Updated – 06/10/2025
Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday June 25th at 6:00 pm. We will be meeting at the newly renovated Manchester EOC located at the Manchester Fire Department headquarters. It is located at 100 Merrimack St.
More details to follow.
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Updated – 06/09/2025 – Road Race Support Operators Needed
Greater Manchester ARES has been requested by Goffstown CERT to assist in providing communications support for the Goffstown Gallop road race on Saturday morning June 28th. The 5.2 mile race begins at 0830 so stations should in position by 0800. The communications responsibilities of the event are generally completed by 1100. More information about the event and the course can be found here: https://www.goffstownnh.gov/448/Goffstown-Gallop.
We’ve been asked to provide up to 5 people to assist Goffstown CERT members.
This event does fall on the same Saturday as the start of Field Day; however, our duties will conclude well before the 1400 official start of Field Day activities.
This is another great opportunity to practice tactical messaging and stay familiar with your radio equipment in the field. If you can assist that morning, please contact Bryan KX1B at kx1b@icloud.com at your earliest convenience so he can better coordinate the necessary logistics. Your consideration is greatly appreciated!
Updated – 06/02/2025
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Updated – 05/19/2024
Pack Monadnock 10 Miler
Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time today to help support this race.
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Updated – 05/03/2024
It is my pleasure to announce Paul Blais, KC1KMM, as the new Emergency Coordinator for the Greater Manchester ARES Group.
Paul an Extra Class licensee has a number of impressive credentials. Paul grew up in Auburn, NH serving as a Red Cross instructor and volunteer on the Greater Manchester Chapter’s Disaster Team while still in high school. He started his life-long journey into public safety in 1980 serving in several official operational and leadership positions over the past few decades, including as Auburn’s EMD for several years. To date, Paul has completed over two dozen FEMA emergency management courses.
Paul has been “on the air” in his various professional roles for over forty years. Emergency planning and tactical communications are in his “wheelhouse,” and he thrives on regular contact with the public, colleagues and served agency representatives in both collaborative and educational roles. He has been active with the Greater Nashua County ARES Group serving as an AEC (3 years) coordinating activities for the area that has since become the Greater Manchester ARES Group. Presently, he is a member of the Auburn Fire Department and a member of the Granite State Amateur Radio Association and the Merrimack Valley Amateur Radio Association, Inc., Paul looks forward to working with his fellow EC’s for a smooth transition bringing Greater Manchester ARES back into its own. Please welcome Paul in his new role.