EmComm Groups
in the Inland Northwest

EmComm Groups are generally organized along county lines. If you are interested in a particular EmComm Group where you live, contact information is given below organized by district then county/counties in alphabetical order.

If for whatever reason, you cannot find someone to contact, contact the Eastern Washington Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC), Frank Hutchison, AG7QP@arrl.net, (509) 434-4880.

Groups are listed without discrimination or endorsement.

Acronyms Used:
EC - Emergency Coordinator
DEC - District Emergency Coordinator
RO - RACES Officer
SEC - Section Emergency Coordinator

Find an ARES Group

In Eastern Washington

District 7
Chelan and Douglas
Laura M. Kozma, W7LMK, EC/RO, laura@kozmafamily.net
Grant
Grant County Emergency Management
Ken Stephens, N7NJA EC/RO, Volunteer and ARES EC/RO, Grant County Emergency Management, kenneth.n.stephens@gmail.com, 847-847-9157
Meeting schedule - None
Kittitas
Kittitas County Auxiliary Communications Service
Paul W. Graham, N7ECT, ARES EC/Auxiliary Communications Manager, contact info on website.
Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of every month, 1800-1900 at KITTCOM, 700 Elmview Rd, Ellensburg. This is a secure facility so people attending who are not vetted by KCSO need to make contact with EC prior to attending.
ACS - KCARC - Kittitas County Amateur Radio Club (qsl.net)
Okanogan
David C. Bittenbender, KI7IAM, EC/RO, dcbitt@msn.com

District 8
Benton and Franklin - 3 Rivers AUXCOMM, meets the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 am at Franklin County Emergency Management, 1011 E. Ainsworth St., Pasco. Mark G. Hunn, KI7SI, ki7si@arrl.net.
Klickitat
Klickitat County ARES/ACS
Meetings last Thursday of the Month at the Klickitat County EOC - 199 Industrial Park Way, Goldendale, WA 98620
Butch Hallenbeck, ARES EC, W7GRH.Butch@gmail.com
Klickitat County ARES Repeater - 146.920- tone 88.5 NET Monday Nights @ 2030 hrs
Walla Walla and Columbia
Mikel Potts, KB7POT, EC, mikelpotts@me.com, 509-386-9707
Yakima
Jo Whitney. KJ7LJQ, Section Manager/EC, ka7ljq@arrl.org, 509-952-5765
Monthly meetings (except December) on 3rd Wednesday at 19:00 hrs local at Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management, located 2403 S 19th St, Suite 200, Union Gap, 98903.
Weekly net Mondays at 19:00 hrs local, on WA7SAR linked repeater system (Darland 146.86 (-) pl 123, King 147.08 (+) pl 123, Quartz 145.27 (-) pl 123, or Yakima Ridge 147.06 (+) pl 85.4).

District 9
Adams
Paul Risenmay, EC, KA7APR, ka7apr@gmail.com, (509) 760-6474
Asotin
Dan Boyd, EC, KJ7BPN, firefighter_emt_92@yahoo.com, (509) 551-1162
Ferry
C. M. Sam Jenkins, EC/RO/Ferry County SAR Council President SAR-1/EWA District 9 DEC, WA7EC /WRJM615, (509) 207-9123
Garfield - No organized group. Refer questions to Section Emergency Coordinator.
Lincoln
Gary H. Bytnar, AD7XG, EC, ad7xgradio@gmail.com, 509-263-0797
Pend Oreille
Jennie Zubaugh, K7ZIP/WRXT298, EC, Wrxt298@gmail.com, (509) 671-2971, https://pendoreilleares.org/
Our meeting is the 4th Tuesday of the month at 18:00 at the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Barn located at 107 N. Calispel Ave., Newport, WA. 99156
The following nets are held on Wednesday:
Simplex at 19:00 on 146.44 MHz FM
Duplex Net at 19:00 on the Cooks Mt. Repeater 145.470 - PL 100.0 2nd Wednesday
Duplex Net at 19:15 on the Cusick Repeater 147.140 + PL 100.0 4th Wednesday
Winlink Net 16:00 - 21:00 pendoreillecountyares@gmail.com
Spokane
Spokane County ARES/ACS Group, https://www.spokares.org/
Asa Laughton, W7TSC, EC/RO, w7tsc@arrl.net, 509-998-6267
All meetings are held at the DEM Building: 1121 W. Gardner Ave, Spokane, WA 99260
1st Tuesday 5:30 PM ARES-ACS Staff Meeting
2nd Saturday 9:00 AM General Workshop
3rd Thursday 6:00 PM Training Meeting
Stevens
Stevens County ARES "SCARES"
Baron Lundberg, EC, KI7FDU, baronofcolville@peoplepc.com, 509-684-1819
Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Location of meetings - VFW Post 6963 at the corner of Highway 20 E. and Aladdin Rd. Colville, WA.
Whitman - No organized group. Refer questions to Section Emergency Coordinator.

In Idaho
Kootenai County ARES - Meets the first Monday of the month at 1830 at the Office of Emergency Management, 1662 W Wyoming Ave, Hayden, ID 83835

Other EmComm Groups

The North Central WA Emcomms Net "NCWEN" The Okanogan County - Emcomms Group
For the development of both an "HF" and 2m "SIMPLEX" community of radio ops to be able to pass ANY traffic needed during an area event or problem with our local area repeater and or with any of its links.
And to be able to help with any Emergency communication support to our areas Communities and its Agencies: Municipal, County, State, Federal for Emergency response and or recovery operations.
When Requested