Washtenaw County - Amateur Radio Public Service Corps (ARPSC) - Coordinates amateur radio public service and emergency communications for Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA. An umbrella organization of amateur radio operators working with local governments and other groups for radio communications during an emergency, extreme events, large public events, or times of severe weather. RACES, ARES, and Skywarn are the official capacities in which they work.
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) - Created by the FCC in the 1950's to provide local and state governments with a communications system during the cold war. Amateur Radio operators who volunteer for RACES activation must first complete a series of FEMA independent study courses.
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) - Developed by American Radio Relay League. ARES provides licensed operators for various safety and emergency functions across the country. Agencies that ARES serve include local emergency management, American Red Cross, and others who need communications resources during a crisis or large public event.
Skywarn - A volunteer training and partnership entity established by the US National Weather Service and advanced by local emergency managers across the nation. Many trained Skywarn volunteers are FCC licensed amateur radio operators.
Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) - Providing the amateur radio community with high speed data management in the amateur radio and emergency communications field using software releases for use on commercial-off-the-shelf devices with a primary focus on meeting the needs of emergency communications. [e.g., Mesh Network Map]
