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The Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Eastern Massachusetts (EMa ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in the ARES. 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 desirable, but is not a requirement for membership. The Eastern Massachusetts ARES serves 190 communities in all eight counties east of the Worcester County line from the NH state border to Cape Cod and the Islands, through District Emergency Coordinators (DECs), Emergency Coordinators (ECs), and their assistants (AECs).
  EMa ARES maintains close liaison with the Massachusetts Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), as well as the National Weather Service Taunton Offices SKYWARN program. If you are interested in joining ARES or you are an existing ARES member that wishes to update contact or training information, you can click the links to the left in the Main Menu and click either "Join Us!" or the "Eastern Mass ARES Registration Form and Database" which will take you to our online ARES Registration Form and Database for new and existing members.
Please use the email address kd1cy@ema.arrl.org for priority issues or technical problems only. If you would like to submit an announcement on this page, please click on the link toward the bottom left column. You may also leave general comments in the guestbook.
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Cape Cod Traffic Plan Exercise
Posted by admin on: Monday 05 May 2008 @ 07:40:16 |
Hello to all...
The following RACES exercise information came from Bob Mims-WA1OEZ:
Mass. State Police, Mass. Highway, MEMA, VOAD, and several Cape Cod communities will be conducting a hurricane drill to exercise the new Cape Cod Emergency Traffic Plan (CCETP).
As part of this exercise the Region II manager has asked us to open the Region II RACES Network on Tuesday evening, May 13th, leading up to the main exercise day on Wed. May 14TH 2008. We will open all four Region II RACES Nets at 7:00 pm and will have exercise traffic for any and all Region II communities that wish to participate
For further information contact Bob Mims, WA1OEZ, Region II RACES Radio Officer at 508-823-7443 or wa1oez@arrl.net
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Basic Emergency Comms Workshop for Saturday May 17th 9 AM-4 PM in Concord, Mass.
Posted by admin on: Sunday 20 April 2008 @ 14:18:54 |
Emergency Communications Workshop in Concord Massachusetts...
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Workshop Saturday May 17th, 2008:
There will be an Emergency Communications Workshop on Saturday May 17th, 2008 from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM at the Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts.
This session is being put on by the ARES Section Staff through the efforts of Middlesex County ARES DEC, Steve Telsey, N1BDA, and the cooperation of the Concord Hospital staff. This Emergency Communications Workshop will provide the background and information to serve Amateur Radio Operators when they need to respond to a communications emergency. It will feature an Introduction and Conclusion to Emergency Communications, and five 1-hour training sessions on topics including:
Overview of Eastern Massachusetts ARES-RACES-SKYWARN Programs
Net Operations
NTS Traffic Message Handling
Basic Overview of ICS
Go Kits
This training will also feature a 1-hour lunch that will be provided at no coerced cost to any Amateur who attends the session.
The presentations will be given by other Amateur Operators well versed in the topics listed above. The training will be a worthwhile endeavor not just for emergency communicators but for anyone who is an Amateur Radio Operator, and wants to learn more about the hobby.
Preregistration is requested but is not required in case anyone would like to attend at the last minute. Please try to preregister by Monday May 12th, 2008 to assure the meeting place is setup properly and we have enough refreshments for breaks between lectures and for the lunch break. We will, however, accept any last minute preregistrations after that day or any walk-ins as long as space permits.
Directions to the Emerson Hospital:
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=42.459915&lon=-71.347799&zoom=13&q1=Concord%2CMA
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/Emerson+Hospital:Concord+MA/#a/search/l:::Concord:MA::US:42.4603:-71.349403:city:Middlesex+County/m::7:42.43637:-71.255405:0:0:/so:Emerson+Hospital:::d::25:::::/e
From the North:
Rt 495 South to Rt 2 East or Rt 128 S to Rt 2 West
Emerson Hospital is on the south side of Rt 2 about 1 mile east of the Concord Rotary
From Boston:
Rt 2 East over Rt 128
Emerson Hospital is on the south side of Rt 2 about 7 miles from Rt 128
From the South:
Rt 495 North to Rt 2 East or Rt 128 North to Rt 2 West
Emerson Hospital is on the south side of Rt 2 about 1 mile east of the Concord Rotary
Parking, both outdoor and indoor, is available at the hospital for a fee. There is free parking in lots on the north side of Rt 2, but crossing the highway can be difficult.
There will be talk-in on the Concord 145.11 (pl 110.9) repeater.
For any additional information and to preregister for the workshop, please contact:
N1BDA-Steve Telsey steve.n1bda@verizon.net
KD1CY-Rob Macedo rmacedo@rcn.com
This training should be a worthwhile endeavor for anyone interested in learning more about emergency communications and amateur radio in general.
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Pager #: (508) 354-3142
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Work Phone #: 1-800-445-2588 Ext.: 72929 (8 AM-5 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo@rcn.com
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UPDATED 4/22/08: MEMA Training Classes Offered
Posted by admin on: Monday 13 August 2007 @ 07:32:04 |
The following is from Tom Kinahan, N1CPE, Massachusetts State RACES Radio Officer.
The following new courses have been added to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency's training calendar:
Incident Command System 200 at Somerset Police Department on April 22, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at John Augustus Hall on April 22, 2008
Incident Command System 200 at Brockton Fire Station 1 on April 28, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at Northern Essex Community College on April 28, 2008
Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools at VTA Authority on April 29, 2008
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program at Wellesley Police Department on April 29, 2008
Incident Command System 400 at Blackstone Public Library on May 1, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at Ma-Task Force 1 on May 5, 2008
Basic Public Information Officer Course at MEMA Headquarters-Training Room on May 6, 2008
HSEEP Toolkit Training Workshop at MEMA Headquarters-Operations Room on May 8, 2008
EOC Management and Operations Course at Middleton Police Department on May 12, 2008
Incident Command System 400 at Plymouth Cty. Sheriff's Dept. Regional Training Center on May 13, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at DelValle Institute - O'Neill Room on May 14, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at Dalton Fire Station on May 14, 2008
Refresher Training For 718A Radiological Survey Meter at Lexington Armory on May 14, 2008
EOC Management and Operations Course at Wilmington Public Safety Building on May 15, 2008
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program at Springfield-Raymond Sullivan Public Safety Complex on May 19, 2008
Incident Command System 400 at Northern Essex Community College on May 28, 2008
Hurricane Preparedness Workshop at Mass. Maritime
Academy-Charleston/Nantucket room on May 30, 2008
Hurricane Preparedness Workshop at Ma-Task Force 1 on June 5, 2008
EOC Management and Operations Course at Middleton Police Department on June 9, 2008
Incident Command System 100 at Burlington Town Hall Annex Basesment on June 10, 2008
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program at Plymouth Cty. Sheriff's Dept. Regional Training Center on June 10, 2008
Incident Command System 300 at Franklin Fire Headquarters on June 16, 2008
Incident Command System 400 at DelValle Institute - O'Neill Room on June 18, 2008
NIMS-700 / ICS-100 at Winchester Hospital Conference Rooms A&B McKay Bldg. on June 28, 2008
Visit our web site at
MEMA Training Calendar
for more details.
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