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- Msgid : $RACESBUL.242
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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: AUXILIARY RADIO SERVICE
- CA STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (W6HIR @ WA6NWE.CA)
- 2800 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 (916)262-1603
- Landline BBS (FIDO) open to all: (916) 262-1657
- RACESBUL.242 DATE: Oct. 5, 1992
- SUBJECT: MGT - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - PART 3/3
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- The actual physical process of DSW registration is specified by
- law and the State Office of Emergency Services. There must be an
- approved official authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction whose
- signature is required on the application and DSW ID card.
- In some jurisdictions the DSW ID card, usually a photo ID card, is
- the only identification issued, even to a communication specialist
- registered under the ARS/RACES plan. Other jurisdictions may issue a
- separate Auxiliary Radio Service (or equivalent, such as RACES) ID
- card for their "Class A" registrants.
- Typically, a jurisdiction's Auxiliary Radio Service plan will specify
- the class or classes of volunteers. A "Class A" volunteer is usually the
- highest priority, responding as and where called in time of need. The
- "Class A" volunteer is normally given total access to the jurisdiction's
- facilities (including highly sensitive areas such as an EOC, Sheriff's
- Comm Center, key administrative offices); hence some form of personal
- background investigation is a precondition to issuance of the "Class A"
- ID.
- "Class A" (active) responders are intended to be the best that a
- jurisdiction has, so as a matter of policy they may establish a mandato-
- ry training standard before issuing a "Class A" ID card. They may
- additionally require on-going training to retain the jurisdiction's trained
- volunteer or similar government ID card.
- A "Class B" volunteer may be simply registered as a Disaster
- Service Worker in some form of retainable file that provides the local
- jurisdiction with the essential data. They may be given a DSW ID card
- but no Auxiliary Radio Service, RACES, or government ID card. If
- needed in a mutual aid situation they might be issued a written resource
- order to go to an assignment if deemed adequately qualified for that
- purpose.
- If your jurisdiction's plan varies significantly from the Santa Luisa
- plan, or has not been recently undated, you might want to revise it. The
- Santa Luisa plan was updated in May l992 with significant revisions.
- - - - Cary Mangum, Chief State Radio Officer, W6WWW
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- EOM
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