The next meeting of Polk County ARES will be Wednesday September 24th, 2025, at 7:00PM at the Polk County EOC 1907 Carpenter Ave. Des Moines, IA. Several ARES events coming up.   Sign up to volunteer on the form below.

The first ARES event of 2023 is almost  here.  The American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb is March 26th in the buildings of downtown Des Moines. If you are interested in helping with the event, please sign up below. Sign-up for ARES Events  

The last scheduled ARES event for the year is approaching on Sunday October 16th, 2022 with the IMT Des Moines Marathon. If you are interested in helping with this event, please sign up below. Sign-up for ARES Events

The first ARES events of 2022 are almost  here.  The American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb is May 7th at Principal Park.  The following weekend on May 14th is the Market to Market Relay If you are interested in helping with either event, please sign up below. Sign-up for ARES Events

The October meeting has been cancelled due to the COVID 19 virus.  Next meeting will be October.   Monday, January 13 Monday, April 13 Monday, July 13 Monday, October 12   7:00 PM Polk County Emergency     Operations Center 1907 Carpenter Des Moines, IA   Polk County Emergency Management EOC 1907 Carpenter, East side of building. […]

Polk County ARES will again provide communications support for the Living History Farms Cross Country Race. The race is approximately 7 miles long, giving the participants ample opportunity to see most of the farms property.  We need close to 30 operators to provide the support needed.  This is one of the most interesting events on […]

The annual Dam to Dam Half Marathon Race takes place on June 3rd.  This race that starts at Saylorville Dan and finishes in Downtown Des Moines sees approximately 8000 plus runners and a large number of spectators.  This event takes 3o operators and starts at 7:00am and finishes by 11:00.  Please go to  https://dmraa.com/ares to […]

The annual Market to Market Race is this coming weekend.  All operators have been assigned.  More information will be sent out Tuesday evening.  If you missed this event please sign-up for the Dam to Dam Half Marathon, June 3rd, 2017 Go to https://dmraa.com/ares to sign-up.

The 49th DRAKE ROAD RACES during the 2017 Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee will be on Saturday, April 29, 2017, with a start next to Drake Stadium and finish near the Fine Arts Center on Drake’s campus. For the course map, CLICK HERE. The two races include a half marathon starting at 7:30AM and a 5K beginning at […]

The first event of the year for Polk County ARES is the 2017 Fight for Air Climb.  Please sign-up and join the excitement at the Fight for Air Climb, Sunday April 9th, 2017.  This event requires 35 operators.  Please go to dmraa.com/ares to sign-up.