More information can be found at:

activities/emergency-communications

activities/nets-on-mdarc-systems and activities/nets-on-other-systems

Emergency preparedness is one of the reasons for allocating bands to amateurs. Over fifty percent of all amateurs site EmComm as a main reason for getting their license. The realities of EmComm may be more complicated than expected. Emergency preparedness planning takes different forms in each location due to the mutual aid agreements between served agencies and the resources available.

Agencies may include city government, county government, state government, FEMA, police, fire, ARRL, clubs and more.