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Spotter Training Guides
To get started you need to attend a basic spotter course, review
the
National Weather Service Basic Spotters' Field Guide, and
participate in making observations with advanced trained spotters
to give you in the field practical experience and help you to
understand how to make accurate and susynct reprots of weather
events and provide consise but terse damage assessments.
Once you get some experience under your belt, you should attend an advanced
spotter training class and review the
National Weather Service Advanced Spotter's Field Guide.
FEMA Self-Study Courses
FEMA offers a lot of very useful self-study courses. Although they are no substitute
for hands on training. They are still very useful in conveying core fundimental knoweldge.
After studying the material you can take an on-line test and receive a certificate via email
from FEMA. You can also earn collage credit for these courses. You just have to pay for the
credits at the prevaling rate.
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Are You Ready?
An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness |
Red Cross - Get Prepared
The Red Cross
offers great information to help you prepare for the worst that mother
nature and human kind can muster up and through at us. Visit the Red Cross
to help getting yourself, your home, your work place, your school, and even your community get prepared.
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Our next meeting is Friday, July 11th, 2008.
This weekend (Saturday June 28th & Sunday the 29th) is
Field Day 2008.
VE testing will take place at our Field Day site. Hams, non-hams, and family members are all
welcome to participate.
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