Each year, awareness is raised for the need to prepare for disasters, both natural and man-made. Ready.gov and FEMA, along with the ARRL^® all have resources available for your home, family, and/or community. For the Amateur Radio community, this includes ARES^®– Amateur Radio, When All Else Fails^®.

For an Amateur Radio Operator, this is a great time to inspect your Go Kit, Deployment Kit, or Mobile Response Unit; Checking for expiration dates on perishables, consumables, and batteries is critical to being activation-ready. As we enter the winter months here in Missouri, it is also a great time to start rotating in winter supplies and rotating out summer supplies. For additional information, check out the links below!

WØECA – Go Kits, are you ready?

Ready.gov – National Preparedness Month

ARES®- Amateur Radio, When All Else Fails®