| Suffolk County ARES and RACES - Officers |
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Suffolk County Radio Officer and District Emergency Coordinator
District 1 - Town of Babylon Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 2 - Town of Huntington Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 3 - Town of Islip Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 4 - Town of Smithtown Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 5 - Town of Brookhaven Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 6 - Town of Riverhead Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 7 - Town of Southampton Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 8 - Town of Southold Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 9 - Town of East Hampton Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator
District 10 - Town of Shelter Island Radio Officer and Emergency Coordinator |
| Meetings |
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There will be an ARES/RACES meeting at 7:30 pm on the second Wednesday of the month at the Suffolk County EOC. Wait outside the building for Bill.
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| Weekly Nets |
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The Suffolk County ARES/RACES net is held on Mondays at 21:00 hrs on the Grumman Amateur Radio Club repeater, frequency: 145.330 MHz (repeater), 136.5 PL
2008 Net Schedule (pdf) |
| Net Dialog |
| Applications and Forms |
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ARES/RACES Renewal Application |
| RACES History |
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The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) was founded in 1952. RACES is a public service that provides communications personnel to government agencies in times of emergencies. RACES operations are created and regulated by the FCC. Administration of the service is the responsibility of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). FEMA is responsible for administrating the RACES groups because of its role in national disaster preparedness and disaster aid and recovery. Each RACES group is administrated by a local government agency responsible for disaster services. The Amateur Radio Regulations, Part 97, Subpart F, were created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to describe RACES operations in detail. Although no longer issued, special licenses were issued in the past by the FCC to government agencies for RACES operations. RACES groups across the country prepare themselves for the inevitable day when they will be called upon. When a local, state, or national government agency activates a RACES group, that RACES group will use its resources to meet whatever need that agency has. Traditional RACES operations involve emergency message handling on Amateur Radio frequencies. These operations typically involve messages between critical locations such as hospitals, emergency services, emergency shelters, and any other locations where communication is needed. These communications are handled in any mode available, with 2 meters FM being the most prevalent. Other tasks that RACES personnel are involved with may not involve Amateur Radio communications. For example, RACES communicators may become involved in public-safety or other government communications, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staffing, and emergency equipment repair. RACES groups develop and maintain their communications ability by training throughout the year with special exercises and public-service events. |
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Suffolk County ARES/RACES |