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What is ARES?
(Courtesy ARRL) The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in the ARES. The only qualification, other than possession of an Amateur Radio license, is a sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur service, only amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership. More info |
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What is RACES?
(Courtesy ARRL) RACES, administered by local, county and state emergency management agencies, and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States government, is a part of the Amateur Radio Service that provides radio communications for civil-preparedness purposes only, during periods of local, regional or national civil emergencies. These emergencies are not limited to war-related activities, but can include natural disasters such as fires, floods and earthquakes. As defined in the rules, RACES is a radiocommunication service, conducted by volunteer licensed amateurs, designed to provide emergency communications to local or state civil-preparedness agencies. It is important to note that RACES operation is authorized by emergency management officials only, and this operation is strictly limited to official civil-preparedness activity in the event of an emergency-communications situation.
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Required Training: Department of Homeland security now require communication volunteers to have completed various NIMS (National Incident Management System) training courses depending your particular role in a formal disaster recovery effort. Please review here for the training guidelines. NIMS training and course descriptions are available at the FEMA website. Many of the courses can be taken online at FEMA's Emergency Management Institute. As mandated by the Presidential Directive, HSPD-5, Office of Homeland Security, the requirements include:
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