The
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a public service
provided by a reserve (volunteer) group of Amateur Radio (Ham Radio)
Operators that is administered by local, county and state emergency
management agencies, and supported by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
RACES
operators perform duties during all activations of the Emergency
Operations Center and are credentialed to respond as a part of the
Emergency Operations Plan. These communication operators provide or
supplement communications during activations for Fire, Police, Rescue,
County resources and Emergency Management when normal communication
systems have sustained damage. Activation of RACES operators may be
used for a wide variety of situations including tropical storms,
hurricanes, tornadoes, technological and nuclear disasters.
If
you are interested in becoming a part of this team and can donate one
or two hours a month for training please contact Ray Brown at 301
481-8056 or
kb3fww@arrl.net
