Welcome to Pierce County ARES

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Pierce County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) are volunteers who train and  qualify to provide emergency communications support when disaster strikes. ARES assists local agencies during windstorms, flooding, earthquakes, or any incident that disrupts ordinary day to day communication.

 

District 5 ARES Announces New Membership Program

New District 5 ARES membership and training requirements launched on January 1, 2026.The new program defines four qualification levels of formal membership within the all-volunteer auxiliary communications support group. Program requirements are summarized here. The program applies to all new applicants and current members. Current members will need to complete the training and participation requirements for the first two levels (Candidate and Home-based Operator) by July 1, 2026, to maintain their membership status.

If you have questions after reading the program requirements, please contact Assistant DEC, Grant Miller – W7GTM, at ADEC2@piercecountyares.net.

Please check out our About Us menu for more information on what we are doing for our served agencies and our members.