Please stop by the Community Emergency Radio Association's booth at the 8th Annual Props, Cops & Rodders Show & Shine Fly-In event to learn more about CERA, our Neighborhood Radio Watch program, and the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club's involvement with Amateur Radio Emergency Services.

Visit CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch booth which will be set up at the People's Mountain Market, one of El Dorado County's certified farmers' market, located at 5041 Garden Valley Rd, Garden Valley, CA (cross street is Marshall Road) on Sundays from May to October.

Alan Thompson, CERA's Public Information Officer, will be delivering a presentation at the Mosquito Neighborhood Block Party so Mosquito residents can learn more about CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program and how to join the new Mosquito Neighborhood Radio Watch group that is currently being formed. There will also be a demonstration and test of Mosquito residents who already have GMRS radios…

Join the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club (EDCARC) as we hold our annual activation of the Big Hill summit WS/NS-290 and Park El Dorado National Forest K-4455.  At the event, you can learn about the SOTA (Summits on the Air) and POTA (Parks on the Air) programs and see examples of stations used for these activities.  

Visit the Community Emergency Radio Association's booth to learn more about our Neighborhood Radio Watch program and El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club at the Automotive Excellence Annual Car Show which will held at 4600 Missouri Flat Rd in Placerville, CA from 10am-2pm.

American Legion Post 119, 4561 Greenstone Road, Placerville, CA

The Georgetown Divide Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) has invited CERA to their September 9, 2023 meeting so their members can learn more about CERA's programs such as Neighborhood Radio Watch and the Amateur Radio Emergency Services provided by the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club.

Visit CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch booth which will be set up at the People's Mountain Market, one of El Dorado County's certified farmers' market, located at 5041 Garden Valley Rd, Garden Valley, CA (cross street is Marshall Road) on Sundays from May to October.

Visit CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch booth which will be set up at the People's Mountain Market, one of El Dorado County's certified farmers' market, located at 5041 Garden Valley Rd, Garden Valley, CA (cross street is Marshall Road) on Sundays from May to October.

Alan Thompson. CERA's Public Information Officer will be presenting to the Swansboro/Mosquito communities at their Neighborhood Block Party to discuss the importance of CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program and how residents can prepare, stay safe, and be connected and informed during disaster events like wildfires.

The El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club (EDCARC) Amateur Radio Emergency Services team (ARES) will be joining other ARES teams in surrounding counties for a night of fun to show off mobile rig installs or go kits and build fellowship among Northern California Amateur Radio operators and groups.

By special invitation from the Mosquito Fire Safe Council, Bob Hess (CERA's Chairman & President) and Alan Thompson (CERA's Public Information Officer) will be discussing CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch Program with the Council and the importance, value, and impact such a program can have for the residents of Mosquito to stay informed and watch out for each other during potential disasters like…

Oakland Fire Station No. 1, 1605 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA

Congratulations to Fiddletown Neighborhood Radio Watch in celebrating their 2 years milestone of providing the Neighborhood Radio Watch service to their community, a program started by CERA and turned over to FNRW after extensive advising and training.

CERA volunteers will be attending this year's National Night Out to help answer any questions about the Neighborhood Radio Watch program or the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club, both of which CERA is the parent organization.

Marshall Grange, 4940 Marshall Rd, Garden Valley, CA 95633

Gold Ridge Forest Clubhouse, 4101 Opal Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726

Note: This event has been scaled down to the excessive heat expected in Shingle Springs. There will be no booths but the band will still play and all are welcome to enjoy the free music while staying cool inside the community center. Beer and wine are available for purchase and community members can bring their own food or anything you wish to share since the BBQ dinner has been cancelled.

In coordination with the West Slope Foundation, Alan Thompson, CERA's Public Information Officer, will be delivering a "Let's Talk" Communications Workshop to the residents of Grizzly Flats who lost their homes in the Caldor Fire. The workshop includes a demonstration of using a GMRS handheld radio to access CERA's radio repeater network and how CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program can help the…

American Legion Post 119, 4561 Greenstone Road, Placerville, CA

Please join us for the Community Emergency Radio Association's free training workshop at the Fireman's Hall, 501 Pleasant Valley Rd, Diamond Springs, CA.

Pollock Pines, CA (specific address will be posted soon)

The Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club (MDARC) has invited Alan Thompson, Public Information Officer for the Community Emergency Radio Association (CERA), to discuss the unreliability of cell and internet service during disasters like wildfires or winter snowstorms. Alan will also talk about CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program and how we must find more resilient solutions to help ensure our…

Wakamatsu Farm, 941 Cold Springs Road, Placerville, CA

Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center, 2675 Sanders Drive, Pollock Pines, CA

Members of the El Dorado Amateur Radio Club (EDCARC) Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) will be helping with radio communications during the 2023 Pony Express Re-Ride event as the riders pass through El Dorado County.

Greenstone Country Barn, Stagecoach Rd, Placerville, CA

Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, CA

Safeway Parking Lot, 3380 Coach Ln, Cameron Park, CA

Mother Lode Lions Club Hall, 4701 Missouri Flat Rd, Diamond Springs, CA

681 Main Street, Placerville, CA

The Marshall Medical Center (MMC) Emergency Management office is planning for an exercise which will also include the participation of the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club (EDCARC)'s Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) members.

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, 310 Back St, Coloma, CA

Placer County Fire Department Station 75, 8801 Rock Creek Road, Placerville, CA