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    November 11, 2008

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    I'm sure if put into place correctly, it could be just as good as anything else, but personally, I've had bad experiences with FD-associated SAR in my area (Southwestern PA).

    Around here at least, they seem to think that the two surefire people finders are ATVs and dogs; and so any major search, you'll have dozens of departments showing up, not directly requested, with poorly trained "trailing" dogs and ATV operators that want to just tear through the search area as quickly as possible.

    Very rarely do they come prepared for fieldwork either. The number of times firefighters have showed up in shorts and t-shirts, or worse yet, bunker gear for wilderness searches is amazing.

    Good to know, feel free to take a look at the Snowmobile presentation that we have listed. Let me know if you think those types of programs would help.

    Also, what types of teams work best in your area?

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