February 13, 2004

Harris County Citizens Corps

The Harris County Citizen Corps signed a statement of affiliation with Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Services last week in an effort to improve the county's disaster response initiatives

"The affiliation agreement between the Harris County Citizen Corps and the Harris County Amateur Radio Service will help ensure that our communities are better prepared to meet communications demands when disaster strikes," said County Judge Robert Eckels. "Radios are essential tools for keeping people informed when normal lines of communication are
disrupted. This affiliation does the right thing for Harris County and its residents."

Among other goals, the statement of affiliation calls on Harris County Citizen Corps and ARES to raise public awareness about the use of amateur radio in emergencies, provide organizational and resource development, promote the formation of new Citizens Emergency Response Teams and coordinate their respective efforts to support the mission of the Citizen Corps.

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