[pct-l] who pays? - was:Search for Censored

[Gary Wright]

On Jun 4, 2009, at 5:03 PM, moodyjj at comcast.net wrote:
> I think it's called "public safety".  We don't bill people whose  
> houses were burned the totql cost of the fire department.  Same with  
> police.  Same with EMS, at least where I live.  Why should  
> wilderness public safety be different?

I don't think it is too unusual for patients to be charged for  
ambulance services in many jurisdictions. Often this is covered by  
insurance plans but not everyone has insurance and so they may be  
billed directly for those services.

I'm not advocating any particular policy with respect to wilderness  
rescue, just pointing out that even in "civilization" you may be  
charged for a 'rescue'.

Gary Wright (Radar)