What to do in case of and emergency
The following is taken from ARES Field Manual.
1. Check that you and your family are safe and secure before you respond as an ARES volunteer.
2. Check that your property is safe and secure before you respond as an ARES volunteer.
3. Monitor your assigned local ARES net frequency. (147.015/146.640)
4. Follow the instructions you receive from the ARES officials in charge on the above frequency.
5. Contact your local emergency coordinator, or his/her designee, for futher instructions.
Initial Action Checklist
Basic Deployment Equipment Checklist
Extended 72 Hour Deployment Equipment Checklist
Snacks | Alarm clock |
Liquid refreshments | toolbox |
Throat lozenges | Electrical and duct tape |
Aspirin | Safety glasses |
Prescriptions | Additional radios, packet gear |
Toilet articles | Microphones |
First Aid Kit | Power supplies/chargers |
Message forms | RF connectors |
Logbooks | Antennas with mounts |
Shelter (tent/sleeping bags) | Patch cords |
3 day change of clothes | Extra coax |
Foul weather gear | Anderson power poles |
3 day supply of water & food | Waterproof matches |
Flashlight/spare bulb | Soldering ion and solder |