I work for an electric utility as well. In as much as our line workers
are waiting for "the call," the company understands that there may be
employees with other expertise needed in the recovery. Should the need
arise, they will consider sending me where needed.

That said, I registered on the SAA volunteer list
(http://www.archivists.org/index.asp - I have been keeping up my
archives and preservation skills as best as I can at the local
historical society as a volunteer) and will wait to hear from them.


Chuck Piotrowski
Records Manager
CVPS

-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Seibolt, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 12:53 PM
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Subject: RIM Disaster Volunteers?

I had a brainstorm and wonder if anyone out there has any thoughts about
it. Utility companies usually send extra crews to disaster areas to help
restore power to affected areas. Has anyone thought about RIM volunteers
that could help with recovery once the situation is more stable? It
might be a tough sell to get an employer to allow some of their RIM
personnel off to volunteer for RIM diasaster recovery but has anyone
thought about it or tried it?

Rescue operations are still on going and some RIM recovery operations
have been stalled at checkpoints from what I have read in RAIN. I also
realize a lot of RIM professionals in the gulf states may not have jobs
for a while or not at all considering the destruction in some areas. I
am aware of disaster recovery vendors but I am sure much more assistance
will be needed. Any thoughts out there?



Rob Seibolt
Records Management Aquila
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