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- Msgid: $RACESBUL.206
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- TO: ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES/OFFICES VIA THE ARS
- INFO: ALL RACES OPERATORS IN CA (ALLCA: OFFICIAL)
- ALL AMATEURS U.S. (@ USA: INFORMATION)
- FROM: CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
- 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)427-4281
- RACESBUL.206 DATE: Jan. 26, 1992
- SUBJECT: MGT The use of "outsiders"
- QUESTION: Why don't you go outside of government for all of
- your communications volunteers? That is, such as directly to
- clubs or local non-government organizations?
- REPLY: We are frequently asked this from around the country.
- It sounds appealing to call upon an outside organization to
- provide prompt and skilled support whenever needed for tasks
- large or small. But today the situations are such that what is
- required are people (paid or volunteer) who thoroughly understand
- and are familiar with the organization, policies, practices and
- procedures of the served agency.
- The best way to have that benefit is to have the volunteers
- as a part of your governmental organization -- as an active and
- vital RACES or auxiliary communications unit. How to do that is
- covered in other bulletins.
- While historically this country has seen its citizens
- responding to their neighbors in all types of emergencies, and
- thisemergency. The consequence is that the volunteers need to be a
- part of the appropriate government in order to be properly
- involved. RACES is such a public safety communications activity.
- Our experience indicates that volunteerthat they serve the agency on the agency's terms. In so doing
- that volunteer is afforded (at least in California, by law)
- certain recognition and protection, such as liability and
- workers compensation coverage. I suppose yovolunteers the "insiders"? But I refer to them as registered
- with the agency in the appropriate manner. All volunteers with
- governments in California are registered disaster service workers
- in accordance with State Law
-