The mission of the RACES is basically to provide needed communications in emergencies for the government that sponsors the RACES unit. Its communications are governmental in nature, that is between government units and not third party health and welfare messages --- although it may be used for liaison from government to non-government disaster relief organizations.
Communication links for RACES varies with the jurisdiction. A State RACES unit has four network levels of support: State to Federal; State to other states; State to its own agencies and departments; and State to counties.
A county RACES has three network levels: county to state, county to city, county to its own units; and possibly a fourth: county to county.
City network levels are: city to county, inter-departmental and possibly inter-city.
These networks are specified in the jurisdiction's RACES plan, which emphasizes the importance of having the plan in advance of an emergency.
In serving its mission, RACES resources are available to all departments or agencies of that jurisdiction; i.e., state, county or city. For example, the State department of transportation has a RACES unit as does Health Services and each of six State OES Regions, all coordinated by the State Office of Emergency Services. However, there is only one RACES plan (and hence, program) for the State, coordinated by the State RACES Coordinator with administration and liaison delegated to the Chief Radio Officer. In a similar manner each jurisdiction can administer its RACES program.
A county RACES has three network levels: county to state, county to city, county to its own units; and possibly a fourth: county to county.
City network levels are: city to county, inter-departmental and possibly inter-city.
These networks are specified in the jurisdiction's RACES plan, which emphasizes the importance of having the plan in advance of an emergency.
In serving its mission, RACES resources are available to all departments or agencies of that jurisdiction; i.e., state, county or city. For example, the State department of transportation has a RACES unit as does Health Services and each of six State OES Regions, all coordinated by the State Office of Emergency Services. However, there is only one RACES plan (and hence, program) for the State, coordinated by the State RACES Coordinator with administration and liaison delegated to the Chief Radio Officer. In a similar manner each jurisdiction can administer its RACES program.
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