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  • From: Mjacksonz@aol.com
  • To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] MSAR units web directory
  • Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:23:54 EST

Una, your last e-mail asked  what is new with  MSAR groups. This is to update you, my last e-mail was in the fall of 2009.
Yesterday our Morgan County MSAR group certified  15 volunteers in Health Care Provider CPR. We will follow up in Feb with First Aid Training. We have designated the 2nd Saturday of the month as our MSAR training dates and have found trainers for  despookig, obstacle, mock search, compass, GPS, radio and other specialties we need to become proficient in.
We are under the direction and protection of our County Fire District. They cover training costs, insurance and the technology we will need. At this time we are very comfortable in this relationship but life experience has taught me that we both will need to review it yearly.     
We live in Central Missouri and our riders are a very competent outdoor people, each of them have spent time and effort into preparing and purchasing the equipment they will need for MSAR. Each rider is prepared to serve in base support or as a ground pounder if needed. We have a logo and our guideline manual is being processed, we organized in November of 2009 and are clarifying guidelines as we go. 
 
The simple fact is that yesterday 15 people in our county were CPR certified and this is a great asset to our community.  One of those trained yesterday may save a life at Walmart!  Who knows where knowledge will be used. I believe that this is the strength of MSAR and SAR - it is not always the big search but the private personal knowledge that gives back and keeps on giving. 
 
Thanks to all of you who have experience and are willing to guide us.
 Mary Jo Jackson Morgan CO MSAR
Versailles, MO  



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