2025 Central States Red River Communications Boot Camp
October 12-17, 2025
Choctaw Casino Resort Complex
4216 US-69
Durant, OK 74701
NIFOG TRS (Sys ID 101) RID Registration Process
There will be a NIFOG 700 MHz TRS Site on Wheels on the event grounds for use during the week.
More information available here. (SEE ICP FOR PASSWORD)
Amateur Radio License/ General Radiotelephone Operators License (GROL) Testing Session
There will be an amateur radio license testing session and a GROL testing session to be held on Monday, October 13th at 4:30 PM.
Registration for the Amateur Radio session is required, register here.
For GROL, please complete form 605-E and email to arb@rtsi.com
Course Information
Course Matrix
| Prerequsites | ||||||||||
| Course | Start Date | End Date | ICS-100 | ICS-200 | ICS-700 | ICS-800 | ICS-300 | ICS-144 | ||
| Communications Unit Leader (COML) | 10/12/2025 | 10/15/2025 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Communications Technician (COMT) | 10/12/2025 | 10/15/2025 | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD) | 10/12/2025 | 10/15/2025 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Auxilary Communications (AUXC) | 10/13/2025 | 10/15/2025 | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) | 10/12/2025 | 10/15/2025 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
A banquet / dinner with awards ceremony and keynote speaker will be provided on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 for all participants at no cost.
A one-day exercise will be conducted on Thursday, October 16, 2025 for all students to start their taskbooks.
ALL STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN ON-SITE FOR THE EXERCISE
Additional optional evening workshops will also be scheduled throught the week, and announced later.
STUDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED ALL PRE-REQUISITIES AND BE AFFILIATED WITH A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY TO REGISTER FOR COURSES
THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND ANY OF THE RED RIVER COMMUNICATIONS BOOT CAMP COURSES OR EXERCISE
PARTICIPANTS / AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, MEALS
Course Registration Links
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AS OF 09/26/26
You must create an account with TDEM, using your FEMA SID to register for courses.
If you do not have a FEMA SID, or do not know your FEMA SID, please visit the FEMA Student Identification Website.
Hotel Block Information
Room Rate: $110 per night Sunday - Friday
Room Rate for Saturday: $289
To Book:
The following is the online reservation steps. Guests will also have the option of contacting the Choctaw Casino and Resort Complex Reservations department open 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-788-2464 press #1 and giving the agent the offer code HOMELAND 2025 for the group rate.
If you would like to book your reservations online, please use the link below.
book.rguest.com/onecart/wbe/offers/1180/Choctaw-Durant-Book?offerCode=HOMELAND 2025
HOTEL BLOCK IS CLOSED AS OF 09/21/2025
Sponsor Information
Sponsor Prospectus is available here (Adobe PDF).
For questions or to register, please email sponsors@central-states-comms.org