Rev (B) of the Pinellas County ACS Equipment Maintenance Procedures Document has been released and posted to the Website at the location shown below.
Category Archives: Training
PinCo ACS Monthly Meeting – Presentation
An ACS membership meeting took place at the Pinellas County EOC on November21st, 2024. The training officer presented an overview of the PinCo ACS Training activities planned for 2025. A link to the presentation used during the meeting is listed below.
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/
PinCo ACS Training Plan and Position Task Book
The initial release of the Pinellas County ACS Training Plan and Position Task Book (PTB) is now available on the PinCo ACS website. As always comments and recommendations are welcome. The document is available at the link shown below.
PinCo ACS Monthly Meeting – Presentation
A PinCo ACS membership meeting took place at the Pinellas County EOC on February 15th, 2024. The training officer presented an introduction to the PinCo ACS Training Plan. A link to the presentation used during the meeting is listed below.