Unfortunately that's against the latest FCC rules. They can lose their license for doing that, as you are not allowed to participate in an ham radio net if you're on the clock for that organization. Unless something changed, but I never heard that yet.
The last I saw, there was some clarification that allowed them to operate amateur radios under very specific situations, I can't recall the exact wording of the ruling but I think it was limited to drills/exercises. I think they are taking the ruling too far. I understand why a news reporter who is working for a "for profit" agency can not use amateur radio to ask questions for a news story, and I can understand why a local radio sales shop can not use amateur radio to promote sales. But for those involved in public safety while they are paid, there is no "pecuniary interest" in my point of view. The NWS as an organization is not using amateur radio to make money, neither is a EMA office. I think the definition of pecuinary interest in those situations needs to be more broadly defined so they can better serve the public.
Found the text of the rule
97.113 Prohibited transmissions.
(a) * * *
(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including
communications on behalf of an employer, with the following exceptions:
(i) A station licensee or control station operator may participate on behalf of an employer in an
emergency preparedness or disaster readiness test or drill, limited to the duration and scope of such test or
drill, and operational testing immediately prior to such test or drill. Tests or drills that are not
government-sponsored are limited to a total time of one hour per week; except that no more than twice in
any calendar year, they may be conducted for a period not to exceed 72 hours.
