About Us

About Us


The Arizona Emergency Services Group, or AESG, is the public service arm of the Arizona GMRS Repeater Club, a non-profit corporation. The AESG promotes emergency preparedness for all.  We provide free training courses for members and the public in emergency communications and several other subjects. 


Members include those who are licensed General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) operators, as well as many who are ham radio operators, former 911 operators, police officers or fire fighters. For those who are not a radio operator or trained in public safety, that’s ok.  We can provide training.


Our group also cooperates with other organizations, like CERT and emergency management.  We also support other public service organizations with communications. 

 

Interested in joining up, just email us at esg@azgmrs.org. 


The Emergency Services Officer, Gary Hefley, is the administrator of the AESG.  He has been involved in public safety and emergency communications for many years.  He has worked for a municipality in several positions, including 911 operator, police/fire dispatcher,  a police officer and as the Deputy Director of Emergency Services. He was also employed by the Palo Verde Generating Station for some time.  Gary holds an FCC ham radio license and a GMRS license.  Over many years, some of the training he received while in Arizona included:  


Law enforcement and security operations

Emergency communications (AUXCOMM)

Hazardous materials

Incident command system


At the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland, he also received training in:


Effects of nuclear weapons and radiological
 monitoring (train-the-trainer)

Radiological emergency preparedness 

 

He can be reached by email at:  esg@azgmrs.org       
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