Emergency Communication Manuals
SC4ARES Field Operations Guide (v5) is the primary reference for ARES operators in the Southcoast of San Mateo County. It has instructions and lists of resources every SC4ARES member should have. Download and keep a copy with you on your phone, tablet or laptop computer so it’s always available even if the internet is not. You might also print a copy or put the file on a USB drive in your go-kit, just in case.
To delve deeper: Supporting documents for further information. Not everybody needs these, but they’re here.
- ARES Field Resources Manual (October 2019)
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service (March 2015)
- Auxiliary Communications Field Operations Guide (AUXFOG) (v1.1)
- California Interoperability Field Operations Guide (Cal-IFOG) (June 2020)
- National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) (v2.01)
- Public Safety Library App (Includes AUXFOG, Cal-IFOG and NIFOG)
- National Incident Management System ICS Forms Booklet (v3)
- National Traffic System Manual (2015)
- SKYWARN Weather Spotter’s Field Guide