Here is the the format of the net that we use.  I think that each one of us has changed it a little one way or another. 
Feel free to use all, or none of this format.  CHECK THE SPELLING,  I TYPED THIS FAST
  
Paul Conley, KE4NLL
 
 
 
District 9  Amateur Radio Emergency Net
 
 
Date:________________
 
CQ, CQ, CQ,  THIS IS THE NET CONTROL STATION FOR THE 
 
DISTRICT 9, AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES NET.  
 
NET CONTROL TONIGHT IS:   KD4DZE,        BILL.     THIS 
 
IS A DIRECTED NET AND ALL COMMUNICATINS WILL BE 
 
CARRIED OUT AT THE DIRECTION OF THE NET CONTROL 
 
STATION.  IF YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY, SAY THE 
 
WORD EMERGENCY, AND YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY 
 
RECOGNIZED.  THE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE IS 
 
A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION OF LICENSED RADIO 
 
AMATERUS WHO HAVE REGISTERED THEIR CAPABILITIES 
 
AND EQUIPMENT FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY 
 
COMMUNICATIONS AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE 
 
COMMUNITY.  THE PURPOSE OF THE A.R.E.S. IS TO FURNISH 
 
COMMUNICATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL OR MAN 
 
MADE DISASTER, WHEN REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS FAIL OR 
 
ARE INADEQUATE.  ALTHOUGH THIS IS AN A.R.E.S. NET, ALL 
 
AMATERUS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.  THIS NET 
 
ORGINATES ON THE        146.700          .  IF THERE ARE OTHER 
 
REPEATERS LINKED INTO THIS NET, PLEASE I.D. THAT 
 
REPEATER AT THIS TIME.  THIS NET WILL BE 
 
CALLED   (THE TIME AND DAY GOES HERE)  .
 
 
     IS THERE ANY EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC, PLEASE 
 
CALL,       KD4DZE        ,  NET CONTROL AT THIS TIME.
 
 
     IS THERE ANY DISTRICT EMERGENCY COORDINATORS, 
 
COUNTY EMERGENCY COORDINATORS, OR ASSISTANT 
 
EMERGENCY COORDINATORS WISHING TO CHECK IN AT    
 
THIS TIME,  CALL           KD4DZE            NET CONTROL.
 
 
CHECK-IN'S 
 
     THE NET IS NOW OPEN FOR CHECK-IN'S.  PLEASE GIVE 
 
YOUR CALL SIGN SLOWLY AND PHONETICALLY.  GIVE ME 
 
YOUR NAME AND LOCATION PLEASE.  CHECK-IN'S 
 
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BY PROXY.  THIS IS AN EMERGENCY 
 
NET AND ONLY ACTIVE CHECK-IN'S WILL BE TAKEN.  THERE 
 
MAY BE OTHER REPEATERS LINKED WITH THIS NET, SO 
 
ALLOW TIME FOR THOSE REPEATER TO LINK BEFORE YOU 
 
START YOUR TRANSMISSION.  THE NET IS NOW OPEN FOR 
 
CHECK-IN'S,  CALL       KD4DZE         NET CONTROL.
 
 
INFORMATION
 
(I JUST LEAVE SPACE HERE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMENTS, OR ANY INFORMATION THAT I WANT TO PASS ALONG TO THE AMATEURS.)
 
 
CLOSING
 
 
     THANKS TO ALL THE AMATERUS THAT PARTICIPATED IN 
 
TONIGHTS AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY NET.  WITHOUT 
 
YOUR PARTICIPATION, THIS NET WOULD NOT EXIST.  TONIGHT 
 
WE HAD A TOTAL OF ____________  CHECK-IN'S.  I WILL NOW 
 
TURN THIS REPEATER BACK OVER TO NORMAL AMATEUR 
 
USE.   TIME-OUT______________    (END WITH YOUR CALL)