ARRL's primary national emergency exercise designed to asses the skills and preparedness of ARES volunteers. Envision R1D5 participation from EOCs, hospitals, and home stations.
We announce a special CPR training class available to ARESDEC members that has been requested by several members. This training is sponsored by the Colorado North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region https://www.ncrcolorado.org/. Event Date/Time/Location: Date/Time: Saturday, October 14, 2023, 0800 - 1200 Location: Predera Fire Station 184 (Franktown Fire Protection District Station 184) […]
A public service/camaraderie Thanksgiving morning event where R1D5 provides situation awareness to event staff via observers primarily using HTs on a Simplex frequency. After our turkeys are in the over at home, our volunteers usually meet for Breakfast and then over to help out on this traditional Highlands Ranch Thanksgiving event. Historically, proceeds have […]
Join us for the ARESDEC December Face-to-Face meeting on Thursday, 12/7 at 19:00 at the Douglas County Sheriff's substation in Highlands Ranch. Remember December's Face-to-Face meeting is earlier in the month than normal. Knots for ARES and Amateur Radio Be there for a knotty evening (see what we did there?) as our own Perry, W6AUN […]
Have you thought about volunteering to be the Mission Coordinator for an ARESDEC event? Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a Mission Coordinator? In ARES, we use Mission Coordinators for both activations and planned events. What does it take to be a Mission Coordinator? Are the demands on a Mission Coordinator different […]
ARES® R1D5 is scheduled to conduct surveys of four facilities designated by the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) as priority emergency shelters. These surveys allow preparation and update of Key Location Forms that detail information necessary for ARES to respond to a shelter activation in a timely manner with the right communications equipment. […]
We announce a special CPR / AED / First-Aid certification course available to ARESDEC members that has been requested by several members. This training is sponsored by the Colorado North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region https://www.ncrcolorado.org/. Event Details: Date/Time: Saturday, February 17, 2024 0800-1700 MST Location: Predera Fire Station 184 (Franktown Fire Protection District Station […]
Our February Face-to-Face meeting will deal with a very important topic that is of interest to every licensed Ham Radio Operator! We are going to talk about how to stay safe and compliant with FCC Radio Frequency Exposure rules. How to keep your station safe and in compliance with FCC exposure and record keeping rules […]
ARES® R1D5 is scheduled to survey one or more facilities designated by the Elbert County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) as emergency warming shelters. Such surveys allow preparation and update of Key Location Forms that detail information necessary for ARES to respond to a shelter activation in a timely manner with the right communications equipment. […]
Greg Heavener and his team from the NWS are scheduled to provide our ARES District’s annual SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training. The agenda consists of: Basics of thunderstorm development Fundamentals of storm structure Identifying potential severe weather features How to contact NWS and submit a weather report to NWS Basic severe weather safety. Even if you […]
For more information about NWS SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training see https://aresdec.org/event/national-weather-service-nws-skywarn-training/
