1. Wisconsin ARES/RACES Communications Resources Skip Sharpe, W9REL Wisconsin RACES Chief Radio Officer

2. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Two Organizations One Purpose One Group One Leadership Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)

4. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)  S S S Sponsored by the American Radio Relay League  P P P Private Non-Profit Organization  F F F Flexible & Adaptable

5.  S S S Sponsored by FEMA  C C C Controlled by Wisconsin Emergency Management  E E E Enjoys certain advantages in national emergencies Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)

6.  P P P Provide a source of reliable backup communications: Wisconsin Emergency Management Local public safety agencies Private sector and VOAD partners The Wisconsin ARES/RACES Mission: In the event of: Local, state or national emergency Planned events

7. Wisconsin ARES/RACES)  H H H Ham radio is the KISS principle in action! S Simple R Reliable obust D Distributed

8. Wisconsin ARES/RACES  C C C County level groups in 63 counties.  A A A All National Weather Service Offices.  M M M Many county EOCs have ham stations.  M M M Majority of Wisconsin hospitals equipped.

9.  O O O Over 1200 federally licensed ham radio operators.  S S S Short and long haul communications capabilities.  V V V Voice and digital modes available.

10.  N N N NIMS compliant. O Operates within the Incident Command System. U Uses state & local ARES/RACES communications plans. T Trained in accordance with NIMS.

11.  A A A A Private, Non-Profit, 501(c3) Corporation Supporting/facilitating emergency, disaster, and public service communications. Construct and maintain a statewide voice and digital wireless two-way communications network.

12. Wisconsin ARES/RACES  W W W What Can You Do? C Contact your local ARES/RACES emergency coordinator. I Include ARES/RACES in exercises. C Consider ARES/RACES in emergency plans

13. Questions Answered Free ! (Remember, You get what you pay for) Wisconsin ARES/RACES Skip Sharpe, W9REL Wisconsin RACES Chief Radio Officer Skip-sharpe@wi.rr.com C:608.219.4012