The Maintenance / Training schedule for the 2nd Quarter of 2025 has been posted to the website.
Category Archives: Training
2025 Cyberstorm Exercise Registration
Registration for the 2025 Cyberstorm Exercise is now open. The Exercise is scheduled for Saturday morning April 12th. It will run from 0700 to 1330
This statewide multi-county exercise is designed to evaluate the performance of Florida amateur and SHARES radio networks during a simulated communications emergency. Pinellas County ACS will activate the EOC radio room, deploy multiple command-runners to locations on the Public Safety Complex, and activate Simulated Evacuation shelters.
Use the Link below for additional information and to register for the Exercise.
Pinellas County ACS Equipment Maintenance Procedures
Rev (B) of the Pinellas County ACS Equipment Maintenance Procedures Document has been released and posted to the Website at the location shown below.
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/