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.[1][2][3]

Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service
AbbreviationDARES
Founded12 May 2004
TypeNon-profit organization
PurposeEmergency response
Region served
Netherlands
Official language
Dutch, English
AffiliationsVERON, ANBI
Staff
~300
Websitehttp://www.dares.nl

Regions

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The DARES board (consisting of a few persons) has assigned 25 Safety regions, which are also used by other emergency services in the Netherlands:[4]

Every region has its own Region Coordinator (RC), which keeps their region trained.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "VERON, Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland - Noodcommunicatie". veron.nl. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Handboek, formulieren, checklist etc". Dares.nl. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Antennebureau - Nieuwsbrieven - DARES: zendamateurs in crisissituaties". Antennebureau.nl. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Regionale indeling". Dares.nl. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ "DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Handboek, formulieren, checklist etc". Dares.nl. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.