Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

From: "Chuck Daniel" <iwhound@voyager.net>
> Jorene, In June 2004 you published an article in the NASAR web with
> subject title.  I would like your permission to use the majority of the
> article for the purpose of submitting evidence to our local EMA & sheriff
> department in obtaining a letter of mutual aid.  This article, will be one
> of several documents and a cover letter requesting a mutual aid agreement.
> If you have any other suggestions or articles, please let me know.


Chuck, you're referring to an article of mine published in the SAR 
Professional insert of Advanced Rescue Technology, Mounted SAR: Basic 
Options. A copy of that article is on the NASAR web site. You - and others - 
are welcome to use that article as a reference or even hand a copy to 
management.

Most of what I write and teach at conferences and workshops around the 
country is intended primarily to educate management, and hopefully suggest 
some different opportunities for MSAR teams to explore to expand their 
versatility.

A key issue for MSAR is to be communicating well with management so you 
share the same expectations. The Mounted SAR: Basic Options article can be 
used as a discussion starting point for why and how MSAR can be advantageous 
as a new resource, or to identify and pursue various additional MSAR
capabilities suitable for an existing team's extended operational area.

Other articles of mine specific to MSAR include:
Mounted SAR: Learning from History
Mounted SAR: A Viable Winter Resource
Mounted SAR: The Next Generation (in final edit)

You can find PDF copies on www.CEOates.com/msar

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Jorene Downs
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