Basic Skill Sets for ARES
- Professionalism: Attitude, presentation (neat, clean, groomed), interpersonal skills
- Plan knowledge: Local and Section emergency communication plans
- Net Operations: Member, Liaison, NCS, net management
- Formal message handling: Compiling, sending, receiving, delivering
- Tactical message handling: Skywarn, disaster intelligence SITREPS, operations support
- Agency form handling: Sending and receiving pre-printed forms and data
- Family preparedness: Making sure your home and family are safe and self-sufficient so you can be available to help others.
- Field operations: Portable operations under difficult conditions, emergency repairs and work arounds.
- Digital modes: Traffic handling, image transmission
- Winlink operations: Using Airmail & Paclink to send and receive text-based messages and files.
updated April 18, 2010