DARES
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]
| Abbreviation | DARES |
|---|---|
| Founded | 12 May 2004 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Emergency response |
Region served | Netherlands |
Official language | Dutch, English |
| Affiliations | VERON, ANBI |
Staff | ~300 |
| Website | http://www.dares.nl |
Regions
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]
- NNL - North Netherlands (R1, R2, R3, R4) - Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Northwest Overijssel
- R5 - Safety region Twente
- R6 - Safety region North and East-Gelderland
- R7 - Safety region Central Gelderland
- R8 - Safety region South Gelderland
- R9 - Safety region Utrecht
- R10 - Safety region North North Holland
- R11 - Safety region Zaanstreek-Waterland
- R12 - Safety region Kennemerland
- R13 - Safety region Amsterdam-Amstelland
- R14 - Safety region Gooi en Vechtstreek (now R25)
- R15 - Safety region Haaglanden
- R16 - Safety region Holland Center (now R15)
- R17 - Safety region Rotterdam-Rijnmond
- R18 - Safety region Zuid-Holland-Zuid
- R19 - Safety region Zeeland
- R20 - Safety region Central and West Brabant
- R21 - Safety region Brabant North
- R22 - Safety region Brabant Southeast
- R23 - Safety region North Limburg
- R24 - Safety region South Limburg
- R25 - Safety region Flevoland
Every region has its own Region Coordinator (RC), which keeps their region trained.[5]
References
- "VERON, Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland - Noodcommunicatie". veron.nl. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "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.
- "Antennebureau - Nieuwsbrieven - DARES: zendamateurs in crisissituaties". Antennebureau.nl. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Regionale indeling". Dares.nl. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "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.
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