URL: http://www.multnomahares.org
Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MC-ARES
Yahoo Calendar: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MC-ARES/cal
Service
Events
Oregon ARES connects the dots with additional documents here.
2006-2007 Oregon Exercise Calendar
Report your McARES activity with the On-Line Log Form.
Don't forget to check the Yahoo Group for
the latest developments!
Nets
Weekly: Net Wednesdays at 7PM, 146.84+ (courtesy the very generous and
highly supportive Portland Amateur
Radio Club whose Yahoo Group e-mail lists are linked here: W7LT, PARCNET, and 684repeater).
Meetings
Monthly:
Meetings 4th Thursdays at 7PM, PFB Station Two, 4800
NE 122, just north of Sandy Blvd.
Contacts
The County
EC is
Bert Younglove, WA7HI,
and the Gresham AEC is Ed Clulow, N7TL
Description
This unit,
Multnomah County ARES or 'McARES',
serves Multnomah County including the City of Portland, with easterly
areas (e.g., Gresham), served by the East County ARES ('EcARES')
sub-unit. That just shows the area we serve; you're free to choose
whichever ARES unit you wish to participate with.
One primary role is to support the NETs (Neighborhood Emergency Teams).
The Portland Office of Emergency Management trains NETs and those teams
will need commuincations support to connect them in the field back to
their fire house.
Amateur Radio Emergency Service, ARES, is a
volunteer alliance of licensed radio amateurs who voluntarily register
their
qualifications and equipment for communications duty and who plan and
train to serve the public when disaster strikes. You become an ARES
amateur radio operator
by joining ARRL, but a "Ham" does
not need to be a member of ARRL to participate in ARES.
Amateur Radio Emergency Services, or ARES, is the field arm of the
Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL). The League deals with all aspects of
Amateur Radio, including legislation, licensing, and contests; the ARES
branch specifically handles field communications, particularly during
emergencies. When you hear in the news that Amateur Radio operators
were part of a search and rescue operation, assisted in getting aid to
a ship in trouble at sea, or provided communications for a Red Cross
shelter, you're likely hearing about ARES volunteers.
ARES volunteers also serve our neighbors through providing free
communications at planned events, such as
air shows, parades, and other events, a win-win situation; the public
benefits through the service directly provided. Experienced and new
operators all refresh and polish their emergency-response skills
through helping at public events.
Every U.S. licensed amateur operator,
with or without membership in the ARRL
or any other local or national
organization, is eligible for ARES membership. The only
qualification, other than possession of an Amateur Radio license, is a
sincere desire to serve. Because ARES is an amateur service, only
amateurs are eligible for membership. The possession of emergency
powered equipment is very desirable, but is not a requirement for
membership. However, federal regulations and other requirements require
specific training over and above that required for an
amateur license, and accept a leadership role, you do need to join the
ARRL.
Registration and Training
Registration
Form
ARRL's
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Level I required
now EC-001
recommended Level
2 EC-002
and Level
3 EC-003
Documentation
and Links*
* Adobe
Acrobat Reader or equivalent required; download
from here for free if not already
installed.
ICS-213 form, fillable for Word, OpenOffice <-----NEW
OpenOffice, a free downloadable equivalent to Microsoft Office/Word/Excel/PowerPoint<-----NEW
ICS-213 form, plain PDF <-----NEW
Multnomah
Co. ARES Historical uses of 2m frequencies
(unofficial)
and
Standard
net procedure
Multnomah County
Emergency
Management
Disaster
Plan and
the Natural
Hazards Mitigation Plan
City of Portland
Ofc of
Emergency Management Neighborhood
Emergency Teams
EOC
Security Check Form
Oregon
ARES-MAT
Minimum Requirements
Mt.
Hood Coordination Plan State Plan
Oregon
ARES Oregon
ARES-RACES Website <--NEW
Oregon ARRL Website <--NEW
NW
ARRL Website <--NEW
Oregon
Emergency Management and Amateur Radio
Oregon Radio Relay
Council and the Band
Plan
Other
counties
Clackamas Co. ARES
Washington
Co. ARES and the Washington
County ARES Communication
Plan (draft)
General
ARES
General Information ARES
Field Resources Manual
Oregon
Repeaters (unofficial)
Use of SMS Text messaging during cellular overload
Possible Served Agency
Locations
* Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent required;
download from here for free
if not already installed.
We may be called upon to serve these offices and should be familiar
with the locations.
Gresham
Fire Department (six stations, incl. Multnomah Fire District No.
10)
Multnomah Rural Fire Prot. Distr. No. 14 (Corbett) (503.695.2272)
36930
E Historic Columbia River Hwy -
40750 SE Gordon Creek Rd -
Springdale
Stn, SW 257 Ave
Portland Fire Bureau (30 stations)
Sauvie Island Rural Fire Protection
District No. 30 (503.920.9572) -
18342
NW Sauvie Island Rd
and, other locations cited in the Oregon
Fire Dept. List* and in the
Multnomah
Co. section* of ODGMI's Statewide
Seismic Needs Assessment
Project.
Please
send web page suggestions to
K7AAY