Mounted search and rescue

[Julie Hammond <hammond4h@yahoo.com>]

Hello,

I do understand everyone's need to want to help.  However, I think what people don't realize is the magnitude of people already on the scene helping.  The mear numbers is amazing.  To keep the entire scene from being disorganized their has to be some control over who is called in to help.   I know its hard for people who are not in Texas to understand and try to understand by only internet messages.  However, please understand that many S&R groups are on the scene along with the Texas National Guard.

Please also remember that many rumors are being sent around as well.  I assure you that there are many S&R groups in the area assisting with the search and that there are many on the scene as we speak.  Please don't be offended if your S&R group has not been called in, it only means that Texas has supplied enough S&R groups to handle the situation.

Best Regards,

Julie Hammond

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:08:06 -0700
From: Debbie Dooley c/o Una Smith
To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [MSAR] Re: Space shuttle Columbia

On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 12:04:03PM -0500, Deb8562@aol.com wrote:
>I admit I do not know the laws... but how dumb can you be not to
>call out another team from another county, another state, or
>wherever. If you are well trained you should recognize the need
>for help and then by gosh you should be smart enough to ask for
>it. I know I have no experience in a real SAR mission as of yet.
>We are just getting our NASAR certifications and preparing
>ourselves for a call out. I am deeply ashamed as a new Texas SAR
>member to see these things, people are saying. Our team trains as
>realistic as we can. How many SAR missions are likely to be on a
>nice, pleasant, cool and sunny day? We train in everything but
>we do suspend for lighting.

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