[Ares-races] Re: Insurance Coverage for Amateur Communicators (Dave Atwell)

[Ken Akasofu KL7JCQ]

>It's going to be hard to beat the price the County is paying per
>volunteer now.

I'm curious; How are they able to get a better price?
Depending on what it is, perhaps similiar avenues could
be taken with alternative methods to bring the cost down
to match.  If pursued at a national level, is it possible
to have some sort of "volume discount"?

 > Locally, I'd just as soon have people volunteer with our local EMA and
 > get them on the roster. In appreciation of the hard work for the agency,
 > they are benefited by the training available and the workmans'
 > compensation insurance.

Today, this is indeed the philosophy which most local RACES groups are
operating under by default.
I believe Dave is hoping to explore ways of getting over the
underutilization roadblock because the workmans comp insurance
costs the county money in any case.

73,  Ken Akasofu KL7JCQ
ARRL Eastern New York
Section Emergency Coordinator