Lansing Area Amateur Radio Public Service Corps

Who we are:

The Lansing Area/Ingham County Amateur Radio Public Service Corps is a volunteer emergency communications group. The group is organized under the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), and the FEMA-administered Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). R.A.C.E.S. groups are chartered by local governments; the Lansing Area group is sponsored by, and has formal working relations with, the City of Lansing Emergency Management Division, and the Ingham County Sheriff's Department.

Vision:

To build a coordinated resource of trained communicators, infrastructure and capabilities to assist our community by providing emergency and supplemental communications.

Mission:

The Lansing / Ingham ARPSC will establish a voluntary organization of competent communicators with enhanced capabilities and a resilient infrastructure to support the community. This will be accomplished through, planning, recruitment, training and professionalism.

Next ARPSC Meeting:

The next meeting is at 1900 hours on Monday, July 20, 2009 at Fire Station 8/Lansing EOC. (Directions)

Upcoming Events:

07/11 08:00 MS 150 Bike Tour
07/20 19:00 ARPSC Meeting at Lansing EOC
08/17 19:00 ARPSC Meeting at Sheriffs Department
09/21 19:00 ARPSC Meeting at Lansing EOC

2009 Severe Weather Awareness Week

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has declared the week of March 29, 2009 Severe Weather Awareness week in Michigan. You can read her declaration in the Severe Weather Awareness 2009 Packet.

For more information, please visit mcswa.org.

2009 Skywarn Training

The 2009 Ingham County Skywarn was held on Saturday, March 7th at LCC West Campus and had 152 attendees. Our guest speaker was Meteorologist Rob Dale who spoke about Mid Michigan Tornadoes and severe weather in large outdoor venues. Read More

Lansing ARPSC Presented with Lansing's "Hometown Heros" award

The Lansing Amateur Radio Public Service Corps were presented with the City of Lansing "Hometown Heros" award at the City of Lansing board meeting on June 30, 2008. You can watch a video of the presentation below.

Video courtesy of Erv Bates (W8ERV)

EF-1 Tornado Touches down in Lansing-Area

The Lansing Area Skywarn group was activated on June 8, 2008 for a line of storms that impacted the Lansing area. The activation lasted almost 7 hours from approximately 1 pm until 8pm Eastern Time. The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has determined that an EF-1 Tornado touched down. You can read more here.

Williamston Tornado

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids confirmed an EF-2 tornado in Northeastern Ingham County on Friday. The tornado touched down around 2228 EDT on Thursday October 18, 2007 just northeast of Mason and continued through the City of Williamston and out to the county line and into Shiawassee County. Our initial assessments of the damage indicate at least half a dozen homes destroyed.

The Lansing Area/Ingham County ARPSC group was present on Thursday night and all day Friday by direction of the Ingham County Sheriffs Department Emergency Management division. Many more details can be found here.
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How to get involved

Are you a licensed Lansing area amateur radio operator looking to get involved in public service? Click here for more information.

How do I get my Amateur Radio License?

If you don't have an Amateur Radio license and want to know how to get licensed, look no further than here.