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Visit the Florida ARES website.
Download the Okaloosa County Emergency Communications Plan, pdf or MSWord. And here is the Okaloosa ARES Net Preamble.

Visit the Okaloosa CERT web site for more information about how it operates.

In south Santa Rosa County, the Navarre CERT operates a UHF repeater with output at 444.2 MHz, input up 5 MHz, tone 131.8 Hz.

FEMA has an on-line course for National Incident Management System (NIMS). It can be found at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS/is700.asp.

Okaloosa County ARES primary is 146.79 MHz as primary for Okaloosa County Emergency Operations Coordination.

Santa Rosa County ARES primary is 146.7 MHz, with 145.49 MHz as backup. And here are photos from the August 2006 ARES meeting.

You can find the Hurricane Watch Net, occasionally on 14.325 MHz, based at the National Hurricane Center.

The following information lists common frequencies to find emergency communications operations.

Panix Scanning Web Site.

SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) provides emergency communication support to the Salvation Army wherever needed.
14265 KHz SSB 1500Z Monday through Friday
14265 KHz SSB 1500Z Saturday - SAROF (Salvation Army Radio Operator Fellowship)
7265 KHz SSB 1600Z Saturday - SAROF
7265 KHz SSB 1400Z Saturday - Eastern Territory
7265 KHz SSB 1630Z Saturday - Central Area
7265 KHz SSB 1700Z Saturday - Southern Territory
5330.5 KHz SSB 0400Z Daily - Alaska (Alternate frequency 5346.5 KHz )
5330.5 KHz SSB 0100Z Tuesday - Central Area (Alternate frequency 5346.5 KHz)
3740 KHz SSB 2000CT Monday - Canadian
3920 KHz SSB 2030CT Tuesday - Kansas & Missouri
3977.7 KHz SSB 0400Z Sunday - Western States

Times are one hour earlier when Daylight Savings Time in effect (Except Arizona)
Everyone is welcome to check in.

All Areas Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03950.0 LSB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center) (altn)
07055.0 LSB El Grupo Seguimiento de Huracanes (Spanish)
07268.0 LSB Waterway
07290.0 LSB Traffic
14222.0 USB Health & Welfare
14245.0 USB Health & Welfare
14268.0 USB Amateur Radio Readiness Group
14275.0 USB International Amateur Radio
14283.0 USB Caribus (health & welfare)
14300.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14325.0 USB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0 USB Manana (1900)
21310.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)
21390.0 USB Inter-Americas (health & welfare)
21400.0 USB Transatlantic Maritime
28450.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)

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Here is a list of Hurricane HF Response and Recovery Frequencies.
02802.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-91) **
03171.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-92) **
05136.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-93) **
05141.4 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-94) **
05211.0 USB FEMA
05236.0 USB SHARES Coordination Network (nationwide HF voice coordination)
06859.5 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-95) **
07507.0 USB USN/USCG hurricane net (pri)
07550.5 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-96 - primary) **
07698.5 USB American Red Cross Disaster (F-97) **
09380.0 USB USN/USCG hurricane net (sec)
10493.0 USB FEMA
14396.5 USB SHARES Coordination Network (nationwide HF voice coordination)

** Type-accepted equipment and an issued US FCC license are required to transmit on Red Cross frequencies

AMATEUR HIGH-FREQUENCY GULF COAST HURRICANE NETS

03845.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
03862.5 LSB Mississippi Section Traffic
03873.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03873.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
03910.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03910.0 LSB Louisiana Traffic
03923.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03925.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03925.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
03935.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03935.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
03940.0 LSB Southern Florida Emergency
03950.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
03955.0 LSB South Texas Emergency
03965.0 LSB Alabama Emergency (altn)
03967.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing traffic)
03975.0 LSB Texas RACES
03993.5 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
03995.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx

07225.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07235.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07240.0 LSB American Red Cross US Gulf Coast Disaster
07240.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07243.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
07245.0 LSB Southern Louisiana
07248.0 LSB Texas RACES
07250.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07260.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
07264.0 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
07265.0 LSB Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN) (altn)
07273.0 LSB Texas ARES (altn)
07280.0 LSB NTS Region 5
07280.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
07283.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing only)
07285.0 LSB West Gulf ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
07285.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (day)
07290.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07290.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare) (day)
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)

14265.0 USB Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio (SATERN) (health & welfare) 14300.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14325.0 USB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0 USB Louisiana (1900)

Atlantic Southern Coastal Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03865.0 LSB West Virginia Emergency
03907.0 LSB Carolina Coast Emergency
03910.0 LSB Virginia Emergency, Alpha (ARES/RACES)
03915.0 LSB South Carolina SSB NTS
03923.0 LSB North Carolina ARES Emergency (Tarheel)
03927.0 LSB North Carolina ARES (health & welfare)
03940.0 LSB Southern Florida Emergency
03947.0 LSB Virginia Emergency, Bravo (health & welfare)
03950.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
03975.0 LSB Georgia ARES
03980.0 LSB Southeast Virginia ARES
03993.5 LSB South Carolina ARES/RACES Emergency
07232.0 LSB North Carolina ARES Emergency (Tarheel) (altn)
07235.0 LSB West Virginia
07240.0 LSB Virginia Emergency, Bravo (health & welfare) (altn)
07242.0 LSB Southern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
07243.0 LSB South Carolina Emergency
07247.5 LSB Northern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
07254.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
07260.0 LSB Virginia Emergency, Alpha (ARES/RACES) (altn)
07275.0 LSB Georgia ARES

Pacific Ocean Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03905.0 LSB Pacific ARES (Hawaii)
07290.0 LSB Hawaii Emergency
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14340.0 USB California-Hawaii

Pacific Coastal Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03925.0 LSB Southwest Traffic (altn)
03987.5 LSB Mexican National
07060.0 LSB Mexican (emergency and health & welfare) (Spanish)
07070.0 LSB Manana (Baja California)
07230.0 LSB Southwest Traffic
07235.0 LSB Baja California
07268.0 LSB Waterway
07290.0 LSB Traffic
14222.0 USB Health & Welfare
14245.0 USB Health & Welfare
14340.0 USB California-Hawaii
21310.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)
28450.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)

Atlantic Northern Coastal Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03905.0 LSB Delaware Emergency
03913.0 LSB New York State Emergency
03915.0 LSB Massachusetts/Rhode Island Emergency
03917.0 LSB Eastern Pennsylvania Emergency
03920.0 LSB Maryland Emergency
03925.0 LSB New York State Emergency
03937.0 LSB Western Massachusetts ARES
03960.0 LSB Northeast Coast Hurricane
03965.0 LSB Connecticut Emergency
03970.0 LSB New Jersey ARES
03990.5 LSB New Jersey RACES
03993.5 LSB New York State RACES
03995.0 LSB Western New York State Coordination
07230.0 LSB New York State Emergency
07245.0 LSB New York State RACES
07247.5 LSB Northern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
14222.0 USB Health & Welfare
14245.0 USB Health & Welfare
28410.0 USB New Jersey ARES

Gulf of Mexico Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03845.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
03862.5 LSB Mississippi Section Traffic
03873.0 LSB West Gulf ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03873.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (night)
03873.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
03910.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03910.0 LSB Louisiana Traffic
03923.0 LSB Mississippi ARES
03925.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03925.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
03935.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
03935.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
03935.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
03940.0 LSB Southern Florida Emergency
03950.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
03955.0 LSB South Texas Emergency
03965.0 LSB Alabama Emergency (altn)
03967.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing traffic)
03975.0 LSB Texas RACES
03987.5 LSB Mexican National
03993.5 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
03995.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx
07055.0 LSB El Grupo Seguimiento de Huracanes (Spanish)
07060.0 LSB Mexican (emergency and health & welfare) (Spanish)
07225.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07235.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07235.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency
07240.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07242.0 LSB Southern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
07243.0 LSB Alabama Emergency
07245.0 LSB Southern Louisiana
07247.5 LSB Northern Florida ARES Emergency (altn)
07248.0 LSB Texas RACES
07250.0 LSB Texas Emergency
07254.0 LSB Northern Florida Emergency
07260.0 LSB Gulf Coast West Hurricane
07264.0 LSB Gulf Coast (health & welfare)
07273.0 LSB Texas ARES (altn)
07280.0 LSB Louisiana Emergency (altn)
07283.0 LSB Gulf Coast (outgoing only)
07285.0 LSB West Gulf ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Louisiana ARES Emergency (day)
07285.0 LSB Mississippi ARES Emergency
07285.0 LSB Texas ARES Emergency (day)
07290.0 LSB Central Gulf Coast Hurricane
07290.0 LSB Gulf Coast Wx
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Louisiana ARES (health & welfare) (day)
07290.0 LSB Texas ARES (health & welfare)
07290.0 LSB Mississippi ARES (health & welfare)
14340.0 USB Louisiana (1900)

Central and South America/Mexico Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

03935.0 LSB Belize
03987.5 LSB Mexican National
07055.0 LSB El Grupo Seguimiento de Huracanes (Spanish)
07060.0 LSB Mexican (emergency and health & welfare) (Spanish)
07070.0 LSB Manana (Baja California)
07090.0 LSB Central America Emergency
07250.0 LSB Belize
07290.0 LSB Traffic
14222.0 USB Health & Welfare
14245.0 USB Health & Welfare
14275.0 USB International Amateur Radio
14283.0 USB Caribus (health & welfare)
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14340.0 USB Manana (1900)
21310.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)
21390.0 USB Inter-Americas (health & welfare)
28450.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)

Caribbean Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

01984.0 LSB Virgin Islands (VI, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles)
03710.0 LSB Puerto Rico
03808.0 LSB Caribbean Wx (1030)
03815.0 LSB Antigua/Antilles Emergency and Weather
03815.0 LSB Inter-island (continuous watch)
03818.0 LSB Antigua/Antilles
03935.0 LSB Belize
03950.0 LSB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center) (altn)
07055.0 LSB El Grupo Seguimiento de Huracanes (Spanish)
07060.0 LSB Mexican (emergency and health & welfare) (Spanish)
07090.0 LSB Central America Emergency
07110.0 LSB Cuba Emergency (day)
07165.0 LSB Antigua/Antilles Emergency and Weather
07165.0 LSB Inter-island 40-meter (continuous watch)
07250.0 LSB Belize
07268.0 LSB Waterway
14185.0 USB Caribbean Emergency
14222.0 USB Health & Welfare
14245.0 USB Health & Welfare
14268.0 USB Amateur Radio Readiness Group
14275.0 USB International Amateur Radio
14283.0 USB Caribus (health & welfare)
14300.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic
14300.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service
14303.0 USB International Assistance & Traffic
14313.0 USB Intercontinental Traffic (altn)
14313.0 USB Maritime Mobile Service (altn)
14316.0 USB Health & Welfare
14320.0 USB Health & Welfare
14325.0 USB Hurricane Watch (Amateur-to-National Hurricane Center)
14340.0 USB Manana (1900)
21310.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)
21390.0 USB Inter-Americas (health & welfare)
28450.0 USB Health & Welfare (Spanish)

Atlantic Ocean Amateur Radio H.F. Emergency/Hurricane Nets

07145.0 LSB Bermuda
07268.0 LSB Bermuda
14275.0 USB Bermuda

The North Florida Emergency Communications Plan (PDF Version) is currently undergoing revision. Meantime, we will continue using the existing plan.
Any corrections to this page, please notify the webmaster.