Outside links of interest

FEMA RACES GUIDELINES http://www.fema.gov/library/civilpg.htm

NYS Emergency Management Office Site http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/

National RACES Web Site http://www.races.net/

Wide Area Emergency Net Frequencies, Schedules http://www.races.net/nets.html

The Islip ARES Group consists of licensed amateur radio operators who dedicate their time and equipment to assist public officials and charitable organizations with communications in a time of need.

These individuals are registered with the American Radio Relay League's Amateur Radio Emergency Service, (ARES) they may also be registered with the Suffolk County Emergency Management Office as RACES volunteers.

We provide emergency communications during declared disasters, at that time our volunteers are disaster service workers under RACES. Created by the FCC and sanctioned by FEMA RACES or the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service uses amateur radio operators as disaster service workers to provide emergency and urgent communications for the public good.

During times that are not declared disasters, our volunteers are organized under ARES. ARES or the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a field organization of the ARRL We provide adjunct and emergency communications for public officials and charitable organizations.