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PLACER COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICESĀ
PLACER COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICESĀ
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Placer County ARESĀ®
MISSION STATEMENT
To develop and maintain an appropriately trained pool of Amateur Radio operators who are available and qualified to provide situational awareness, auxiliary emergency communication, public service, health and welfare and emergency communications support to any incident response agency requiring those services and to the people of Placer County and the State of California in times of need.
ARRLĀ®Ā & ARESĀ® Vision Statement
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service, a program of the ARRLĀ®, offers to the public and to its partners at all levels trained Amateur Radio Service licensees who are skilled in the use of a wide range of emergency and disaster communications techniques and who are committed to supporting our partnersā missions in service to the public.
ARRLĀ® & ARESĀ® Mission Statement
Ā The Amateur Radio Emergency ServiceĀ® (ARESĀ®), a program of ARRLĀ®, the national association for Amateur Radio, is comprised of organized, trained, and identified Amateur Radio operators who augment and support vital communications on behalf of the public through partner agencies and organizations during emergencies and disasters. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service, through its volunteer radio communicators, strives to be an effective partner in emergency and disaster response, providing the citizenry and public service partners at all levels with radio communications expertise, and capabilities of professional communicators.
ARRLĀ® & PCARES Values
RELEVANT: ARESĀ® is the When All Else Fails...ā¦and beforeĀ®
LEADERSHIP: ARESĀ® leverages the strength of it ARRLĀ® members-volunteers and the leader within it organizational structure to create and nurture professional-level relationship with community, government, and other partners in emergency management.
RESOURCEFUL: ARESĀ® strives to be an invaluable tool that communities and first responders can call upon in time of need for reliable and robust communications.
INNOVATIVE: ARESĀ® adopts state-of-the-art capabilities for deployment, setup, and operation of world-class, resilient communication from operations centers to field locations.
SKILLED: ARESĀ® volunteers will have access to leading training courses in radio communication and related technologies to support wide-ranging emergency scenarios.
EQUIPPED: ARESĀ® provides robust, multi-spectrum, analog and digital communication as well as networking assets to its trained forces of volunteers, regardless of location, for in-person, mobile, and fixed capabilities.Ā
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Up Coming Events
2026 BEACON EXERCISE
Building Emergency Area Communications Operations & Networks
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EXERCISE
One Page Exercise Brief Humboldt County Sheriff, Office of Emergency Services V. 2.0
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Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
šš Time: 09:00 ā 17:00 PDT (8 hours total)
šš Location: Your operational area ā play where you work!
šš Website: beaconexercise.org
š¢š¢ Audience: Auxiliary Communications (ACS), Operational Area partners, Emergency Management personnel, and volunteer communicators.
Exercise Summary:
The 2026 BEACON Exercise is a functional emergency communications exercise that simulates the aftermath of a catastrophic California earthquake. This is not a discussion-based eventāitās about testing what you have, what you know, and how well you can communicate when infrastructure is down.
Participants will operate as if it were the real thingāno internet, no landlines, and no do- overs. Respond using only your agencyās existing plans, protocols, and procedures. You will perform your actual rolesāor roles aligned with your capabilitiesāusing the tools you realistically have access to during a real disaster.
Scenario Overview:
At 0634 PDT, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) issues a Shake Alert: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake along the San Andreas Fault.
Severe shaking has caused catastrophic damage across coastal California. Power outages, damaged infrastructure, and collapsed buildings are widespread. Most commercial communication systems (internet, cell towers, texting) are down or unreliable.
In the hours following the earthquake, local, state, federal, and auxiliary emergency responders are tasked with building a common operating picture and coordinating mutual aid and resource support using alternative communications systems.
We would like to thank the Vendors that are donating equipment to this years end of year meeting to be raffled off to PCARES that attend the SFARC Holiday party. So far we have the sponsors listed below
NATIONAL TERRORISM ADVISORY SYSTEMĀ
CURRRENT OPERTIONAL LEVELS
PCARES OPERATIONAL LEVEL
Northern California Level
National Level
Placer County ARESĀ® Operational Levels Defined
National Wildland Fire Preparedness Levels Defined
How Does NMAC Determine National Preparedness Levels?
How Does NMAC Determine National Preparedness Levels?
Recommended Videos to watch on current Fire Behavior on current fires. Zeke Lunder has 30 years of experience in wildland fire management and California water issues.Ā
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