Severe storms can disrupt normal means of communications that we rely on every day. If you are unable to get a message through to your friends and family because of a loss of cell service, landline and internet, you can contact Sumter County ARES and we will get your message to the recipient through the National Traffic System (NTS) or the Digital Traffic Net (DTN). You can reach your local ARES team by radio on the following repeaters in Sumter County:
You should also inform your family and friends who live away that they can get a message to you as well by contacting an amateur radio operator in their community. The operator should send the message to Sumter County ARES by any of the following means. ARES will do its best to deliver the message to you.