Please CLICK HERE for a detailed copy of the BC - RACES Mission Statement.

RACES volunteer operators are:

• Licensed Radio Amateurs;
• Certified by a civil defense agency;
• Permitted to communicate on Amateur Radio frequencies during drills, exercises, and emergencies; and,
• Activated by local, county, and state jurisdictions and are the only Amateur Radio operators authorized to transmit during declared emergencies when the President of the United States specifically invokes the War Powers Act.

To become a part of this important emergency service organization of volunteers, please fill out the R.A.C.E.S. Application and mail, e-mail, or hand deliver the completed form to the address on the top of the form. 

Please CLICK HERE to email the Bergen County R.A.C.E.S. contact person.