Mission Statement

In response to a disaster affecting the City of Palos Verdes Estates, the primary mission of the Neighborhood Amateur Radio Team is to provide two-way radio communications closely integrated with the City's Disaster District Program. NART operations provide information links among the City's Emergency Operations Center, its Mobile Command Post and its Disaster District command centers supporting local disaster mitigation efforts, appraising City officials of conditions and relaying timely information updates.

Secondary missions are to assist with PVPUSD message traffic and to provide mutual aid communications support to other South Bay Cities and beyond in times of emergency.

Integration With City Disaster Response

The City, under the structure of the Disaster District Program, works in close cooperation with the Palos Verdes Estates Neighborhood Amateur Radio Team.  NART is a citizen group of volunteer amateur radio operators whose purpose is to provide communications during search and rescue and disaster mitigation efforts and until agency or county resources are provided to assist local response groups.  PVE-NART provides radio messaging among DDP posts, the City EOC and Mobile Command Post, the 911 call center and individual radio operators in field assignments.

Radio Station at Emergency Operations Center