Emergency
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is active and ready to provide community emergency communications. ARES is officially part the ARRL organization and most Hellgate ARC members participate in ARES activities. Thanks to ARRL appointed Emergency Coordinator for Missoula County, NN8A, Byron Van Alstein for taking on this important position. Byron may be reached by phone, 880-3201, via email or via radio, NN8A.
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ARES needs you!
You do not need to be an ARRL or HARC member. Please let NN8A know of your interest! Former EC K7DER, Mike, and his assistant, N7WKR, dedicated years of time and enthusiasm to ARES public service for Missoula County. Many thanks to them for their fine service.
| Title | Name and Callsign |
|---|---|
| Emergency Coodinator (EC) | NN8A, Byron |
| Assistant EC, Operations | Vacant |
| Assistant EC, Logistics, Supply | N7GE, Jerry |
| Assistant EC, Liason | AC7UZ, Lewis |
| Assistant EC, Digital Operations | W7PAQ, Frank |
| Montana ARRL ARES Coordinator | AE7V, Todd |
Have an Emergency in the Missoula County Area?
- Contact Missoula County Disaster and Emergency Services, by calling 911.
- For Amateur Radio Assistance, Contact our EC or Officers
What to do as an ARES member in an emergency
- Check that you and your family are safe and secure before you respond as an ARES volunteer.
- Check that your property is safe and secure before you respond as an ARES volunteer.
- Monitor the 147.04 MHz + repeater (146.90 secondary).
- Follow instructions you receive from the ARES officials in charge on the above repeater.
ARES Nets
Combined w/ HARC VHF net every Wednesday, 7 pm local, on the 147.04 MHz repeater (146.90 backup) immediately followed by HF Nets on 3947 kHz and 7268 kHz RACES NET, 1st & 3rd Sunday, 9 am local, 3947 kHz
Kalispell Area ARES, Every Wednesday 8PM 145.35,146.62 MHz
For More info see the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)page.
Equipment Considerations
- WA6OTP, Jim McNutt's Search and Rescue 72 Hour Pack
- K7VK's Incident (Fire) Assignment Packs(adjust to your own needs) (.doc)
- For tons of others lists, Search the internet.
Further ARES, RACES information
- ARRL Public Service Communications Manual Emergency & Traffic This is outstanding reading for all sorts of communications procedures!
- Link to Montana ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
- Link to Montana Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES)
Emergency Preparedness Links
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American Redcross Disaster Planning
The American Red Cross can provide food,
water, shelter from the storm and other essential relief to victims of
disaster. Note: American Red Cross operations are now coordinated from
the Kalispell office.
- Homeland Security
- SFGov, Preparedness and Evacuation PlanningW7GJ, Lance, located the link to this fine preparedness and evacuation planning web site. It is from the City and County of San Francisco.
- The Missoula County ARES Communications Plan. This is the 2002 version of the communications plan for Missoula County that involved the Hellgate ARC.
- Missoula County Auxiliary Communications Service. Management of volunteer communications resources available to Public Safety officials in Missoula County. This unique group formed to establish management of volunteer communications resources available to public safety officials in Missoula County. This includes, but is not limited to RACES.