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Clackamas County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES)

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Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

• ARRL ARES
• Emergency Communications
• ECOMM.ORG A Weekly Bulletin for ARES and other EMCOMM Operators
• Emergency Communications Certification (ARRL)

  
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

• Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
• Emergency Communications
• National Traffic System (NTS)
• Public Service Communications Manual - Covers a lot of territory on emergency comms (PDF version)

 
American Red Cross

• After a Disaster
• Disaster Supplies Kit
• Home Safety and General Preparedness
• Family Disaster Planning
• Oregon Trail Chapter, Oregon
• Reference Material (Publications)

To get copies of American Red Cross community disaster education materials, contact your local Red Cross chapter.

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Clackamas County

• Emergency Management Clackamas County
• Clackamas County Fire District #1(CCFD#1)
• Clackamas County Sheriff

  
Coast Guard

• United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Home Page
• Flotilla Finder
• Auxiliary at a Glance (USCG site)

  
Citizen Corp - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Are You Ready?
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
• Medical Reserve Corps
• Neighborhood Watch - National Sheriffs' Association sponsored
• Volunteers in Police Service Program (VIPS) - US Dept of Justice sponsored

  
Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

• Civil Air Patrol (CAP) National Headquarters
• CAP Cadet Program (youth)
• Emergency Services
• Aerospace Education & Training

 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (alternate White House Site)

• Ready.gov - Info on Emergency Kits, Planning, and Information sources
• Corporation for National and Community Service (US Government) (e-Grants for volunteers)
• Institute for Homeland Security (ANSER, Analytic Services Inc.)
• National Domestic Preparedness Office (FBI)
• Office of Homeland Security (White House)
• United States Coast Guard Homeland Security

  
Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC)

• Family Disaster Supplies Kit
• Helping Children Cope with Disaster

  
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Self-Study Courses in Emergency Management
• Emergency Preparedness Checklist (also in PDF format)
• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Family Disaster Plan
• Family Disaster Supplies Kit
• Frequencies used by FEMA

 
Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS)

• What is MARS?
• Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard MARS
• Air Force MARS
• Army MARS

 
Near Vertical Incidence Skywave Communications(NWS)

• PowerPoint NVIS Presentation to CARES by David Kidd
• NVIS Near Vertical Incidence Skywave
• KV5R Understanding NVIS Antennas and Propagation

 
National Weather Service (NWS)

• National Weather Radio
• National Weather Maps
• Weather Maps (select by state)

 
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)

• Guidance For Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
• Links to RACES and related sites
• Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio Team-Portland, OR (HEART)

 
Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams (REACT)

• General Information

 
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)

• SATERN Disaster Communications Site
• SATERN Operating Frequencies (HF Nets)

 
SkyWarn

• SkyWarn Q&A
• How to become an official NWS Weather Spotter
• Storm Spotter's Guide

 
Hurricane Information Sites

• Maritime Telecommunications Information (US Coast Guard)
• National Hurricane Center (NOAA)
• NOAA Hurricane and Natural Disaster Brochures
• stormCARIB - "A Practical Guide to Hurricanes"
• Yahoo World Full Coverage - Hurricane Season