Brunswick County ARRL ARES Program
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed radio amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for auxiliary communications duties under the national ARRL leadership matrix.
Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in the ARRL or any other local organization, is eligible to join. Our primary mission is securing emergency communications support loops for non-governmental welfare and humanitarian field units (such as the American Red Cross and local shelters) during community emergencies.
🤝 Local Leadership & Active Check-ins
To register your equipment, request an entry into the local qualifications database tracking sheets, or volunteer for public service assignments, connect with our local leadership team:
- Brunswick County Emergency Coordinator (EC): George Fryer (KI4KK)
- 👉 Verified QRZ Contact Portal: KI4KK Profile
🎙️ Persistent Training Nets
- ARES Incident Operational Net: Every Monday evening at 7:00 PM using the primary
147.315 MHzmachine (+600 offset, Tone 118.8 Hz).
📂 Operational Documentation & Forms
These local disaster reference templates serve as an essential training resource. This data tree is maintained by our planning committee, originally initialized under the guidance of former Emergency Coordinator Ward Newcomb (N4PEX).
Always include a leading forward slash on internal document links to ensure they route cleanly from deep subfolders:
- 📄 Brunswick County ARES Emergency Plan (PDF)
- 📝 Brunswick County ARES Registration Form (PDF)
- 🎖️ Brunswick County ARES Credential Application (PDF)
🎓 Volunteer Training Track Levels
Volunteers expected to assist with multi-agency operations or deploy directly to field command posts must demonstrate core National Incident Management System (NIMS) credentials.
FEMA foundational Independent Study coursework is internet-based, self-paced, and available completely free of charge from the FEMA Independent Study Directory .
- 🔟 IS-100 — Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)
- 🔠 IS-700 — National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
🏡 Local Neighborhood Support Options
You do not have to complete FEMA certifications to be a valuable asset to our network! Non-certified club operators can attend planning meetings, act as localized neighborhood storm weather spotters, participate in simplex field testing loops, and assist with shore station rigging checks.