This page contains links to other websites with training materials, online courses, and other information of importance to all of the services TECO coordinates. By providing these links, TECO hopes to offer visitors a starting point for expanding and enhancing their knowledge of a particular service.
Note: The links on this page are provided as a convenience. TECO does not own or maintain any of the sites listed, and is not responsible for the content provided on them.
Local Links
- Grayson County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC)
- Grayson County Office of Emergency Management
- NOAA National Weather Service – Fort Worth/Dallas Office
NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
- NOAA Main Site – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA National Weather Service – Fort Worth/Dallas Office
- NOAA National Weather Service – National Hurricane Center
- NOAA National Weather Service – Storm Prediction Center
Data Communications (Packet Radio/Broadband/Wireless Internet)
Online Training Classes
FEMA Emergency Management Institute – Online Courses:
- ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
- ICS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- ICS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction
- ICS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction
Note: At the end of each course you will receive a completion certificate. If you are a Grayson County ARES® or RACES member, forward a copy of each certificate to Wade Graves (KF5AUD) at wade.graves@gmail.com so he can update your training records. If you have already taken any of these courses as a part of training in another organization you DO NOT have to take them again – simply forward copies of your certificates to Wade to receive credit.
Additional Training/Resources for Net Control Operators
- ARRL Public Service Communication Manual (free to view online)
- ARRL Public Service Handbook (purchase from ARRL)