ARES Volunteer Time Reporting System

Using VIMS

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Emergency Management Performance Grant Work Plan Confirmation

Investment Justification Reports for Region 2 State Homeland Security Program, Citizen Preparedness

Clallam County Sheriff's Office Annual ReportClallam County Sheriff's Office  Annual

Performance ReportInvestment justification reports for requesting

purchases for responder teams as well as permission to attend meetings and functions

Grant applications require the match information based on the VIMS reported data

Why VIMS? Used by EMD for:

Reporting Hours and mileage to ARRLThe ARRL uses the statistics to take to the

Hill and FCC to show the contribution that ARES is making to the community

Entering information into the ARRL updated Leadership Reporting system

Used by local, regional, and National PIO's for article writing and news releases

Why VIMS? Used by CCARES for:

This is easy! Log onto the VIMS site:

(if you have not set up your account, see Bill)

Notice the menubar at the top

Select:Enter Hours

Here’s the welcome screen:

Date is set to today

Enter your hours

Select ARES

Enter notes

Click Enter

If no miles for this activity, justclick Home

Otherwiseenter miles& click Enter

Confirmation screen:

View Your Hours:

View Details:

Edit Hours:

Mileage summary? View Your Hours:

HoursActivitiesshowsyour mileage

You are done. Logout.

Questions?

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