submitting certifications
Completion of the latest version of IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 and submitting certifications·Submittal of past experience in auxiliary emergency communications
Submittal of past experience in auxiliary emergency communications·A desire to work with COML's a NIMS/ICS environment.
A desire to work with COML's a NIMS/ICS environment.The Virginia AUXCOMM Advisory Committee agreed on a model that would allow for admission into the association on a basis of a step system.
Certificates for all required courses must be scanned and sent as a file to http://www.w4ghs.org/AUXCOMM-Document-Transfer.html If you have completed the AUXCOMM Course, you do not need to send your ICS courses because these have already been sent to VDEM to enroll in the class. You must also be registered at http://www.w4ghs.org/VAEmComm.html to have your courses recorded on the interactive AUXCOMM site.
