Emergency Communications

In Part 97 of its rules, the Federal Communications Commission states that the Amateur Radio Service is a “voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.” While ARES and our club are separate entities, it is my hope that the club and its members will support the effort to re-establish a viable emergency communications network for our area.

Members of our club are involved with ARES as well as the Area Hospital Subnet EmComm.

Do you have what it takes?

Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible to apply for membership in ARES. Training may be required to participate fully in ARES. The local ARES Emergency Coordinator can provide specifics. Here are some training opportunities:

From FEMA: IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System

IS-700 Introduction to National Incident Management System

IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

IS-800 National Response Framework, an Introduction

From ARRL: EC-001 Introduction to Emergency Communications (ARRL)

EC-016 Public Service and Emergency Communications for Radio Amateurs (ARRL)

You can download the ARES manual from

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/ARES/ARESmanual2015.pdf