{
  "name": "Pac West Hub — Washington emergency communications directory",
  "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/",
  "generated": "2026-11-02",
  "notes": "Organizations only; no people, callsigns, phone numbers or positions. Mesh settings are as each group publishes them (see settingsSource) and are not a judgment of legality. activity.lastSeen is the latest dated public activity found on the group’s own site or repo, checked on activity.checked. Every listing is reviewed by a person. Not endorsements. In an emergency, call 911 if you can. Please cite the page URL when using this data.",
  "vocabulary": {
    "types": {
      "mesh": "Community mesh networks",
      "hub": "Neighborhood emergency hubs",
      "group": "Emergency comms groups"
    },
    "protocols": {
      "meshtastic": "Meshtastic",
      "meshcore": "MeshCore",
      "reticulum": "Reticulum",
      "aredn": "AREDN (ham license required)",
      "other": "Other"
    },
    "groupKinds": {
      "ares": "ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service)",
      "acs": "ACS (Auxiliary Communications Service)",
      "races": "RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service)",
      "cert": "CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)",
      "ham-club": "Ham radio club",
      "gmrs-club": "GMRS club",
      "makerspace": "Makerspace",
      "library": "Library program",
      "other": "Other group"
    },
    "hubOperators": {
      "city": "Run by a city",
      "county": "Run by a county",
      "volunteer-org": "Run by a volunteer organization"
    },
    "radios": {
      "frs": "FRS",
      "gmrs": "GMRS",
      "ham": "Ham (amateur)",
      "mesh": "LoRa mesh"
    },
    "crossBorderRegions": {
      "portland-vancouver": "Portland / Vancouver",
      "north-idaho": "North Idaho",
      "bc": "British Columbia"
    }
  },
  "counties": [
    {
      "slug": "adams",
      "name": "Adams",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/adams/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "asotin",
      "name": "Asotin",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/asotin/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "benton",
      "name": "Benton",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/benton/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "chelan",
      "name": "Chelan",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/chelan/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clallam",
      "name": "Clallam",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/clallam/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clark",
      "name": "Clark",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/clark/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "columbia",
      "name": "Columbia",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/columbia/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "cowlitz",
      "name": "Cowlitz",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/cowlitz/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "douglas",
      "name": "Douglas",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/douglas/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ferry",
      "name": "Ferry",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/ferry/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "franklin",
      "name": "Franklin",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/franklin/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "garfield",
      "name": "Garfield",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/garfield/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grant",
      "name": "Grant",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/grant/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "grays-harbor",
      "name": "Grays Harbor",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/grays-harbor/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "island",
      "name": "Island",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/island/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jefferson",
      "name": "Jefferson",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/jefferson/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "king",
      "name": "King",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/king/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kitsap",
      "name": "Kitsap",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/kitsap/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kittitas",
      "name": "Kittitas",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/kittitas/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "klickitat",
      "name": "Klickitat",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/klickitat/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lewis",
      "name": "Lewis",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/lewis/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lincoln",
      "name": "Lincoln",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/lincoln/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "mason",
      "name": "Mason",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/mason/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "okanogan",
      "name": "Okanogan",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/okanogan/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pacific",
      "name": "Pacific",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/pacific/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pend-oreille",
      "name": "Pend Oreille",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/pend-oreille/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pierce",
      "name": "Pierce",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/pierce/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "san-juan",
      "name": "San Juan",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/san-juan/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "skagit",
      "name": "Skagit",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/skagit/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "skamania",
      "name": "Skamania",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/skamania/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "snohomish",
      "name": "Snohomish",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/snohomish/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "spokane",
      "name": "Spokane",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/spokane/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "stevens",
      "name": "Stevens",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/stevens/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "thurston",
      "name": "Thurston",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/thurston/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wahkiakum",
      "name": "Wahkiakum",
      "region": "sw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/wahkiakum/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "walla-walla",
      "name": "Walla Walla",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/walla-walla/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "whatcom",
      "name": "Whatcom",
      "region": "nw",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/whatcom/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "whitman",
      "name": "Whitman",
      "region": "east",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/whitman/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "yakima",
      "name": "Yakima",
      "region": "central",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/counties/yakima/"
    }
  ],
  "organizations": [
    {
      "id": "apple-city-amateur-radio-club",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/apple-city-amateur-radio-club/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Apple City Amateur Radio Club",
      "url": "https://www.applecityarc.com/",
      "counties": [
        "chelan"
      ],
      "summary": "Wenatchee-based amateur radio club with monthly member meetings that welcome visitors and guests.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.applecityarc.com/",
          "title": "Apple City Amateur Radio Club home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ham-club",
      "meets": "Monthly member meeting on a Saturday morning in Wenatchee; see the club calendar"
    },
    {
      "id": "bainbridge-emergency-auxiliary-radio-service",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/bainbridge-emergency-auxiliary-radio-service/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Bainbridge Emergency Auxiliary Radio Service (BEARS)",
      "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/bears",
      "counties": [
        "kitsap"
      ],
      "summary": "Radio team of the nonprofit Bainbridge Prepares. It plans backup communications for Bainbridge Island, trains residents on ham radio and other systems, and runs them when phones and internet fail.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/bears",
          "title": "Bainbridge Prepares: BEARS",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/teams",
          "title": "Bainbridge Prepares: Teams",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "Bainbridge Prepares"
    },
    {
      "id": "bainbridge-prepares-disaster-hubs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/bainbridge-prepares-disaster-hubs/",
      "type": "hub",
      "name": "Bainbridge Prepares Disaster Hubs",
      "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/",
      "counties": [
        "kitsap"
      ],
      "summary": "Community nonprofit Bainbridge Prepares runs a Disaster Hubs program: meeting points within walking distance of island neighborhoods that offer limited, gap-filling help such as first aid and information after a disaster.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/",
          "title": "Bainbridge Prepares home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/hubs",
          "title": "Bainbridge Prepares: Disaster Hubs",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/bears",
          "title": "Bainbridge Prepares: Emergency Auxiliary Radio Service (BEARS)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "operator": "volunteer-org",
      "program": "Disaster Hubs",
      "programUrl": "https://www.bainbridgeprepares.org/hubs",
      "radio": [
        "ham"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cascadiamesh",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/cascadiamesh/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "CascadiaMesh",
      "url": "https://cascadiamesh.org/",
      "counties": [
        "clallam",
        "clark",
        "cowlitz",
        "grays-harbor",
        "island",
        "jefferson",
        "king",
        "kitsap",
        "lewis",
        "mason",
        "pacific",
        "pierce",
        "san-juan",
        "skagit",
        "skamania",
        "snohomish",
        "thurston",
        "wahkiakum",
        "whatcom"
      ],
      "summary": "Community MeshCore network of mostly solar-powered repeaters across the coastal Pacific Northwest. The group says it currently covers British Columbia, Western Washington and Western Oregon.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://cascadiamesh.org/about/",
          "title": "About CascadiaMesh",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://cascadiamesh.org/getting-on-the-mesh/",
          "title": "CascadiaMesh: Get started in 3 easy steps",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://cascadiamesh.org/other-meshes/",
          "title": "CascadiaMesh: Other meshes",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshcore",
      "settings": {
        "preset": "USA/Canada (Recommended)",
        "note": "The group's setup guide tells new users to pick the USA/Canada (Recommended) preset in the MeshCore app."
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://cascadiamesh.org/getting-on-the-mesh/",
      "coverageNote": "In its own words, the network currently covers British Columbia, Western Washington and Western Oregon, with British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California as its scope.",
      "joinUrl": "https://cascadiamesh.org/getting-on-the-mesh/"
    },
    {
      "id": "clallam-county-ares",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/clallam-county-ares/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Clallam County ARES",
      "url": "https://clallamares.org/",
      "counties": [
        "clallam"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer amateur radio operators who provide backup emergency radio service to Clallam County government and other response agencies on the North Olympic Peninsula, and support community events.",
      "contact": {},
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2025-12-24",
        "source": "https://clallamares.org/"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://clallamares.org/",
          "title": "Clallam County ARES home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://clallamcountywa.gov/246/Volunteering",
          "title": "Clallam County: Volunteering",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ares",
      "servedAgency": "Clallam County Emergency Management",
      "meets": "Monthly, first Tuesday evening; a radio check-in net on the other Tuesdays"
    },
    {
      "id": "clallam-county-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/clallam-county-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Clallam County CERT",
      "url": "https://clallamcountywa.gov/246/Volunteering",
      "counties": [
        "clallam"
      ],
      "summary": "Community Emergency Response Team training listed by Clallam County. Residents learn disaster preparedness, fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster first aid.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://clallamcountywa.gov/246/Volunteering",
          "title": "Clallam County: Volunteering",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Clallam County Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "clark-county-cert-cresa",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/clark-county-cert-cresa/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Clark County CERT (CRESA)",
      "url": "https://www.cresa.wa.gov/services/emergency-management/cert",
      "counties": [
        "clark"
      ],
      "summary": "Community Emergency Response Team training run by Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA). A multi-week course combines classroom work with hands-on practice so residents can help family and neighbors before responders arrive.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.cresa.wa.gov/services/emergency-management/cert",
          "title": "CRESA: Community Emergency Response Team",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA)",
      "trainingUrl": "https://www.cresa.wa.gov/services/emergency-management/cert"
    },
    {
      "id": "eastern-wa-meshtastic-network",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/eastern-wa-meshtastic-network/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "Eastern WA Meshtastic Network",
      "url": "https://sagebrushmesh.com/",
      "counties": [
        "whitman",
        "yakima",
        "grant",
        "adams",
        "franklin"
      ],
      "summary": "Community of Meshtastic users coordinating node placement for a mesh radio network across Eastern Washington, from the Palouse and Yakima Valley to the Columbia Basin and north toward Canada.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://sagebrushmesh.com/",
          "title": "Eastern WA Meshtastic Network home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://lincme.sh/",
          "title": "LINC: interconnected networks list",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshtastic",
      "settings": {
        "note": "The group's site names Meshtastic but does not publish a preset or channel settings; ask the group before buying."
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://sagebrushmesh.com/",
      "coverageNote": "The group says it is building across Eastern Washington, including the Palouse hills, the Yakima Valley, the Columbia Basin and up near the Canadian border."
    },
    {
      "id": "grays-harbor-county-emergency-volunteers",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/grays-harbor-county-emergency-volunteers/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Grays Harbor County emergency management volunteers",
      "url": "https://www.graysharbor.gov/government/sheriff/emergency-management/get-involved/",
      "counties": [
        "grays-harbor"
      ],
      "summary": "Grays Harbor County Emergency Management lists volunteer programs including CERT and an emergency communications team for licensed amateur radio operators and others interested in comms.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.graysharbor.gov/government/sheriff/emergency-management/get-involved/",
          "title": "Grays Harbor County Emergency Management: Get involved",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Grays Harbor County Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "inland-empire-vhf-radio-amateurs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/inland-empire-vhf-radio-amateurs/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Inland Empire VHF Radio Amateurs",
      "url": "https://www.vhfclub.org/",
      "counties": [
        "spokane"
      ],
      "summary": "Spokane-area amateur radio club, active for over 50 years, with monthly meetings, a weekly on-air net and a repeater serving Spokane County and the surrounding area.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.vhfclub.org/",
          "title": "Inland Empire VHF Radio Amateurs home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/news",
          "title": "Inland NW Mesh news (VHF tailgate swap)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ham-club"
    },
    {
      "id": "inland-nw-mesh",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/inland-nw-mesh/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "Inland NW Mesh",
      "url": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/",
      "counties": [
        "spokane",
        "whitman",
        "asotin"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer group building a MeshCore network across the Inland Northwest. It started in Spokane County and says it now reaches the Coeur d'Alene corridor, the Palouse, the Lewiston-Clarkston valley and rural Eastern Washington.",
      "contact": {
        "form": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/how-to-join"
      },
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2026-05-29",
        "source": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/news"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/about",
          "title": "About Inland NW Mesh",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/how-to-join",
          "title": "Inland NW Mesh: How to join",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/wiki/newbs/client-setup",
          "title": "Inland NW Mesh wiki: Client setup",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/news",
          "title": "Inland NW Mesh news",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshcore",
      "settings": {
        "preset": "USA/Canada (Recommended)",
        "freqMHz": 910.525,
        "bandwidthKHz": 62.5,
        "sf": 7
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/wiki/newbs/client-setup",
      "coverageNote": "Started as a Spokane County initiative; the group says its repeaters span the Spokane metro and Coeur d'Alene corridor, south through the Palouse to the Lewiston/Clarkston valley, and rural Eastern Washington.",
      "joinUrl": "https://inlandnwmesh.org/how-to-join"
    },
    {
      "id": "island-county-auxiliary-communication-service",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/island-county-auxiliary-communication-service/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Island County Auxiliary Communication Service",
      "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/537/Island-County-Auxiliary-Communication-Se",
      "counties": [
        "island"
      ],
      "summary": "Island County emergency management page that helps residents and neighborhood teams plan radio communications for when phones fail. It covers choosing and using FRS and GMRS radios and links to the county's amateur radio club.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/537/Island-County-Auxiliary-Communication-Se",
          "title": "Island County: Auxiliary Communication Service",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "Island County Department of Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "island-county-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/island-county-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Island County CERT",
      "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/519/Community-Emergency-Response-Team",
      "counties": [
        "island"
      ],
      "summary": "Island County Department of Emergency Management's Community Emergency Response Team program. It trains residents in preparedness, fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/519/Community-Emergency-Response-Team",
          "title": "Island County: Community Emergency Response Team",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Island County Department of Emergency Management",
      "trainingUrl": "https://islandcountywa.gov/519/Community-Emergency-Response-Team"
    },
    {
      "id": "island-county-map-your-neighborhood",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/island-county-map-your-neighborhood/",
      "type": "hub",
      "name": "Island County Map Your Neighborhood",
      "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/467/Map-Your-Neighborhood",
      "counties": [
        "island"
      ],
      "summary": "Island County Department of Emergency Management runs Map Your Neighborhood, which guides neighbors through simple steps to prepare together and rely on each other before responders arrive.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/467/Map-Your-Neighborhood",
          "title": "Island County: Map Your Neighborhood",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/537/Island-County-Auxiliary-Communication-Se",
          "title": "Island County: Auxiliary Communication Service (radio guidance)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "operator": "county",
      "program": "Map Your Neighborhood",
      "programUrl": "https://islandcountywa.gov/467/Map-Your-Neighborhood",
      "radio": [
        "frs",
        "gmrs"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "island-county-races",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/island-county-races/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Island County RACES",
      "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/509/Radio-Amateur-Civil-Emergency-Service",
      "counties": [
        "island"
      ],
      "summary": "Amateur radio operators who volunteer to provide radio communications for Island County's Department of Emergency Management, including links between the county EOC, the state EOC, shelters and neighborhood and CERT teams.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://islandcountywa.gov/509/Radio-Amateur-Civil-Emergency-Service",
          "title": "Island County: Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "races",
      "servedAgency": "Island County Department of Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "jefferson-county-library-preparedness-talks",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/jefferson-county-library-preparedness-talks/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Jefferson County Library emergency preparedness talks",
      "url": "https://www.jclibrary.info/event/disaster-and-emergency-preparedness-communication-disaster-13957",
      "counties": [
        "jefferson"
      ],
      "summary": "Monthly disaster and emergency preparedness presentations at Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock, including a session on communicating during a disaster with county emergency management and volunteer radio communicators.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.jclibrary.info/event/disaster-and-emergency-preparedness-communication-disaster-13957",
          "title": "Jefferson County Library: Communication in a Disaster",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "library"
    },
    {
      "id": "kitsap-auxiliary-radio-service",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/kitsap-auxiliary-radio-service/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Kitsap Auxiliary Radio Service (KARS)",
      "url": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/programs/kars/",
      "counties": [
        "kitsap"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer radio program that works with Kitsap County's Department of Emergency Management to provide communications support during emergencies, using equipment staged around the county.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/programs/kars/",
          "title": "Kitsap DEM: Kitsap Auxiliary Radio Service (KARS)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/programs/volunteer/",
          "title": "Kitsap DEM: Volunteers",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "kitsap-county-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/kitsap-county-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Kitsap County CERT",
      "url": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/programs/cert/",
      "counties": [
        "kitsap"
      ],
      "summary": "Free Community Emergency Response Team training from Kitsap County's Department of Emergency Management for residents 18 and over, with several course sessions a year.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/programs/cert/",
          "title": "Kitsap DEM: Community Emergency Response Team",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/",
          "title": "Kitsap DEM home page (CERT training announcements)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://poulsbo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/May-2026-CERT-flyer.pdf",
          "title": "City of Poulsbo: May 2026 Kitsap County CERT flyer (PDF)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management",
      "trainingUrl": "https://www.kitsapdem.com/programs/cert/"
    },
    {
      "id": "kittitas-county-amateur-radio-club",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/kittitas-county-amateur-radio-club/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Kittitas County Amateur Radio Club",
      "url": "https://qsl.net/kcarcs/",
      "counties": [
        "kittitas"
      ],
      "summary": "Ellensburg-area ham radio club with regular meetings, license exam sessions, weather spotter information, nets and an auxiliary communications page.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://qsl.net/kcarcs/",
          "title": "Kittitas County Amateur Radio Club home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ham-club"
    },
    {
      "id": "lewis-county-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/lewis-county-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Lewis County CERT",
      "url": "https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/emergency-management/cert/",
      "counties": [
        "lewis"
      ],
      "summary": "Free, all-volunteer Community Emergency Response Team run by Lewis County Emergency Management for county residents, with three pathways: team volunteer, team leader and section chief.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/emergency-management/cert/",
          "title": "Lewis County Emergency Management: CERT",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Lewis County Emergency Management",
      "trainingUrl": "https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/emergency-management/cert-events/"
    },
    {
      "id": "linc-lincoln-county-mesh",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/linc-lincoln-county-mesh/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "LINC (Lincoln County Mesh Messaging)",
      "url": "https://lincme.sh/",
      "counties": [
        "lincoln"
      ],
      "summary": "Builds and maintains free off-grid mesh messaging across Lincoln County, running parallel Meshtastic and MeshCore networks, and helps residents get set up.",
      "contact": {
        "form": "https://lincme.sh/contact"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://lincme.sh/",
          "title": "LINC: Lincoln County Mesh Messaging",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://lincme.sh/how-to",
          "title": "LINC: How to use LINC",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://meshtastic.org/docs/community/local-groups/",
          "title": "Meshtastic: Local Groups (Washington)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshcore",
      "settings": {
        "freqMHz": 910.525,
        "bandwidthKHz": 62.5,
        "sf": 7,
        "cr": 5,
        "note": "Also runs a separate Meshtastic network; its how-to page lists frequency slot 20 for Meshtastic users."
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://lincme.sh/how-to",
      "coverageNote": "Serves Lincoln County, Washington, and says users can keep coverage beyond the county through interconnected networks such as Inland NW Mesh, the Eastern WA Meshtastic Network and CascadiaMesh."
    },
    {
      "id": "marysville-acs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/marysville-acs/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Marysville Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)",
      "url": "https://marysvillewa.gov/784/Amateur-Radio-ACS",
      "counties": [
        "snohomish"
      ],
      "summary": "Registered amateur radio volunteers who can help the City of Marysville with emergency communications during a disaster or planned event. They train, meet monthly and hold a weekly net with the Tulalip ACS team.",
      "contact": {
        "orgEmail": "preparedness@marysvillewa.gov"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://marysvillewa.gov/784/Amateur-Radio-ACS",
          "title": "City of Marysville: Amateur Radio / ACS",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "City of Marysville Emergency Management",
      "meets": "Monthly member meetings; weekly net on Sunday evenings"
    },
    {
      "id": "mason-county-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/mason-county-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Mason County CERT",
      "url": "https://www.masoncountywa.gov/departments/emergency_management/mason_county_community_emergency_response_team.php",
      "counties": [
        "mason"
      ],
      "summary": "Mason County Emergency Management's Community Emergency Response Team. Members learn to size up their surroundings, reduce immediate dangers, treat people nearby and keep in touch with responders after a disaster.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.masoncountywa.gov/departments/emergency_management/mason_county_community_emergency_response_team.php",
          "title": "Mason County: Community Emergency Response Team",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.masoncountywa.gov/departments/emergency_management/volunteer.php",
          "title": "Mason County Emergency Management: Volunteer",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Mason County Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "mount-baker-amateur-radio-club",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/mount-baker-amateur-radio-club/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Mount Baker Amateur Radio Club",
      "url": "https://www.mbarc.org/",
      "counties": [
        "whatcom"
      ],
      "summary": "Whatcom County amateur radio club based in Bellingham. It offers learning, build parties, guest speakers, community events and analog and digital operating.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.mbarc.org/",
          "title": "Mount Baker Amateur Radio Club home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ham-club"
    },
    {
      "id": "pierce-county-ares",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/pierce-county-ares/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Pierce County ARES",
      "url": "https://piercecountyares.net/",
      "counties": [
        "pierce"
      ],
      "summary": "Pierce County Amateur Radio Emergency Service: volunteers who train and qualify to provide emergency communications for local agencies during windstorms, floods, earthquakes and other outages.",
      "contact": {},
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2026-01-01",
        "source": "https://piercecountyares.net/"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://piercecountyares.net/",
          "title": "Pierce County ARES home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://piercecountyarcs.net/",
          "title": "Pierce County Amateur Radio Communication Services (ARCS)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ares",
      "servedAgency": "Pierce County Department of Emergency Management and other served agencies"
    },
    {
      "id": "puget-mesh",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/puget-mesh/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "Puget Mesh",
      "url": "https://pugetmesh.org/",
      "counties": [
        "clallam",
        "island",
        "jefferson",
        "king",
        "kitsap",
        "mason",
        "pierce",
        "san-juan",
        "skagit",
        "snohomish",
        "thurston",
        "whatcom"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer-led community building off-grid LoRa and ham data networks around Puget Sound. MeshCore is its main network, with AREDN for licensed operators and an older Meshtastic network kept for compatibility.",
      "contact": {
        "orgEmail": "inquiries@pugetmesh.org"
      },
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2026-09-27",
        "source": "https://github.com/pugetmesh/pugetmesh.github.io"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://pugetmesh.org/",
          "title": "Puget Mesh home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://pugetmesh.org/meshcore/",
          "title": "Puget Mesh: MeshCore overview and radio settings",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://pugetmesh.org/about/",
          "title": "About Puget Mesh",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://meshtastic.org/docs/community/local-groups/",
          "title": "Meshtastic: Local Groups (Washington)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/pugetmesh/pugetmesh.github.io",
          "title": "Puget Mesh website repository (public)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshcore",
      "settings": {
        "preset": "USA/Canada (Recommended)",
        "freqMHz": 910.525,
        "bandwidthKHz": 62.5,
        "sf": 7,
        "cr": 5
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://pugetmesh.org/meshcore/",
      "coverageNote": "The group describes its area as the Puget Sound Basin, extending through Washington State and into British Columbia.",
      "joinUrl": "https://discord.gg/ANvUg3AyZt"
    },
    {
      "id": "san-juan-county-amateur-radio-society",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/san-juan-county-amateur-radio-society/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "San Juan County Amateur Radio Society",
      "url": "https://sjcars.wordpress.com/",
      "counties": [
        "san-juan"
      ],
      "summary": "Amateur radio club for San Juan County that shares knowledge, promotes operating skills and holds monthly meetings in person and online. Guests are welcome.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://sjcars.wordpress.com/",
          "title": "San Juan County Amateur Radio Society home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ham-club",
      "meets": "Monthly, second Friday late morning; in person and on Zoom"
    },
    {
      "id": "seattle-acs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/seattle-acs/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)",
      "url": "https://www.seattleacs.org/",
      "counties": [
        "king"
      ],
      "summary": "Licensed amateur radio volunteers overseen by Seattle's Office of Emergency Management. They support city operations and neighborhoods, including the Community Emergency Hubs, when normal communications fail.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management--/about-us/volunteer",
          "title": "Seattle OEM: Volunteer",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.seattleacs.org/",
          "title": "Seattle ACS home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.seattleacs.org/join/weekly-nets",
          "title": "Seattle ACS: Weekly nets",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "Seattle Office of Emergency Management",
      "trainingUrl": "https://www.seattleacs.org/join/weekly-nets"
    },
    {
      "id": "seattle-community-emergency-hubs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/seattle-community-emergency-hubs/",
      "type": "hub",
      "name": "Seattle Community Emergency Hubs",
      "url": "https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/",
      "counties": [
        "king"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer-run gathering places across Seattle where neighbors meet after a disaster to share information and help each other. The city's emergency management office supports the program; volunteers run the hubs.",
      "contact": {},
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2026-10-15",
        "source": "https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/feed/"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management/prepare/prepare-your-neighborhood",
          "title": "Seattle OEM: Prepare your neighborhood",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.seattle.gov/documents/departments/emergency/preparedness/2022%20hub%20faqs.pdf",
          "title": "Seattle OEM: 2022 Hub FAQs (PDF)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/",
          "title": "Seattle Emergency Hubs home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/feed/",
          "title": "Seattle Emergency Hubs news feed",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "operator": "volunteer-org",
      "program": "Seattle Community Emergency Hubs",
      "programUrl": "https://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management/prepare/prepare-your-neighborhood",
      "radio": [
        "ham"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "snohomish-county-acs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/snohomish-county-acs/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Snohomish County Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)",
      "url": "https://snohomishcountywa.gov/749/Volunteer-Opportunities",
      "counties": [
        "snohomish"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer emergency communications team listed by Snohomish County's Department of Emergency Management. Its operators staffed the county EOC radio room and a command vehicle during the 2014 Oso landslide.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://snohomishcountywa.gov/749/Volunteer-Opportunities",
          "title": "Snohomish County DEM: Volunteer Opportunities",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://marysvillewa.gov/784/Amateur-Radio-ACS",
          "title": "City of Marysville: Amateur Radio / ACS (Oso background)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management"
    },
    {
      "id": "snohomish-county-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/snohomish-county-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Snohomish County CERT",
      "url": "https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3623/CERT",
      "counties": [
        "snohomish"
      ],
      "summary": "Snohomish County's Department of Emergency Management lists CERT basic training run by cities and fire districts across the county. About 20 hours of instruction cover disaster medical operations, fire safety and light search and rescue.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3623/CERT",
          "title": "Snohomish County DEM: CERT",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "servedAgency": "Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management",
      "trainingUrl": "https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3623/CERT"
    },
    {
      "id": "spokane-mesh-network",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/spokane-mesh-network/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "Spokane Mesh Network",
      "url": "https://www.spokanemesh.net/",
      "counties": [
        "spokane"
      ],
      "summary": "Volunteer-driven initiative to build a community-owned MeshCore network for text messages and GPS locations across the Inland Northwest, from the Palouse to the Selkirks.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.spokanemesh.net/",
          "title": "Spokane Mesh Network home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://cascadiamesh.org/other-meshes/",
          "title": "CascadiaMesh: Other meshes",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshcore",
      "settings": {
        "freqMHz": 910.525,
        "bandwidthKHz": 62.5,
        "sf": 7,
        "cr": 5
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://www.spokanemesh.net/",
      "coverageNote": "The group describes its area as the Inland Northwest, anywhere from the Palouse wheat fields to the Selkirk peaks, centered on Spokane."
    },
    {
      "id": "vashon-acs",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/vashon-acs/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Vashon Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)",
      "url": "https://vashonbeprepared.org/partnerorganization/acs/",
      "counties": [
        "king"
      ],
      "summary": "Emergency communications committee of the Vashon-Maury Island radio club. It trains volunteers, keeps radio caches, runs net control and relays for island response groups such as CERT, and can send email by radio.",
      "contact": {
        "orgEmail": "ACS@vashonbeprepared.org"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://vashonbeprepared.org/partnerorganization/acs/",
          "title": "VashonBePrepared: Auxiliary Communications Service",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://vashonmesh.org/vashon-mesh/get-involved",
          "title": "VashonMesh: Get involved",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "acs",
      "servedAgency": "Vashon-Maury Island emergency response partners (VashonBePrepared)"
    },
    {
      "id": "vashon-nero-neighborhood-groups",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/vashon-nero-neighborhood-groups/",
      "type": "hub",
      "name": "VashonBePrepared NERO neighborhood groups",
      "url": "https://vashonbeprepared.org/",
      "counties": [
        "king"
      ],
      "summary": "VashonBePrepared's Neighborhood Emergency Response Organization (NERO) program helps groups of five to fifteen households on Vashon-Maury prepare together and check on each other in storms, outages and earthquakes.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://vashonbeprepared.org/prepare-your-neighborhood/",
          "title": "VashonBePrepared: Prepare your neighborhood (NERO)",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://vashonbeprepared.org/",
          "title": "VashonBePrepared home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "operator": "volunteer-org",
      "program": "Neighborhood Emergency Response Organization (NERO)",
      "programUrl": "https://vashonbeprepared.org/prepare-your-neighborhood/",
      "radio": []
    },
    {
      "id": "vashonmesh",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/vashonmesh/",
      "type": "mesh",
      "name": "VashonMesh",
      "url": "https://vashonmesh.org/",
      "counties": [
        "king"
      ],
      "summary": "Informal Vashon and Maury Island group that helps islanders get on MeshCore and links to the wider Puget Sound mesh. Publishes a step-by-step setup guide, device catalog and emergency comms notes.",
      "contact": {},
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2026-04-21",
        "source": "https://vashonmesh.org/news"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://vashonmesh.org/",
          "title": "VashonMesh home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://vashonmesh.org/get-started/3-setup",
          "title": "VashonMesh: Step 3, first-time setup",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://vashonmesh.org/vashon-mesh/get-involved",
          "title": "VashonMesh: Get involved",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://cascadiamesh.org/other-meshes/",
          "title": "CascadiaMesh: Other meshes",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "protocol": "meshcore",
      "settings": {
        "channelName": "#vashon-maury",
        "note": "Setup guide: set the MeshCore app region to US (902-928 MHz); #vashon-maury is the island's channel."
      },
      "settingsSource": "https://vashonmesh.org/get-started/3-setup",
      "coverageNote": "Focused on connecting Vashon and Maury islanders, as part of the wider Puget Sound MeshCore network.",
      "joinUrl": "https://vashonmesh.org/vashon-mesh/get-involved"
    },
    {
      "id": "walla-walla-valley-cert",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/walla-walla-valley-cert/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Walla Walla Valley CERT",
      "url": "https://www.wallawalla.edu/campus-life/center-for-humanitarian-engagement/programs/cert",
      "counties": [
        "walla-walla"
      ],
      "summary": "Community Emergency Response Team hosted by Walla Walla University's Center for Humanitarian Engagement. It runs free annual CERT courses and monthly team meetings for training and mock disaster response.",
      "contact": {},
      "activity": {
        "checked": "2026-11-01",
        "lastSeen": "2026-04-07",
        "source": "https://www.wallawalla.edu/campus-life/center-for-humanitarian-engagement/programs/cert"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wallawalla.edu/campus-life/center-for-humanitarian-engagement/programs/cert",
          "title": "Walla Walla University: Community Emergency Response Team",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "cert",
      "trainingUrl": "https://www.wallawalla.edu/campus-life/center-for-humanitarian-engagement/programs/cert",
      "meets": "Monthly, third Thursday; locations vary"
    },
    {
      "id": "wsu-amateur-radio-club",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/wsu-amateur-radio-club/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "WSU Amateur Radio Club",
      "url": "https://hamradio.wsu.edu/",
      "counties": [
        "whitman"
      ],
      "summary": "Washington State University's student amateur radio club in Pullman, founded in 1911. It runs licensing classes and general meetings, including one on a Pullman ham radio mesh network.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://hamradio.wsu.edu/",
          "title": "WSU Amateur Radio Club home page",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ham-club",
      "trainingUrl": "https://hamradio.wsu.edu/"
    },
    {
      "id": "yakima-county-ares-races",
      "page": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/orgs/yakima-county-ares-races/",
      "type": "group",
      "name": "Yakima County ARES/RACES",
      "url": "https://www.yakimacounty.us/1954/Volunteer",
      "counties": [
        "yakima"
      ],
      "summary": "Amateur radio emergency group listed by Yakima County. It supports the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management and the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.",
      "contact": {},
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.yakimacounty.us/1954/Volunteer",
          "title": "Yakima County: Volunteer",
          "accessed": "2026-11-01"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "author": "hub-agent-orgs",
      "kind": "ares",
      "servedAgency": "Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management"
    }
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      "id": "frs-vs-gmrs-license",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/frs-vs-gmrs-license/",
      "title": "FRS vs GMRS: do you need the license?",
      "summary": "FRS radios need no license. GMRS needs one FCC license per family, with no exam. Here is what each allows, what the license costs, who it covers, how repeaters fit in, and why GMRS bars coded messages.",
      "section": "learn",
      "topics": [
        "frs",
        "gmrs",
        "plan"
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      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "ham-license-and-ares-acs-washington",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/ham-license-and-ares-acs-washington/",
      "title": "Getting your ham license in Washington and joining ARES or ACS",
      "summary": "How to earn an amateur (ham) Technician license, what the FCC charges, and how licensed volunteers join ARES or a county or city Auxiliary Communications Service. Includes what ham radio does not do, and why you shouldn't self-deploy.",
      "section": "learn",
      "topics": [
        "ham",
        "ares",
        "cert"
      ],
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "join-your-local-mesh",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/join-your-local-mesh/",
      "title": "Join your local mesh: Meshtastic or MeshCore depends on your county",
      "summary": "LoRa mesh radios only work if you match what your neighbors run. This guide covers how to pick the protocol and settings for your county, why a new node often hears nothing, what the FCC Part 15 500 kHz rule says, and what a mesh cannot do.",
      "section": "learn",
      "topics": [
        "lora",
        "meshtastic",
        "meshcore",
        "privacy"
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      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "family-emergency-comms-plan",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/family-emergency-comms-plan/",
      "title": "Make a family emergency comms plan",
      "summary": "A one-page plan your whole household can follow when phones are unreliable. It covers an out-of-area contact, meeting places, texting first, set check-in times, and the next channel to try when the last one fails.",
      "section": "plan",
      "topics": [
        "plan",
        "phones",
        "frs",
        "gmrs",
        "alerts"
      ],
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "noaa-weather-radio-and-alerts-washington",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/noaa-weather-radio-and-alerts-washington/",
      "title": "NOAA Weather Radio and emergency alerts in Washington",
      "summary": "Three alert layers to set up today. Turn on Wireless Emergency Alerts on every phone, sign up for your county's opt-in alerts, and program a NOAA Weather Radio with your county's SAME code. What each one does, and what it misses.",
      "section": "learn",
      "topics": [
        "alerts",
        "power",
        "plan"
      ],
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "satellite-texting-on-your-phone",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/satellite-texting-on-your-phone/",
      "title": "Satellite texting on your phone",
      "summary": "Some phones can now text through satellites when there is no cell signal. As of November 2026, this covers which phones and services offer it, what it costs, what it can do, and what it can't.",
      "section": "learn",
      "topics": [
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        "phones",
        "plan"
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      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "first-30-minutes-power-outage",
      "url": "https://www.pacwesthub.com/guides/first-30-minutes-power-outage/",
      "title": "Your first 30 minutes after the power goes out",
      "summary": "A calm checklist for the first half hour of an outage. Stay safe, save phone battery, text instead of calling, check your alerts, and avoid the mistakes that hurt people.",
      "section": "plan",
      "topics": [
        "power",
        "phones",
        "alerts",
        "plan"
      ],
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-01"
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}