SRQARES serves many agencies with emergency communications support, it interacts with many other groups and agencies in the area, and it draws membership from many of the amateur radio clubs in the area. It is important to have individual team members designated with the responsibility of communicating and coordinating our activities with their activities. To this end, the EC may choose to appoint any number of liaisons.

ARC LIASION

This position is for a Red Cross member who is also a SRQARES member.

• Maintain an open line of communication between the served agency and SRQARES
• Foster and support SRQARES members joining the Red Cross

CERT LIASION

This position is for an SRQARES member who is also CERT Trained and a

member of a CERT Team with responsibility to:

• Provide a conduit for sharing of information between the various CERT Teams in Sarasota County and SRQARES
• Share with each group what the capabilities of each are
• Encourage CERT Team members to become licensed Amateur Radio Operators
• Assist in providing amateur radio license training to CERT members.