ARES members provide communications for relief and recovery agencies in both the private and government sectors. The area covered in this plan is the State of Nevada and all land area within its geographically defined boundaries. The boundaries of an operational area are determined by the emergency situation at the time it is declared. Operational areas, unlike counties and cities, are not jurisdictions.
Operational areas coordinate inter-jurisdictional emergency operational and mutual aid.
Amateur radio operators and others enrolled under the provisions of this plan shall be registered as Disaster Service Workers in the communications class. Participants are issued identification cards by the agency director or designees and must be available to report to their assignments as quickly as possible. Secondary participants are brought in for service only in an extended emergency. These participants shall be registered as Disaster Service Workers in the communications class. The primary communication method is by voice, or radiotelephone.