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The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, 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 to apply for membership in ARES. Training may be required or desired to participate fully in ARES. Please inquire at the local level for specific information. Because ARES is an amateur radio program, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership.
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, 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 to apply for membership in ARES. Training may be required or desired to participate fully in ARES. Please inquire at the local level for specific information. Because ARES is an amateur radio program, only licensed radio amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency-powered equipment is desirable, but is not a requirement for membership.
All club members are encouraged to join ARES and to participate in local public service events!
All club members are encouraged to join ARES and to participate in local public service events!
David Gealt KD2BVA
ARES Emergency Coordinator for Warren County
ARES Assistant District Emergency Coordinator of IT for the ENY Northern District
Mickey Corentto N2MC
ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Warren County
Bernie Capron N1NDN
ARES Emergency Coordinator for Washington County
Peter Derway W2PSD
ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Washington County
Fred Halley W2EMS
ARES Section Emergency Coordinator for Eastern New York Section
ARES Emergency Coordinator for Saratoga County
Bill Passineau KD2HDD
ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Saratoga County
Section Net
Section Net
The ENY ARES/RACES Net:
8:00 PM on the fourth Tuesday
Odd # months (i.e. Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov): 3993 LSB
Even # months (i.e. Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec): N2ACF linked repeater system
This Net is open to all licensed operators regardless of ARES or RACES membership
As an ARES member you will be required to work on completing your Position Task Book. To do so you will need to take these free online FEMA and ARRL training courses
Start with:
FEMA IS-100.c - Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS), ICS-100
FEMA IS-700.b - National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
IS-100 and IS-700 are Prerequisites for
ARRL EC-001 - Introduction to Emergency Communication (Class Deprecated, Certificate Valid)
For even more training move on to:
FEMA IS-200.c - ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
FEMA IS-800.d – National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-200, IS-800, and Basic EmComm are Prerequisites for
ARRL EC-016 - Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs (Class Deprecated, Certificate Valid)
Continued ARRL EmComm Training:
ARRL Advanced EmComm (Pending)
ARRL PR-101 - Public Relations 101 for Radio Amateurs
ARRL EmComm Leadership (Pending)
All ARES members should also be RACES members
NYS COMU Training is strongly suggested
ARES Resources:
ARES Standardized Training Plan Position Task Book (PDF) (Ver. 3.0, Updated July 2024)
ARES Manual (PDF) (2015)
Member Login - Eastern New York ARRL Section Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
ARES Field Resources Manual PDF (June 2008)
ARRL ARES Plan (07/01/2022)
All ARES members should also join RACES
NTS Manual (2015)
Memoranda of Understanding
DHS/FEMA and ARRL/ARES MOA - Memorandum of Agreement between DHS/FEMA and ARRL/ARES - Updated 2023
ARC and ARRL/ARES MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between American Red Cross and ARRL/ARES - Updated 2021
NWS and ARRL/ARES MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between National Weather Service and ARRL/ARES
APCO International and ARRL/ARES MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International and ARRL/ARES
CAP and ARRL/ARES MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between Civil Air Patrol and ARRL/ARES
REACT International and ARRL/ARES MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between REACT International and ARRL/ARES
Salvation Army and ARRL/ARES MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between The Salvation Army National Corporation and ARRL/ARES - Updated 2018
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