Washoe County Amateur Radio Emergency Service serves the regional Reno-Sparks-Incline Village area of Northern Nevada.

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment with their local ARES leadership for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. 

Our mission is to develop and maintain the leadership and organizational structure necessary to provide radio communications support to Emergency Management, Public Safety, and other public service agencies during emergencies or other times when normal communications systems are overloaded or have failed. 

Updated September Meeting Notice 

Information for our September meeting will be sent out as soon as possible. We are currently finalizing the meeting details and location. This adjustment is necessary because the first weekend our usual meeting time falls on Labor Day weekend.

The second weekend is reserved for the Ham Swap, and the third weekend is scheduled for the SNARS Pancake Breakfast. Due to these events, we are selecting an alternate date and location that works best for ou. More information will be shared as soon as plans are confirmed.

Our normal and regularly scheduled WC‑ARES Meetings and Training are held at the REOC, 5195 Spectrum Blvd., Reno, on the first Saturday of each month. The meeting begins at 10:00 AM.    Click for Google Map location

The Northwest Nevada District ARES Net is every Thursday @ 7:30pm on the SNARS linked system.