Team Member / Spotter
Current
Bc Oem / Paramus Cert/Cart/Bc-Races / Skywarn
"Bergen County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (BC-RACES) under the authorityof the Code of Federal Regulations (47 CFR 97.407—see excerpt in Appendix A attached) andthe Bergen County Office of Emergency Management (BCOEM), the NJ State R.A.C.E.S.Plan, as well as Bergen County Freeholder Resolutions as applicable, was established on orabout April 12, 1974. BC-RACES will continue to maintain the leadership and organizationalinfrastructure necessary to provide amateur radio communications in support of, and under thelocal command and authority of, the BCOEM, while maintaining a skilled, qualifiedorganization of BCOEM/ BC-RACES certified volunteers. When activated by the BCOEM inthe event of an emergency or specified training, event, drill, or exercise, BC-RACES may: (a)supplement the public communications infrastructure through high quality communications; (b)provide back-up communications to designated agencies until normal communications arerestored; (c) provide a viable response to local or county communication system outages oroverloads; (d) provide backup civil defense communications services; (e) assist governmentofficials in the protection of life and property by providing accurate communications in atimely manner; (f) provide radio communication for civil preparedness purposes only, duringperiods of local, regional or national civil emergencies or natural disasters, such as fires, floods,tornadoes, and man-made disasters to include acts of terrorism and war; (g) provide operationswhich involve emergency message handling on Amateur Radio Service frequencies thattypically involve messages between critical locations such as hospitals, emergency services,emergency shelters, and any other locations where such communication is needed; and (h)provide communications and/or other assistance where required and/or as assigned by theBCOEM or State of NJ Office of Emergency Management ..." - Lt. MT,CEM/BCOEM