Kansas City Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio Team
KCHEART establishes auxiliary communication support to hospitals throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. Saint John Hospital (SJH) is a KCHEART facility which is operated by members of SHARC and maintained by JARA members and others with interest in supporting our only remaining general hospital in Leavenworth.
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
To ensure continuity of operations of Radio Amateurs supporting emergency communications during a declared a civil emergency, our ARES® members are also registered with the Leavenworth County Office of Emergency Management as RACES members. To ensure compliance with applicable regulations, should a civil emergency be declared, we ensure applicable guidance remains updated and relevant.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
In 2023, FEMA updated the Incident Command System (ICS) structure to officially include the Auxiliary Communicator (AUXC) role. AUXC appears in the ICS structure under the Incident Communications Center Manager (INCM) which is under the Communications Unit Leader (COML). We are in FEMA region 7. We have one AUXCOMM Level 2 member and several who are working on their AUXCOMM Task Books.
Jarbalo Amateur Radio Association. Web site.
