Upcoming Skywarn Training

May 19th, 2024 by

Class Schedule
The following schedule reflects the dates, times and locations of upcoming SKYWARN spotter classes and other hazardous weather presentations. This schedule will be modified regularly as new talks are added. Most of the talks are open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend (any exceptions will be noted below). The presentations generally last two hours in length and are free. Please pre-register via the link(s) below if you would like to attend. For virtual classes, you will receive an email with instructions to register for the training session approximately one week in advance. A National Weather Service meteorologist will discuss various aspects of severe weather, storm spotting, and severe weather safety. Please direct any questions about SKYWARN training classes and other hazardous weather presentations within east central Florida to william.ulrich@noaa.gov.
Virtual Classes
Date Time Registration Link
    Coming Soon!
     
In-Person Classes
County Date Time Location Registration Link
Lake Tue. May 28 6 - 8 p.m. Lake County Emergency Operations Center (map) Link
Brevard Wed. Jul. 17 6 - 8 p.m. Brevard County Emergency Operations Center (map) Link

Upcoming Tax Holidays

May 5th, 2024 by

Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays:
June 1 – June 14, 2024 AND August 24 – September 6, 2024

This tax holiday is intended to help Floridians get prepared for Hurricane Season. During the 14 day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Weeks, the items listed below are exempt from sales tax. There are two “disaster preparedness” sales tax holidays this year – June 1 – June 14, 2024 AND August 24 – September 6, 2024.

  • portable self-powered light source with a sales price of $40 or less

  • portable self-powered radio, two-way radio, or weather band radio selling for $50 or less

  • tarpaulin or other flexible waterproof sheeting selling for $100 or less

  • ground anchor system or tie-down kit selling for $100 or less

  • gas or diesel fuel tank selling for $50 or less

  • batteries – AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, or 9-volt batteries, excluding automobile and boat batteries, selling for $50 or less

Meeting Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 @ 7pm

June 22nd, 2023 by

Meetings are normally held on the last Tuesday of the month.

Topic: Randal KQ4JWS - Medical Demonstrations

Volusia County Emergency Management
3825 Tiger Bay Rd #102
Daytona Beach, FL 32124, US

Remember:
Dress code applies, business casual.
No weapons allowed.
These rules are spelled out in the Volusia EOC handbook.
Please follow the rules. It's like the Army, we all get blamed if one guy gets caught. Leave your 9 and jungle machete in the truck.



Welcome to Volusia ARES

April 20th, 2023 by

The Volusia County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) is a volunteer corps of licensed radio amateurs who have expressed a desire to be of assistance to their neighbors during times of disaster.  Our mission is to provide a viable response to local or regional communications system outages or overloads during times of disaster.  As directed by the Volusia County Emergency Management or other served agency,  we provide back-up communications until normal communications are restored.  We also provide communications services to public service events, such as the Bike MS: PGA TOUR Cycle to Shore and support the National Weather Service’s SKYWARN program.

The Volusia ARES® Weekly Training Net is held every Sunday evening at 20:00 Eastern on the KV4EOC 147.240 (+600, 123 Hz PL) repeater.

We can be contacted at: 147.240 +123, contact@volusiaares.org, or 386-256-8404 (VM)