Hi Folks, I don't have any hard stats for our (mountainous) area but I would guestimate the breakdown something like: 30% by Hasty Teams on Type 1 search 20%...
Is the helicopter percentage really that high where you are? At least in this part of the country (NC) a helicopter find seems to be an extremely rare...
Hi Joe, Of course these are not documented totals but my experience is that on a great many searches in our area it is a 'race' between helicopters and ground...
Percent found by type of search depends heavily on what types are USED. So it's not a very good guide to relative effectiveness. For example, certified search...
CSAR's, I'm considering organizing a GPS Training event in my area and I would like to get some feedback from this group. The goal of the event is to provide...
... Doug, Well, I wold say that your first problem is to make sure the management staff themselves know what is involved with collecting the data. I written ...
... Excellent reply Darrell. I realize now that the realizim of the training event requires that the incident command system is followed. I live Greenville...
Hello Doug and others, I conducted GPS training last fall with about 20 intelligent, motivated, experienced ground searchers, i.e. good students. It took...
Geoff Billin
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... ready. In ... to ... Geoff, Another excellent reply. The purpose of the event is to provide training for emergency workers and GPS enthusiasts, to work...
Hello, My name is Deren. I'm with Search One K-9 in Oregon, Portland area, and am training my dog for air scenting. I've been doing SAR since January, have a...
E-GADS! (Electronic Ground Search and Rescue Administrative Database System) version 2.2.4 has been released. A number of bugs have been fixed, some minor...
My name is Simon and i'm a dog-handler assistant with a Quebec SAR group since April of this year even if we don't get much call in fact none yet i still enjoy...
Simon, Your goals are logical and admirable. Please don't be detered by the apathy and politics that you will find. Others have given up, maybe you will ...
As a matter of fact this coming wednesday all the SAR groups of the Province are meeting with the Provincial PD who's the coordinator of every search operation...
E-GADS! (Electronic Ground Search and Rescue Administrative Database System) version 2.2.5 has been released. A number of bugs related to the map display have...
Hi Calvin, Great to see development moving so well! I will be returning to the States next May in time for the NASAR conference, and after some family visiting...
Dear SAR Friends, SAR Technology Inc. is pleased to announce the release of 'Incident Commander 4.0' - the premier software tool for planning and managing ...
I am new to SAR, but have been a firefighter and Hazmat Tech for many years. I am interested in finding out what software is currently being used for SAR and...
Hello Kim, My company, SAR Technology Inc., produces the 'Incident Commander V4' software, which is generally very popular with SAR, Urban SAR and Emergency ...
Hello Kim I use a panasonic cf-18 tablet for work (DOT) I believe my volunteer Fire boss will buy one for incedent command and inspections .It is well suited...
Dear SAR Responders, In response to global demand SAR Technology Inc. is pleased to announce the release of 'Incident Commander V5.0' - International Edition!...
Hello Folks i am the Moderator of another yahoogroup Linvilleorge. The gorge is a rhodoendron jungle in a canyon about 12 miles long and 1500ft deep in western...
... csar@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Adomatis" <gps_maps@t...> ... comprehensive ... area - ... eventually ... that ... and ... about updating my web page the...
Hello Has anyone heard of MediaMapper by Red Hen Systems? How about a GPS map with geo-referenced digital still and video images? hoot@... ...
Hoot Gibson
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Hello, I am new to this group. I am a member of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group. I am interested in all things that help SAR. Have been researching GPS...
All: Wanted to point out something I created to support a SAR team doing rescue in New Orleans: http://biggins.networkcommand.com/ Using these maps, we were...
... Thank you for posting this. Nice to know I can get map and imagery on my phone. However, I'm a bit confounded by the thought that I could post a "rescue...