Amateur radio is a powerful tool and you can use it to help your community to be more secure and resilient. But how do you get started? Here we discuss the organizations, the programs, and the radio services that you'll need to know about to find your place among the many volunteers who make a difference in the lives of their neighbors when disaster strikes. This is a U.S.-centric view but viewers abroad might find that some abstraction and application to their own systems of community service, emergency management, and radio services can be helpful. I hope this helps the newer licensees turn interest into action, and may be useful for some Elmers looking to show others how to get started.
