About A.R.E.S
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of FCC licensed amateur radio operators who have been trained in emergency communications and have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

Northeast Louisiana A.R.E.S. Foundation, Inc.
The Northeast Louisiana ARES Foundation, Inc. is established and meets guidelines as a charitable 501(c)(3) "tax-exempt" non-profit organization. The foundation oversees the maintenance, operations, and funding of affiliated ARES projects and activities in the 12 parish district, and is administered by a board of directors consisting of both ARRL appointed ARES EC's and elected officers.

Articles of Incorporation (PDF Document) Official Certificate (JPEG Image)

Official Equipment Affiliation Form (NELA ARES Foundation) - PDF Format

* All public donations and/or government grants for ARES projects in the northeast district should be directed to the foundation. To become eligible for funding, each ARES group must be affiliated with the Northeast Louisiana ARES Foundation.

Served Agencies:
Northeast Louisiana ARES provides communications assistance to the following agencies in the Northeast District including:

Ouachita Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP)
NELA Chapter of the American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Louisiana State Police
Ouachita Sheriff's Department
Ouachita Parish Fire Department
Ouachita Parish Public Works Department
Monroe Fire, Police and Public Works Department
West Monroe Fire, Police and Public Works Departments
FEMA
LOEP
LANG
National Weather Service
DHH
OPH
EAS Broadcast Stations
local hospitals
and others as deemed necessary

* Criminal Background Checks - Many of these served agencies handle sensitive information and have specific requirements before allowing access to their facilities. This may include, but is not limited to, law enforcement agencies. In order to maintain a high level of safety and security for the community as well as members of the served agency and ARES, all ARES members are now required to submit to a routine background check before ARES membership is approved. If it anytime an ARES member fails to pass the routine background check, their membership will be revoked. Future reinstatement will not occur until the flag on their record is removed.

The Northeast Louisiana A.R.E.S. Regional District covers a 12 parish area, with each parish having its' own organized group for local emergency coordination.

Northeast Louisiana A.R.E.S. Net . . .
A Regional ARES Training Net is held each Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. CST/CDT
on the 147.015 + K5NOE repeater.

Click Here for Net Preamble

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CONTACT INFORMATION / MEMBERSHIP:

If you prefer, you may print out and mail-in or hand deliver your registration form to your parish EC or DEC. Click Here to Download an A.R.E.S. Registration Form (PDF format)

or you can pre-register online.

Online ARES "Pre-Registration" Form:
Note: Due to increased security restrictions among the various served agencies, all ARES members are now required to submit to a background check.

Upon receipt of this online application, you will be contacted so that ARES officials can gather additional information.

* Your information will be reviewed and you will be contacted by your parish EC.

For more information or questions concerning ARES or membership, contact your parish ARES Official: CLICK HERE

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A.R.E.S. FIELD RESOURCE MANUAL

The ARES Field Resources Manual is a quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator. It's available here as a Adobe Portable Document Format file: aresfieldresourcemanual.pdf (439,361 bytes).

You'll need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view and print the manual.