Riverside County RACES
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• Overview
• Authorities
• Member Requirements
• RACES Activation
• Operations
• Uniform Regulations
• Suggested Equipment
• Guidelines
• Appendices
  • #1 - RACES Alerting System
  • #2 RACES Communications Systems Test
  • #3 RACES Telephone Numbers
  • #5 Incident Number Requests
  • #6 RACES Job Descriptions
  • #8 Recommended Training
  • #11 Familiarization Exercise
• Glossary
• Abbreviations
• Download Manual

 

Authorities

RACES is provided for in subpart F of Part 97 of the Code of Federal Regulations.  As implemented on the national level, RACES is the responsibility of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is part of the Department of Home Land Security.  In the State of California, RACES is the responsibility of the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA).  In Riverside County, RACES is the responsibility of Riverside County Fire Dept. Office of Emergency Services.   The Emergency Operations Plans for the County of Riverside and/or any of its cities will be the authority for operations.  (See the “Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Plan, Riverside County Operations Area” for further details).

RACES is a function of government provided for by state and federal guidelines and is the lead organization involving amateur communications support or response.