About Us
Grimes County ARES
Grimes County ARES is in ARRL South Texas Section, a part of the West Gulf Division of ARRL. You must be a licensed Radio Amateur to fulfill the obligations of GC ARES membership.
Our training plan follows the ARES Manual using the ARES Standardized Training Plan Taskbook with some additional requirements for special assignments, such as EOC Radio Ops and RACES Operations. The ARRL ARES web page can be found here.
Grimes County ARES is in District 5
Steps to Membership in Grimes County ARES
Complete the GC ARES Questionnaire found at the link below. All GC ARES members are required to update this form yearly during April for membership renewal (except new applicants in the current calendar year). The yearly renewal process enables leadership to have an accurate count of active members.
Their are NO DUES!
Follow this link to access the Application: Signup Application
New applicants will be contacted by leadership.
Download and bring to the meeting a Training Plan Taskbook. Taskbooks will be updated in the ARES data base to keep leadership apprised of the level of group availability. This info is used to plan response to emergency activation. PDF Taskbooks can be shared by emailing updated copies to the EC/AEC.
Membership questions should be directed to the EC/AEC as listed on the Leadership page.
Downloadable Manuals
Training Materials
Online Training
Available from FEMA
IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
IS-700 Introduction to National Incident Management System
IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction
To register for these courses visit this page.
