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The ARES E-Letter August 19, 2020
Editor: Rick Palm, K1CE
ARRL Hires First Director of Emergency Management
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As another step in ARRL's increased focus on strengthening its emergency
communications capabilities and long-standing working relationships with
federal and state agencies and private emergency response organizations,
ARRL has hired Paul Z. Gilbert, KE5ZW, of Cedar Park, Texas, as its first
Director of Emergency Management.
Gilbert brings more than 30 years of experience in public service in both
his professional and amateur radio endeavors. Beginning with his appointment
as Emergency Coordinator in 1987, he has held multiple positions in the ARRL
Field Organization. Currently in his second term as South Texas Section
Manager, he has also served for more than a decade as the West Gulf
Division's Assistant Director for Public Service, acting as liaison between
Division leadership and local, state, and federal emergency management
organizations.
Professionally, Gilbert most recently was Radio Officer, HQ Staff, for the
Texas State Guard, where for the past 6 years he has been responsible for
planning and implementation of the organization's communications
capabilities. Previously he was a Public Safety Radio Coordinator for a
Texas agency, charged with overseeing that organization's large-scale
disaster communications response and identifying and eliminating in-state
interoperability issues.
Gilbert, who has an Amateur Extra-class license, is a member of Army MARS,
and holds numerous DHS certifications, including COML, COMT, COMT
Instructor, and AUXCOM Communicator. He is a member of the FEMA Regional
Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group (RECCWG), a graduate of
the FEMA Emergency Management Institute's Exercise Design Course, and was a
founding member of the Texas Division of Emergency Management Communications
Coordination Group.
In his new role, Gilbert will manage a team responsible for supporting ARRL
Emergency Communications programs and services, including the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service¶© (ARES¶©) and National Traffic System (NTS), as well as
lead the continued modernization of those programs in consonance with the
future emergency communications needs of the public and ARRL's key partners.
-- ARRL
- ARRL Hires First Director of Emergency Management
- ARES¶© Briefs, Links
- AREDN Mesh Networking Gaining Traction in Northwest Ohio
- Emergency Communications Training Track and Large Scale Exercise Planned
for Orlando Hamcation¶©/ARRL National Convention in February
- Georgia ARES Supports Red Cross for Drill Simulating Shelter Operations
- During a Major Hurricane Strike
- Citizen Corps Grants Applicable to Amateur Radio Serving Local Emergency
Management
- ARRL 2020 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Scheduled for October 3 - 4
Weekend
- Training Videos Available from SEC-ARES
- K1CE for a Final
ARES¶© Briefs, Links
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ARES volunteers along the eastern seaboard were on alert to support needed
communication as Hurricane/Tropical Storm Isaias worked its way north.
Southern New Jersey Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) Tom Devine, WB2ALJ,
was among several SECs who said their Sections were on alert but not
activated for tropical storm winds, flash flooding, and tornadoes. "All
county teams were prepared, and SKYWARN teams were requested to provide
weather data to the regional National Weather Service (NWS) Office," Devine
said, adding that other SECs from the mid-Atlantic states were in
communication.
The Hurricane Watch Net activated twice for Isaias -- on July 31 and on
August 1. ". . . members of HWN collected and forwarded many surface reports
from the coastal areas of South Carolina and North Carolina to the National
Hurricane Center by way of WX4NHC [at the National Hurricane Center],"
Graves said. - excerpted from the report of Rick Lindquist, WW1ME, The ARRL
Letter
In North Carolina, Winlink-templated SPOTREPS were sent to the North
Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) ESF2 Desk [ESF2 is the Emergency
Support Function for Communications] through the Cybersecurity &
Infrastructure Agency (CISA) SHARES program's extensive Winlink radio email
system. "That's a very robust system, devoid of frequency, bandwidth and
data rate limitations," said Tom Brown, N4TAB, the state's AUXCOMM
coordinator, RACES Officer and ARES Section Emergency Coordinator. "There
are nine SHARES RMS gateways in North Carolina, primarily at governmental
facilities, and many counties have SHARES client stations as do other
authorities," Brown said.
ARRL Puerto Rico Section Public Information Coordinator Angel Santana,
WP3GW, reported that the path of Tropical Storm Isaias put the center of the
system south of Puerto Rico early July 30, hitting the island with heavy
rain, floods, and landslides that destroyed homes mainly in the southwest
region. The electrical grid was greatly affected (power was out for almost a
week), and radio amateurs were standing by and participating in drills and
nets in anticipation of any incidents.
During a press conference July 29, and answering a question about the status
of satellite phones that needed service, Puerto Rico Emergency Management
Agency (PREMA) Interim Commissioner Nino Correa mentioned amateur radio
operators as a communications resource that was used during the Hurricane
MarÇða mega-disaster. He mentioned the availability of 252 volunteers to
help the agency. The only fatality involved a woman in her car inundated
with flood waters in the city of Rincon.
Historic Winlink Gateway KH6SP Ceases Operation -- The last amateur radio
digital gateway (KH6SP) at the Navy site in Wahiawa, Hawaii, went silent on
August 1. The site housed two amateur radio gateways donated by a group of
Hawaii amateurs led by Thomas Overman, W2AIT, until recently -- KH6UL and
KH6SP. For more than eight years he maintained the Winlink software running
them. The system had high-gain log-periodic arrays with low angle radiation
that provided the Maritime community with email service across the Pacific
and later handled interisland traffic. Gus MacFeeley, NH7J, a member of the
team, introduced and demonstrated the stations to local amateur radio
operators 5 years ago, pointing to the future of amateur radio digital mode
emergency communications in the Pacific Section.
The US Department of Homeland Security took possession of the site a few
years ago and is now extending its intergovernmental use. All of the antenna
quadrants are now needed by the government, including SHARES Winlink.
Since MacFeeley introduced the Hawaii amateur radio community to Winlink,
the Hawaii network has grown to five HF gateways providing interisland
communications and 18 VHF gateways serving local communities. Many more are
planned. During the last few years, the cost of interfacing amateur
equipment to Winlink has dropped significantly with the development of PC
software sound card modems. These software solutions now rival the
performance of the PACTOR modems.
Recent successes on the west coast have demonstrated the ability to deliver
messages using templates directly into served agencies and an Innovative
Partnership with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a scientific
agency of the US Department of the Interior. Hawaii played an important role
in this development with its growing number of Winlink-trained amateurs.
"We can expect to see an explosion of applications in the future making
amateur radio increasingly relevant to our communities," said ARRL Pacific
Section Manager Joseph Speroni, AH0A, adding "Clem Jung, KH7HO, our Section
Emergency Coordinator, is already working on digital templates supporting
the Hawaii State Red Cross." Speroni bid "a fond farewell to KH6UL and KH6SP
and the group of amateurs that started this revolution in Hawaii." --
Thanks, ARRL Pacific Section Manager Joseph Speroni, AH0A
Red Cross Launches Major Amateur Radio Operator Recruitment Effort in Los
Angeles, California -- Red Cross Los Angeles Region is undertaking a massive
effort to train 60 paid staff and volunteers to prepare for the FCC
Technician exam.This is an overwhelming response to the May 2020 National
Simulation Exercise that was conducted earlier this year. Under the
leadership of David Englin, K1AFA, Chief Operating Officer, this endeavor
will be undertaken by two separate 6-week classes given via videoconference
format with use of an electronic syllabus and a study guide. Instructors
Kimberly George, KN6KAT; Ed Green, AD6SR; Steve Gratch, KG6ZSV, and Mark
Chung MD, KK6SMD, are Winlink users and were participants in the May
nationwide Red Cross Exercise. It is anticipated that a robust Disaster
Services Technology (DST) group organic to the Red Cross will support
emergency communications in the vast Region of Los Angeles County. - For
more information, please contact Mark Chung, MD, KK6SMD
Winlink Deprecates WINMOR -- The Board of Directors of the Amateur Radio
Safety Foundation deprecated the WINMOR HF mode in the Winlink system. The
protocol was introduced by its author Rick Muething, KN6KB, at the 2008
ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference in Chicago. It was the first
popular sound card radio mode to offer an alternative to HF hardware modems
for bulk digital transport. Muething moved on by developing the Amateur
Radio Digital Open Protocol (ARDOP), which was introduced in 2015 as a
replacement to WINMOR with superior speed, robustness, and multiple
bandwidth options. Nevertheless, until recently, WINMOR remained popular for
learning and experimentation while other more robust and better-performing
new modes became the workhorses of Winlink message transport. WINMOR had a
good, long and productive run. -- The ARSFI Board of Directors; The Winlink
Development Team
AREDN Mesh Networking Gaining Traction in Northwest Ohio
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The Northwest Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) Mesh
Steering Committee recently completed its most complex drill to date on June
13, 2020. The drill, held at the Wood County Fairgrounds in Bowling Green,
Ohio, focused on setting up individually-owned AREDN Mesh gear,
troubleshooting and operating the ancillary gear (phones, cameras, laptops,
self-contained power boxes) on an individual basis. The secondary focus was
working within the Incident Command System (ICS) model.
A Zoom virtual meeting was held a few days prior to the drill to review a
detailed drill plan that included objectives, a schedule, and a map
indicating station locations on the Fairgrounds. During the meeting, it was
suggested that the participants bring everything they thought they would
need in an actual emergency.
The Committee leadership along with Lucas County ARES EC Tim Gray KD8IZU,
started setting up the Incident Command Post at 8:30 AM to have it ready
prior to the 10 AM briefing, allowing participants to see and learn about
the radios and other equipment in the Lucas County Communications truck and
trailer.
Incident Commander Michael Lacumsky, W8MAL, held a Command Staff briefing at
9:30 AM in the conference room of the trailer, discussing the plan for the
day with Operations Section Chief Chrissy Hart, KC8UFV, and Safety Officer
Mark Schreuder, K8MWS. The incident briefing followed with Lacumsky touching
on the key points of the Incident Action Plan, and the Command Staff members
presenting on their respective areas of responsibility.
To promote a realistic simulation of an emergency deployment, the Operations
Section initiated a simplex net that introduced use of the Long Tone Zero
(LiTZ) wilderness protocol, which is not used often in the area.
There was a 30-minute period from the start of setup before operators could
call for assistance, forcing them to try to troubleshoot issues on their own
prior to getting help from Tech Support roving the area on a bicycle. The
bicycle mobile station featured two low powered Mesh units, maintaining data
and video connectivity with the drill network.
Throughout the day, the drill was visited by Eric Willman, WD8LEI, Wood
County ARES EC; Mark Washylyshyn, KD8BOI, Wood County Sheriff; and numerous
hams and law enforcement officers from Wood County as well as from Lucas and
Monroe counties in Michigan, all of whom were enthusiastic about the Mesh
Networking capabilities.
In all, 11 stations were set up by 11 participants, with one node on the
bicycle mobile. Devices included telephones, PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) and
static cameras, as well as the video feed from the bicycle. The furthest
station from the Command Post was a mile, with most being located within a
quarter to half a mile radius.
The urban setting of the fairgrounds and barns set the stage for challenging
issues as the 2.4 GHz Mesh network relies on line of sight between stations
for connectivity. Event participant Rich King, KE8IJV, who was set up on the
opposite side of a distant grandstand directly between his station and the
Incident Command Post faced and met that challenge. Most all of the stations
were 10 feet or less off of the ground with a few less than 4 feet off the
ground. "The more we work with [the equipment] the more our functioning and
self-confidence improves," King said.
Lessons Learned
At the end of the day, the Command Staff hosted a debriefing where each
participant was allowed to voice any concerns or feedback. The operational
goals were met: Set up personally owned equipment on own accord with limited
technical assistance; operate phones and other ancillary equipment;
troubleshoot connectivity issues; and gain real life experience in ICS
terminology and functioning. Most of the calls for Tech Support were due to
loose connections.
"This was by far our largest Mesh exercise with numerous field stations
operational, each with a (mesh) radio, phone and at least one video camera -
with almost all stations operating on battery power. The overwhelming
majority of the members shared the same sentiment that things went well,
they learned a lot, and we have come a long way over the past year," said
Committee Co-chairman and Lucas County ARES AEC Mark Schreuder, K8MWS,
during the debriefing.
The Northwest Ohio AREDN Mesh Steering Committee came into existence in June
2019 and operates under the umbrella of Lucas County ARES. It is made up of
hams throughout Ohio ARES District 1, but is open to anyone who has an
interest in AREDN Mesh Networking. - Thanks, Michael Lacumsky W8MAL; Mark
Schreuder, K8MWS
Emergency Communications Training Track and Large Scale Exercise Planned for
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Orlando Hamcation¶©/ARRL National Convention in February
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A panel of emergency communications subject matter experts recruited and led
by Gordon Gibby, KX4Z, will present lectures, demonstrations and many
hands-on workshops, along with a large scale exercise on Sunday, for ARES
and other emergency communicators - both rank-and-file operators and
leadership officials -- in conjunction with the Orlando HamCation¶©, the
host of the 2021 ARRL National Convention in Orlando, Florida, February
11-14. The convention theme, "reDiscover Radio," is a rallying call for
radio amateurs committed to developing knowledge and skills in radio
technology and radio communications.
The emergency communications training tracks and a National Convention
luncheon will kick off on Thursday, February 11, at the DoubleTree by Hilton
Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld. ARRL will announce a complete program and
presenters later this summer, and will open registration in the fall. On
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 12-14, HamCation will host the rest
of the convention at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park in
Orlando -- an 87-acre lakefront fairgrounds, where the HSEEP-compliant
emergency communications exercise will be conducted. 2021 ARRL National
Convention and Orlando HamCation
Emergency Communications Training Track
Planning and recruitment of presenters are well underway, with proposed
programs on overview of Amateur Radio Response to Disasters; Basic Voice
Traffic Handling: Mechanics of a Radiogram Transfer; Hands-On Voice Traffic
Net/Message Transaction Practice; Digital Traffic Handling Skills, and
Winlink: ARDOP & VARA RMS TRIMODE/RELAY Demo by Winlink Development Team;
AUXCOMM -- Integrating Amateur Emergency Service Groups; Hands-On Practice
with Digital Traffic Handling With Multiple Live HF Stations & RMS Server;
Working with Emergency Management Officials; Emergency Antennas; Emergency
Power; Why Exercises and Drills are Important for Disaster Response; Basic
Group Leadership Skills; Hands-On Voice Traffic Net Control Practice &
Message Transaction; Digital HF Traffic Handling Skills and WINLINK HF;
Digital VHF Traffic Training of Volunteers -- Including Creating Your
County's VHF Gateway; What Disaster Response is Really Like and Leadership
Principles Involved; Hands-On Practice with HF & VHF Digital Traffic
Handling with Live HF/VHF Servers; Drafting a Simple Exercise Plan to Train
Your Team; Group Dynamics, How to Keep your Group Flowing; and Hotwash and
After Action Reports. [We'll have more next month on the developing program
and a list of presenters. - Ed.]
Georgia ARES Supports Red Cross for Drill Simulating Shelter Operations
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During a Major Hurricane Strike
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The Georgia Region American Red Cross and Georgia ARES conducted a joint
communications drill on Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 8 to 11 am EST. The
drill simulated a major hurricane making landfall in Georgia requiring Red
Cross shelter openings that needed emergency communications support.
At least 30 county ARES groups in Georgia participated in the drill. Each
group simulated setting up and staffing amateur radio communications from
one or more shelter locations. Radio messages were transmitted from the mock
shelters to a control center in each county as well as from each county to a
statewide control center that represented a Red Cross Disaster Operation
Center. In some cases operators were stationed at actual shelters but
outside in the parking lot.
Wayne Robertson, K4WK, Event Lead for Georgia Red Cross said, "Amateur radio
has a long history of service to the American Red Cross. These trained
communicators specialize in getting messages out of disaster areas when
other forms of communication are overloaded or destroyed. They use
state-of-the-art techniques and equipment to fill the gap and help
humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross perform our mission."
Operators practiced sending official Red Cross 213 and 6409 forms and
messages by Winlink as well as voice. In Winlink, the emphasis was on using
RF, either P2P or via gateways. The forms are used to report shelter
conditions as the storm passes, request shelter supplies, and assist
families in locating loved ones. During the drill the operators were also
asked to consider how they would overcome challenges they may encounter in
the event of a real hurricane landfall such as power outages, flooding, high
wind, heavy lightning, and tornados.
ARES Mutual Assistance Team Coordinator Don Coltrane, KJ4UC, estimates the
ARES relay site operating as WX4MAT handled over 60 messages during the
exercise. Robertson handled traffic sent directly to the Red Cross at call
sign KG4ARC, and reports handling approximately 85 messages.
This is the second drill the American Red Cross and ARES have held in
Georgia in 2020, and there is a nationwide drill set for November 14. [More
information on the November 14 drill in next month's issue -- Ed.] Future
drills will be held to ensure the ARC and ARES are ready to serve as needed
should an emergency arise. For more information on Georgia Red Cross amateur
radio events, contact Wayne Robertson, K4WK. -- Renee Conaway, KK4LOJ
Citizen Corps Grants Applicable to Amateur Radio Serving Local Emergency
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Management
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Grants have been released in Florida that can help local ARES¶© and similar
communications groups obtain funding for communications gear. Volunteer
Florida (Florida Commission on Community Service) was organized in 1994 and
administers millions of dollars annually in federal and state grants.
They've been offered for Citizen Corps groups for several years. In June
2003, ARRL became an official affiliate program of Citizen Corps, an
initiative within the Department of Homeland Security to enhance public
preparedness and safety.
Volunteer Florida works with local Councils, stressing ICS-based volunteers,
and to coordinate, streamline and improve local volunteer efforts. This year
there are multiple $5-10,000 awards available through this program. The key
is to work with your local Emergency Management department, as an ARES¶©
group alone does not appear to be an eligible applicant for these grants
despite the ARRL being an affiliated organization. An emergency management
agency or Sheriff's office appear to be eligible. A representative of
Volunteer Florida said they are very open to submissions from Emergency
Management departments.
In Alachua county, the specific grant of interest would seem to be equipment
- replacement storage batteries, chargers, and additional standardized
go-boxes for volunteer communicators at shelters and other facilities.
The important asset that local ham radio clubs bring to the table for such a
grant is volunteer time, which is considered a "match" item valued at over
$24/hour. The county's ARES administrators have been keeping track of time
ARES operators spend volunteering at the county EOC keeping gear functional,
and practicing state and federal (SHARES) nets. ARES also has extensive
documented training in monthly meetings, soldering sessions, exercises, etc.
Calculations suggest that the county ARES would have over $16,000 of
potential "match" as a result of the items likely to be completed within the
grant period of July 1, 2020, to June 30 2021. While the 2020 -2021 deadline
for applications has passed, this is a recurrent grant and other groups
might wish to become better acquainted with the grant program now in order
to gain funding for items such as updated communications gear, PACTOR
modems, more suitable antennas, shelter communications gear, etc., next
year. - Gordon Gibby, MD, KX4Z, Alachua County, Florida, ARES
ARRL 2020 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Scheduled for October 3 - 4 Weekend
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The 2020 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) will take place October 3 - 4.
The annual, nationwide exercise provides ARES volunteers the chance to test
personal emergency-operating skills and communication readiness in a
simulated emergency deployment. ARRL is asking participants to adhere to
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and local health department COVID-19
guidelines by staying home, maintaining safe distances when around people,
and following recommended cleaning and disinfecting practices.
ARRL Field Organization leadership at the Section and local levels -- as
well as many other volunteers who are active in public service and emergency
communication -- are developing emergency scenarios with a variety of
agencies and organizations they've partnered with in the past during real
emergencies and disasters.
Given the ongoing pandemic, an in-person emergency exercise may not be
possible this year, but volunteers are encouraged to adapt to the
circumstances. Station and skills readiness are tenets of the Amateur Radio
Service. Any time we spend on the air will contribute to developing and
practicing our personal radio communication capability.
Volunteers with ARES, the National Traffic System (NTS), the Radio Amateur
Civil Emergency Service (RACES), SKYWARNƒ?½, Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT), Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN), and other
allied groups and public service-oriented amateur radio groups are among
those eligible to participate in the SET to practice emergency operation
plans, nets, and procedures.
ARRL has long-standing relationships with several national organizations
including the American Red Cross, the National Weather Service, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, and the Salvation Army, among others.
This year's SET can be a chance to reach out to these partners -- at a safe
distance and/or via online meetings and teleconferences -- to establish or
review plans and develop working relationships.
ARRL Field Organization leaders have the option of conducting local or
Section-wide SETs on dates other than the October 3 - 4 focal-point weekend,
but no later than the end of the calendar year. Contact your local ARRL
Emergency Coordinator or Net Manager or ask your Section Manager. Additional
information about SET and the reporting forms are available on the ARRL
website. - ARRL
Training Videos Available from SEC-ARES
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The SEC-ARES group on groups.io is now open to all radio amateurs involved
or interested in amateur radio emergency/disaster communications, with a
focus on ARES. join. The group has hosted a number of excellent
presentations by subject matter experts on a diverse array of topics. Here
are a few samples:
Did you feel it? A new earthquake reporting system. Speaker Oliver Dully,
K6OLI
Winlink -- Speaker Phil Sherrod,W4PHS
Winlink Basic Operation Workshop WK1 -- Speaker Oliver Dully, K6OLI
Winlink Advanced Operation Workshop -- Speaker Oliver Dully, K6OLI
Check them out!
K1CE for a Final
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Make your plans now to attend and participate in the Emergency
Communications training tracks and large scale deployment exercise at the
Orlando HamCation/ARRL National Convention 2021, February 11-14! This
training will be conducted by experts with professional credentials in their
fields, and you will be the beneficiary, preparing you to return home as a
more trained, knowledgeable - and valuable -- emergency communicator.
ARRL and HamCation acknowledge that this year's pandemic has introduced
uncertainty into any long-term planning. Both organizations will follow all
government and health requirements and guidelines as plans are committed for
the 2021 event.
And finally, between now and the convention, make sure to participate in
this fall's ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET), one of the most important
exercises of the year for ARES and served partner agencies!
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ARES Resources
¶ú Download the ARES Manual [PDF]
¶ú ARES Field Resources Manual [PDF]
¶ú ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book [Fillable PDF]
¶ú ARES Standardized Training Plan Task Book [Word]
¶ú ARES Plan
¶ú ARES Group Registration
¶ú Emergency Communications Training
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.
How to Get Involved in ARES: Fill out the ARES Registration form and submit
it to your local Emergency Coordinator.
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