Membership is open to all licensed Amateur Radio Operators dedicated to volunteering their time, equipment, and skills for emergency communications needs. This reserve of volunteers, working as one organization, provides communications for the above listed served agencies. Anyone, regardless of club or other Amateur Radio affiliations, with a sincere interest and desire to help the community with its emergency communication needs, is invited to apply for membership in SRQ ARES subject to review and approval by the county Emergency Coordinator (EC). All applicants are subject to a personal interview and acceptance by two members of the Management Team as designated by the EC. Members should be encouraged to join a local amateur radio club and the ARRL.

All SRQARES Personnel are strongly encouraged to participate in continuing their education through various local, state, and federal programs such as Auxiliary Communications (Auxcomm). As needed, the SRQARES organization may choose to add special training courses to fulfill local requirements and obligations.

1. New members are required to complete a member registration form with SRQARES at the time of joining SRQARES.
2. They must Subscribe to our Groups.io mail list at SRQARES+subscribe@groups.io.
3. They must attend a 90 minute SRQARES team orientation within 60 days of registration.
4. They MUST register themselves in the Florida SERT TRAC database at https://trac.floridadisaster.org/trac/loginform.aspx.

Currently, there are three levels of membership in SRQARES. Three levels of training will allow SRQARES participants to enter the program and migrate to higher levels of qualification and service. These three levels of training are in alignment with ARRL ARES requirements.