DARES

Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service

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

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]}

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  [ nl ]
• R6 - Safety region North and East-Gelderland  [ nl ]
• R7 - Safety region Central Gelderland  [ nl ]
• R8 - Safety region South Gelderland  [ nl ]
• R9 - Safety region Utrecht  [ nl ]
• R10 - Safety region North North Holland  [ nl ]
• R11 - Safety region Zaanstreek-Waterland  [ nl ]
• R12 - Safety region Kennemerland  [ nl ]
• R13 - Safety region Amsterdam-Amstelland  [ nl ]
• R14 - Safety region Gooi en Vechtstreek  [ nl ] (now R25)
• R15 - Safety region Haaglanden  [ nl ]
• R16 - Safety region Holland Center  [ nl ] (now R15)
• R17 - Safety region Rotterdam-Rijnmond  [ nl ]
• R18 - Safety region Zuid-Holland-Zuid  [ nl ]
• R19 - Safety region Zeeland  [ nl ]
• R20 - Safety region Central and West Brabant  [ nl ]
• R21 - Safety region Brabant North  [ nl ]
• R22 - Safety region Brabant Southeast  [ nl ]
• R23 - Safety region North Limburg  [ nl ]
• R24 - Safety region South Limburg  [ nl ]
• R25 - Safety region Flevoland  [ nl ]

Every region has its own Region Coordinator (RC), which keeps their region trained. ^[5]

See also

• Amateur radio
• Amateur Radio Emergency Service
• Emergency communication

References

1. "VERON, Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland - Noodcommunicatie". veron.nl. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
2. "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.
3. "Antennebureau - Nieuwsbrieven - DARES: zendamateurs in crisissituaties". Antennebureau.nl. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
4. "DARES, Dutch Amateur Radio Emergency Service - Regionale indeling". Dares.nl. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
5. "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.