RACES is an emergency management volunteer program that utilizes state of the art ham radio technology to provide vital communications support during emergency incidents and routine events and activities. RACES volunteers are able to:
• Provide communications support to our Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
• Report the extent of damage
• Participate in disaster exercises
• Provide communications
for non-emergency events such as parades
• Provide communications support for emergency shelters and evacuation sites
Anaheim RACES Meetings: are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Weekly Net
We encourage you to check in during our weekly net, which is held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. Weekly net frequency is:
146.265 MHz PL 136.5
Annual Activities
• Annual Full-Scale Disaster Exercise
RACES participates in the City of Anaheim’s annual disaster exercises when appropriate. The team provides emergency communications in the field and in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
• Ham Radio Field Day
RACES members bring our Emergency Communications trailer and generator to participate in the annual Ham Radio Field Day, which is a 24 hour amateur radio exercise held simultaneously throughout the nation. We hold this event on the last full weekend in June each year
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