 The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Logo In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications. It is organized and sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Amateurs of Canada. Image File history File links Areslogo. ...
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Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by about 3 million people[1] throughout the world. ...
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Historical Operations
ARES operators respond to local and regional disasters, including the attacks of September 11, 2001 and most recently Hurricane Katrina. Amateur Radio provides a means of communication when all others fail; Hancock County, Mississippi was entirely out of contact with the outside world after Katrina, except for ARES operators who served as 911 dispatchers and message relayers[1]. ARES was also deployed during the 2003 North America blackout to provide communications to emergency shelters and hospitals. The explosion resulting from the crashing of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower. ...
Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa) Damages $75 billion (2005 USD) (costliest Atlantic hurricane in history) Fatalities ≥1,836 total Areas affected Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Katrina was the...
Hancock County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area Ranked 32nd - Total 48,434 sq. ...
The 2003 North America blackout was a massive power outage that occurred throughout parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003. ...
Organizational Structure Locally, ARES groups are generally organized by city or county, and are made up of volunteers from each area. The only requirements to join ARES are a willingness to serve and an Amateur Radio license. Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is a hobby enjoyed by about 3 million people[1] throughout the world. ...
Local groups are organized locally by the Emergency Coordinator. The EC is the tactical commander, and maintains full responsibility for organizing the local groups and serving as their leaders during operations. The EC is an ARRL member, and is generally the point of contact for those wishing to join ARES in their local area. He may appoint one or several AECs (Assistant Emergency Coordinator) to oversee certain areas, such as the SKYWARN storm spotting network, Net Managing, Training Direction, and Public Information. Some members may be appointed as Official Emergency Stations, who is specially trained to serve duties such as net controller during emergencies. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) was founded in May 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim. ...
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The next level of command up is the DEC, the District Emergency Coordinator. This person is generally in charge of the operation of several local county or city ARES groups, and reports to the Section Emergency Coordinator.
The top of the command structure is the Section Emergency Coordinator, or SEC. This person is a member of the Section Managers' Cabinet, and is responsible for emergency communications in his section. A Section is a geographic administrative area of the ARRL. It is either a state (or province in Canada), or in more densely populated areas of the U. S., a portion of a state. The Section Emergency Coordinator is the assistant to the Section Manager for emergency preparedness. ...
Mutual Assistance ARES has Memorandums of Understanding ([1]) with organizations including the American Red Cross, National Weather Service, Department of Homeland Security, Citizen Corps, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, National Communications System, National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers Inc, Salvation Army, Society of Broadcast Engineers, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc., and REACT International, Inc. A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ...
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Often times these memorandums illustrate a common and united sense of purpose between ARES and another organization. However, Memorandums of Understanding with the American Red Cross, the National Weather Service, the Salvation Army and others lay out the general guidelines for organization and coordination between agencies in times of emergency.
The Radio Amateurs of Canada and its ARES have MOUs with organizations including the Canadian Red Cross Society and the [www.percs.bc.ca British Columbia Provincial Emergency Radio Communication Service (PERCS)].
Alternative Groups Frequently, local chapters in the U. S. combine with RACES, although the functions of ARES and RACES are somewhat different. RACES was originally established to provide official emergency communications, sponsored and integrated with local and state governments. Today, ARES has operators and officials at local, county, and state levels, and RACES groups have generally integrated with ARES groups. RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) is provided for in Part 97 of the FCC rules and regulations governing amateur radio in the United States. ...
Some U. S. Amateur Radio emergency communications groups have decided, for one reason or another, to disavow affiliation with the ARRL, and are generally known by other names (i.e., AREC with the C standing for "Communications"); however, their essential purpose remains the same, and in times of need, they often work side-by-side with ARES and RACES groups. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) was founded in May 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim. ...
Many ARES operators are also part of storm spotter networks, SKYWARN (a separate organization of the U. S. National Weather Service), or CANWARN (coordinated by Environment Canada). SKYWARN is a program of the United Statess National Weather Service (NWS). ...
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In many cases, the ARES Emergency Coordinator for each particular county is in charge of local organization and training.
See also In times of crisis and natural disasters, Amateur radio is often used as a means of emergency communication when wireline and other conventional means of communications fail. ...
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External links
U. S. ARES Groups East - (AL) Alabama ARES
- (FL) Collier Co. ARES
- (FL) Okaloosa Co. ARES
- (FL) Orange Co. ARES
- (GA) Georgia ARES
- (GA) Gwinnett Co. ARES, Inc.
- (NY) New York City ARES
- (MD) Harford Co. Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
- (PA) Chester Co. ARES/RACES
West
The Georgia Section ARES group has a very thorough Emergency Communications Operations Plan that efficiently and effectively covers ARES operations.
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