QUESTION: To have a RACES unit for our government, we need to only appoint a RADIO OFFICER, right?
REPLY: That's a start, but there's more to it than that. The Civil Defense or Emergency Services Director, or designee, appoints the Radio Officer. Then its the responsibility of that Radio Officer to appoint (as a rule) assistants and/or alternates which should be subject to your approval for reasons to be indicated. Initially the Radio Officer thinks in terms of communications, but as the relationship between the emergency management agency and the Radio Officer deepens, the astute Radio Officer finds ways of assisting in the fields of administration, management, and sometimes even in that of affecting short and long range policies.
REPLY: That's a start, but there's more to it than that. The Civil Defense or Emergency Services Director, or designee, appoints the Radio Officer. Then its the responsibility of that Radio Officer to appoint (as a rule) assistants and/or alternates which should be subject to your approval for reasons to be indicated. Initially the Radio Officer thinks in terms of communications, but as the relationship between the emergency management agency and the Radio Officer deepens, the astute Radio Officer finds ways of assisting in the fields of administration, management, and sometimes even in that of affecting short and long range policies.
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