Mounted search and rescue

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

From: "IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN" <ilichten1@verizon.net>
> The reason most SAR personnel stop at the First Aid level is that more
> advanced training is not made available to them.

One of the advantages of SAR teams being attached to the county Sheriff is 
the potential for that agency providing instructors. Our county SAR Academy 
"meet minimum First Aid" class is actually First Responder. Our instructor 
is a Sgt who also teaches First Responder at the county Police Academy.

There is potential for any authorized SAR / MSAR team to make a deal with 
local law enforcement, fire, EMS or whomever to provide very affordable 
First Aid or First Responder training to the team. If the SAR organization 
is non-profit, there is also potential to talk an individual professional 
instructor into donating instructor time and use of materials as a 
write-off.

Minimum expectation in SAR is for First Aid, but those interested should be 
able to find an affordable method for First Responder training.

-Jorene