The next DC RACES in person meeting will be held on May 9, 2009, 9:00 AM at the Dutchess County Office of Emergency Management, room 209.
Welcome
This site is under reconstruction due to changes in the response structure in Dutchess County.
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Interim "Acting" webmaster is (click to email me) Rich Bodin N2EYH
Misson Statement
Dutchess County RACES through the Dutchess County Office of Emergency Management will provide support for DC ARC, NORMET, NDMS and local hospitals as permitted by Part 97 of the FCC rules and regulations
RACES, administered by local, county and state emergency management agencies, and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States government, is a part of the Amateur Radio Service that provides radio communications for civil-preparedness purposes only, during periods of local, regional or national civil emergencies.
These emergencies are not limited to war-related activities, but can include natural disasters such as fires, floods and earthquakes.
As defined in the rules, RACES is a radiocommunication service, conducted by volunteer licensed amateurs, designed to provide emergency communications to local or state civil-preparedness agencies. It is important to note that RACES operation is authorized by emergency management officials only, and this operation is strictly limited to official civil-preparedness activity in the event of an emergency-communications situation.
