Amateur Radio Emergency Service
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In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications. It is organized and sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Amateurs of Canada.
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Abbreviation | ARES |
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Type | Non-profit organization |
Purpose | Emergency response |
Region served | Canada, United States |
Affiliations | Radio Amateurs of Canada, American Radio Relay League |
Website | (via ARRL) |
Communication failures have been a defining part of natural disasters and even some human-generated events such as the September 11 attacks that occurred in New York City in 2001. A lack of communication between firefighters at the World Trade Center contributed directly to the deaths of 300 of those firefighters.[1] Amateur radio provides a means of communication "when all else fails".