Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Welcome to Vigo County ARES
We are an emergency service group servicing the Terre Haute, Vigo County and surrounding areas
The next ARES Meeting will be on Monday June, 4th at 7:00pm at Glas-Coll Training Building
VIGO COUNTY ARES HAS A NEW REPEATER:
146.805 (No PL Tone Required) Give Us a Shout!
146.805 (No PL Tone Required) Give Us a Shout!
ARES Works with SAR in Search for Missing Girl
Vigo County ARES was called upon to work with EMA , SAR and Vigo County Sheriff's department for a search mission.
This was a girl that had disappeared without a trace and there was a concern that the girl could have been abducted.
Vigo County ARES was activated to assist with communications and logistics for the SAR Teem.
We had just finished a training exercise with them a few weeks earlier and that training came in very handy for this event.
We had 6 Teems out at once and we tracked them by radio and also used APRS.
We also time logged all communications for documentation.
We worked under the ICS structure and again our training came very handy.
The good news is the girl was found and everything was OK.
I think in the end we came away from the operation with a better understanding of what is expected of us and we also have implemented some new procedures for the next time we are called upon.
After speaking with our EMA director and the SAR Teem members I would say ARES did a great job in both the field and in operations. We got nothing but praise and thanks from both and I believe the Sheriff's department also got to see what we are capable of and that ARES is an asset for the county.
I would like to thank the members that helped with this event as it was a stressful time for all.
I can't say enough about getting the proper training and being ready to go as you just never know when your going to called upon, and you never know what you will be doing.
ARES works with Ryves Youth Center holding a 2 day Tech class.
2/18/2012
Vigo County ARES working in conjunction with Ryves Hall Youth Center held a 2 day Tech class at the youth center.
We had 25 people in the class and had 14 people pass there tests and become new hams.
Vigo County ARES would like to thank all the volunteers that helped with the class and thank Jim Edwards director of the youth center (KA9DIF) for hosting the class and providing the food and drinks.
We would also like to think the volunteer VE's and the Eastside Outdoor Ham Club for VE testing.
I know everyone worked hard to make this class a success.
ARES is proud to have helped bring 14 new hams into the area.
Vigo County ARES working in conjunction with Ryves Hall Youth Center held a 2 day Tech class at the youth center.
We had 25 people in the class and had 14 people pass there tests and become new hams.
Vigo County ARES would like to thank all the volunteers that helped with the class and thank Jim Edwards director of the youth center (KA9DIF) for hosting the class and providing the food and drinks.
We would also like to think the volunteer VE's and the Eastside Outdoor Ham Club for VE testing.
I know everyone worked hard to make this class a success.
ARES is proud to have helped bring 14 new hams into the area.
What's our Mission
The Mission of Vigo County ARES is to facilitate the participation of Vigo County Amateur Radio operators to provide supplemental communications for public service agencies responding to disasters affecting Vigo County.
Does this mean we only participate in “Disasters”? No.
We also support safety related communications for local walk-a-thons, parades, and other public service events. This is a valuable training ground for our ultimate mission, which is communications assistance in the event of a disaster or other emergency.
Our intent is to work with local Emergency Management and other Public Service agencies to establish the infrastructure, plans and procedures to best utilize the capabilities of the total Amateur Radio population of Vigo County to support a potential emergency situation. We do this by working with these agencies to establish these plans and procedures, to coordinate/communicate these plans with local Amateur Radio Operators.
Vigo County ARES is not a club.
Vigo County ARES is a volunteer program, and as with most volunteer programs, we have procedures and chain of command. We ask the you follow procedure and the chain of command. You will be asked to do duties as prescribed by Emergency Coordinator and his Assistant Emergency Coordinators, and be expected to follow through with these duties. There will be mandatory training sessions, and you will be expected to attend. These training sessions are an asset to you, and in turn, make you more of an asset to the agencies ARES serves. They also give us a chance to work with each other as a group, and in the long run, allow operations to run much more smooth!
If you would be interested in joining the ARES Community we would love to have you.
Contact Vigo County ARES
To see more of what ARES does go to the "What ARES is doing" section
ARES looking for help working with Search and Rescue
Vigo County ARES is looking for some Hams that would be interested in working with the Vigo County Search and Rescue Teem.
ARES is in the process of setting up an APRS system to aid with tracking persons and search dogs.
This group will be working hand in hand with the SAR Teem.
Any interested Ham please contact N9JLR at n9jlr1@gmail.com
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