Amateur Radio Emergency Service

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Amateur Radio Emergency Service

In United States
In Canada
Abbreviation	ARES
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Emergency response
Region served	Canada, United States
Affiliations	Radio Amateurs of Canada, American Radio Relay League
Website	(via ARRL)

In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications. It is organized and sponsored by the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

Communication failures have been a defining part of natural disasters and even some human-generated events. Amateur radio provides a means of communication "when all else fails".