[pct-l] Can you be billed for search and rescue in California

[Andrea Dinsmore]

I don't think Washington State will charge for the Bird to come, find and
pull you out of the woods. As said in other posts....other smaller
emergency transport services may charge but not the angels who do SAR. Best
to have a buddy when you are out in the middle of nowhere so if something
unthinkable does happen you have some one to help save you. Broken ankle,
no PLB......who ya gonna call. ?  Never be leary of being charged. It's
your life.
On Apr 6, 2015 6:55 AM, "Tom Grundy" <caver456 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That CORSAR card looks interesting, hadn't heard of it before:
>
> http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/DOLA-Main/CBON/1251592090523
>
> So it's just a voluntary donation, not insurance.  And it doesn't sound
> like they only rescue card-carrying members so that's good!
>
> Anyway, time and labor and other costs incurred by the volunteer SAR team
> are always free as far as I know.
>
> Transport by third parties (helo, ambulance) can be billed or not, it's up
> to that third party.  There are helicopter transport
> 'membership'/'insurance' options you can join/buy for <$100/yr depending on
> your location, but, they only cover transport by certain agencies.  If that
> agency's helicopter is unavailable, they may send one that will still bill
> you the $20k or so for a ride to the hospital.  And, you don't get to
> request one agency or another if you do need a ride.
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Gail Van Velzer <vanvelzer at charter.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone shed more light on this?
> > Golly
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "," <earthford at aol.com>
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> > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 4:02 PM
> > Subject: [pct-l] Can you be billed for search and rescue in California
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Apparently a bill passed last year in CA and was vetoed by the governor.
> >> Some states have a corsar card (Colorado) that costs a few bucks or if
> you
> >> have a fishing or hunting license, you cannot be billed for a rescue.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Karl Ford
> >>
> >>
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