No, not necessarily. The enrolled communications volunteer (RACES, CAP, etc.) can expect to work at the government-provided site in many instances. The equipment at the EOC, and possibly at alternate EOC's, may be provided and owned by the local juris- diction as a means of saying "thank you" to local hams as well as assuring a permanent installation of the same equipment.
RACES is based on the criteria that the station is serving a government function/need at a government site, not a home of one of the volunteers. In such cases it should be obvious that a member-owned station is not relevant, except possibly as a source of back-up to the EOC if its equipment fails. An exception is where there is no local EOC and the jurisdiction authorizes a station as an EOC alternate until such time as the jurisdiction can activate its own EOC.
RACES is based on the criteria that the station is serving a government function/need at a government site, not a home of one of the volunteers. In such cases it should be obvious that a member-owned station is not relevant, except possibly as a source of back-up to the EOC if its equipment fails. An exception is where there is no local EOC and the jurisdiction authorizes a station as an EOC alternate until such time as the jurisdiction can activate its own EOC.
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