Role

St. Joseph County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) Team provides a pool of emergency communications personnel that can be called on in time of need. RACES groups across the country prepare themselves for the inevitable day when they will be called upon. When a local, state, or national government agency activates a RACES group, that RACES group will use its resources to meet whatever need that agency has.

Services

St. Joseph County RACES volunteers provide the following services to the community:

• Damage assessment
• Emergency communications to public safety response agencies
• Emergency operations center communications
• Medical disaster communications
• Severe weather spotting

Volunteer

To volunteer for St. Joseph County RACES you must be a licensed ham radio operator, 18 years of age or older and fill out a volunteer application which can be sent to St. Joseph County Emergency Management.

Contact RACES

For more information on St. Joseph County RACES, please contact St. Joseph County Emergency Management.