Providing Support To Polk Emergency Management and Local Agencies!

Polk County, Florida - ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) is
a key function to the operations of Emergency Communications 
Support to served agencies in need of Communications.  
We provide ESF-2 communications at any level. We are trained to use
common, up to date communications equipment, no matter what 
kind it is, or who's communications system it is belongs to. 
We will get the message through to where it needs to go!

Our focus is on Amateur (Ham) Radio, Emergency Management,
GMRS Interoperabilities, Communications and Community Services.
We are the Primary communications resource for Polk County 
in the event of an emergency as outlined by the West Central 
Florida Emergency Communications Plan.

TROPICAL STORM FAY TO AFFECT
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
POLK ARES CONDITION BLUE IS NOW SET.
ALL MEMBERS ARE TO MONITOR 146.985
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ON MONDAY
AUGUST 18, 2008.
Members are to email the EC and AEC with their
availabilities ASAP.

POLK ARES MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION PAGE NOW ADDED
Please go to our recently updated membership page for more information.
ARES APPLICATION has now been moved to this page also.

Now added to the Items of Interest Page, link to the Polk County CERT web page.
or you can click here also

POLK ARES NOW MEETS AT THE POLK EOC!
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For the latest news and information, please go to our
NEWS section.

Hurricane Season is in action! Go to the
weather page for more information.

NEW INFORMATION ON AN ICS CLASS IS NOW POSTED IN
PAUL'S CORNER!!! PLEASE CLICK ON THE LEFT LINK!

Some Polk County HAMS are playing in the D-Star Realm!
For more information, click here

2008 MS150 Bike Ride Information can be found here

08/17/2008 12:09 AM The ONLINE ARES APPLICATION PAGE IS FIXED
Thanks to Mike Oliver, KI4OFU, for fixing the darn thing for me...
BRAVO ZULU!

Contact Information:
Email or VoIP

VOIP please see this page

LOCATION:

POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA

Electronic mail

General Information: ec@polkemcomm.org
Membership Questions: info@polkemcomm.org

08/17/2008 12:09 AM Page updated.

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