October 30, 2023

The Eskaton Independent Homeowners will learn about the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) and how GMRS radios can be used in CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program to stay informed and safe during the ever increasing danger of disasters events that threaten community residents.

October 29, 2023

Bob Hess, CERA's Chair & President, has been invited by the Gallagher Road Landowners Fire Safe Council to present to their local residents about CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program and the importance of using radios as a communications backup system to stay informed and connected when cell and internet services fail during disaster events.

October 20, 2023

Alan Thompson will be presenting "Radio for the Rest of Us" at this year's Pacificon HAM Radio Convention to discuss the Community Emergency Radio Association's Neighborhood Radio Watch program and how Amateur Radio operators can lend their skills to educating their communities on the use of radios to practice their radio skills to keep safe during disaster events.

October 14, 2023

The Community Emergency Radio Association (CERA) will be staffing our Neighborhood Radio Watch (NRW) booth at the Mosquito Volunteer Fire Association's Fall Festival to highlight the importance of CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program.

October 14, 2023

As part of the West Slope Foundation's 6th session in their "Let's Talk" series, the Community Emergency Radio Association (CERA) will be presenting a focused talk on communications when cell and internet services are unavailable when disasters strike.

October 5, 2023

Bob Hess, CERA's Chair & President will be representing CERA as one of the nonprofits selected for the El Dorado Community Foundation West Slope Nonprofit Speed Dating event. 

October 4, 2023

Members of the Cosumnes River Horsemen's Association (CRHA) will hear a presentation from Alan Thompson (CERA's Public Information Officer) about CERA's Neighborhood Radio Watch program and the animal welfare support provided during the Caldor Fire by the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club's Amateur Radio Emergency Services team.

September 30, 2023

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.

September 30, 2023

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.

September 29, 2023

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…

September 23, 2023

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.  

September 16, 2023

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.

September 9, 2023

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

September 9, 2023

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.

September 9, 2023

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.

September 2, 2023

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.

August 26, 2023

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.

August 11, 2023

The El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club (EDCARC) Amateur Radio Emergency Service 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.

August 6, 2023

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…

August 5, 2023

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

August 5, 2023

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.

August 1, 2023

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.

July 26, 2023

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

July 22, 2023

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

July 16, 2023

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.

July 9, 2023

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…

July 8, 2023

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

July 8, 2023

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.

June 24, 2023

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

June 20, 2023

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…

June 10, 2023

Wakamatsu Farm, 941 Cold Springs Road, Placerville, CA

June 9, 2023

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

June 7, 2023

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.

May 24, 2023

Greenstone Country Barn, Stagecoach Rd, Placerville, CA

May 20, 2023

Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, CA

May 6, 2023

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

April 29, 2023

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

March 18, 2023

681 Main Street, Placerville, CA

January 31, 2023

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 Service (ARES) members.

January 28, 2023

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

January 7, 2023

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