Abbreviation DARES Purpose Emergency response Official language Dutch, English | Founded 12th May 2004 Region served Netherlands | |
Type Non-profit organization | ||
The Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service (DARES), which was founded on 12 May 2004, is a non-profit organization made out of licensed radio amateurs in the Netherlands. DARES participants are able to set up a national, continental or international radio network in case of an emergency situation, like a power outage on a large scale, a flooding, a cyber attack causing severe damage to communication networks, or other emergency situations, where the safety of a large group of people are in danger.
Regions
The DARES board (consisting of a few persons) has assigned 25 regions (veiligheidsregio's), which are also used by other emergency services in the Netherlands:
Every region has its own Region Coordinator (RC), which keeps their region trained.
References
DARES Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA