The Huntsville-Madison County RACES unit supports local emergency management by providing
direct radio communications between the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Operations
Center located in Madison County, the Alabama Emergency Operations Center in Clanton, AL,
and other RACES networks in the event of an enemy attack, disaster, or incident which
endangers life or property. In addition, qualified amateurs provide augmentation and
back-up communications for response agencies and other volunteer organizations. The
Huntsville-Madison County RACES unit also assists several other amateur radio volunteer
organizations, including ARES and
Skywarn. More specifically, the RACES unit assists
with the following:
- Auxiliary communications
- EOC assistance
- Stream monitoring
- Skywarn Net control (when Madison County's turn)
- Liason to Skywarn for Madison Co. when Madison Co. Emergency Net (ARES) is called within EOC