Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)

Supported by the Lake Oswego Fire Department, the formation of the volunteer radio operators group provides the City a tertiary communication system to connect the Lake Oswego Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in the field when standard communication systems are not available. In addition, ARES communicates with Clackamas County’s EOC, the State’s EOC, hospitals, and the National Guard.