Mounted search and rescue

[pennbo@bbv.net]

> Although many New Mexico SAR units have uniform shirts etc.,
> few teams report for missions in uniform.  Effectiveness,
> not appearance, is the priority.
We have no choice. We MUST be in uniform and there has been some discussion
about exactly what that uniform "should" be. We have been told they must
all be exactly identical. Being attached to the Sheriff's department has
some real benefits but it also has some restrictions that we might not
otherwise have. <g> Our main concern with getting blaze orange vests
is that we are in an area with lots of trees and tall scrub. We need to
be highly visible- to the victims and other SAR teams as well as to the
choppers. There is a company in San Diego that Jorene turned me onto and
I am trying to get the team mobilized in that direction. The vests aren't
cheap though!

Chris Pennington
Big Bear Sheriff's Posse
Mounted Search and Rescue