Colorado ARES District 12 covers Washington and Morgan Counties in the northeast corner of the state. The primary industries in Washington and Morgan Counties are agriculture, cattle and oil and gas production.

What is ARES?
The ARES is part of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the largest amateur radio advocacy and fraternal organization in the United States. Today, the ARES provides the organization and guidance to help amateur radio operators to establish a local emergency communications group. Emergency Coordinators work with local government agencies such as police, fire, sheriff, search and rescue and offices of emergency management to determine what emergency communications needs may exist.

The Colorado ARES is divided into 29 districts. Each district will have a local Emergency Coordinator who will work to understand the local community's needs, and organize resources to maintain a level of emergency preparedness.

Although the primary purpose of the ARES is to provide emergency communications, ARES members also routinely provide non-business communications support to other public events.

If you Live in Washington or Morgan counties and are interested in joining, please send an email to:
kc0cat@arrl.net