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*List of Upcoming SAR Conferences and Training Events *Letter from Mike Tuttle, President of NASAR *Chief of non-Federal SAR of Canadian NSS Farewell Message *Who Let the Dogs Out? *Free Stuff: Sample of TraumaDEX (clotting agent for severe bleeding) *Missing Alzheimer's Case Turns into Abduction *Computer-Based Screening Test Spots Early Signs of Alzheimer's disease *American Academy for Veterinary Disaster Medicine *Prototype Equine Floatation Device for Large Animal Rescues *Radio Gear Fell Short in Mount Hood Rescue *NPR Report on How Federal Funding may Affect SAR in Western States *Arlington County After-Action Report on the Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon *Follow-up on Canadian SAR Helicopter Crash *NASAR K9 SARTECH Coordinator / Evaluator Application ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Online Version at www.SARNEWS.com 8/06/02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by www.SARCAMP.com SAR professionals serving SAR professionals ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming SAR Conferences and Training Events ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SARSCENE 2002 Plans for SARSCENE 2002 (September 11-14) in Halifax are now being finalized. The schedule includes pre-conference events (www.dbs-sar.com/sarscene.htm), a meet and greet, SAR Games, three days of SAR presentations, demonstrations on the Halifax Waterfront (organized by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre), a trade show (stop by at the NASAR exhibit), and social events that showcase Maritime hospitality at its best. http://www.nss.gc.ca/Newsite/site/index_e.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * USAF Inland SAR Planning Course Date Register by 21-25 Oct 02 LA - Baton Rouge 9 Sep 02 18-22 Nov 02 ND - Bismarck 7 Oct 02 9-13 Dec 02 CA - San Bernardino 28 Oct 02 13-17 Jan 03 WA - Camp Murray 2 Dec 02 3-7 Feb 03 HI - Honolulu 23 Dec 02 24-28 Feb 03 PA - Harrisburg 13 Jan 03 17-21 Mar 03 NH - Concord 3 Feb 03 7-11 Apr 03 ID - Boise 24 Feb 03 28-02 Apr 03 TN - Knoxville 17 Mar 03 19-23 May 03 AR - Fayetteville 7 Apr 03 2-6 Jun 03 VA - USCG Tracen Yorktown 21 Apr 03 4-8 Aug 03 VA - USCG Tracen Yorktown 23 Jun 03 Five day course offered for free. Excellent training in SAR Management. http://www2.acc.af.mil/afrcc/nss/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMFED 2002 The New York State Forest Rangers, Search & Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks (SARNAK), and Lower Adirondack Search & Rescue (LASAR) will host a Search and Rescue conference on September 20 - 22, 2002 at Whiteface Ski Center in Wilmington, NY. (8 miles from Lake Placid, NY) http://www.sarnak.org/comfed.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ North Carolina Search and Rescue Advisory Council's Fall Exercise September 27-9, 2002, at Robeson County Training Grounds Sponsored By NC SAR Council, Robeson County SAR, Robeson College http://www.ncsar.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Technical Rescue Symposium 2002 November 1-3, 2002 Denver Marriott West - Golden, Colorado Specifically addressing your need to stay abreast of the tremendous changes in the field of technical rescue, we are a sponsor of the International Technical Rescue Symposium. Meet with your peers to share news and views on advances in equipment and techniques, technical problems and issue of mutual concern. http://www.nasar.org/general/conferences.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Indiana L.A.S.T. Conference (Nov 1-3, 2002) is a week-end training event for search & rescue, K-9's, public safety and emergency service members, and any other individual interested in the field of search and rescue. Presented in Lincoln State Park of Southern Indiana at the Park Conference Center, the conference site offers the perfect training ground for both classroom and outdoor activities. http://www.ovsard.evansville.net/LAST2002.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Letter from Mike Tuttle, President of NASAR In a letter to the NASAR member Mike Tuttle covers several important topics. Some of these include Board of Director elections, efforts to keep the membership more informed, thanking the wonderful efforts of several people and organizations, and the call of papers to SAR2003 in Reno. Be sure to read the full letter found on the website. http://www.nasar.org/newssys/viewnews.cgi?newsid1028546727,32439,htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chief of non-Federal SAR of Canadian NSS Farewell Letter The following letter is reprinted with written permission. While addressing SAR at the national level (for Canada) John offers excellent advice for anyone involved in the profession of SAR especially when working issues that involved different resources or teams. Dear SAR Friends: It is with some regret that I announce that I will be retiring from the Public Service of Canada, and thus from active work in SAR management, shortly after the SARSCENE conference in mid-September this year. I have spent most of my 34 year career in some aspect of SAR, and during that time I have had the privilege of knowing people like you who make a difference in the lives of families every day. You all work in SAR in different ways, and can feel the pride of having contributed to preventing or alleviating the terrible grief caused by the loss of a child or father or mother. I envy your more direct contribution to this than mine has been. But I have no regrets. This SARSCENE will be my last, and I have learned through the conferences, and through my rather special position of being able to work with DND, Canadian Coast Guard, police, park wardens, and Ground SAR Volunteer workers, that you are all worthy of the same high degree of respect and when this must be recognized by all managers. Today in Canada, we need GSAR to have a stronger national identity. We need everyone to support Air Force SAR training and equipment needs. We need the CCG to be recognized as THE source of marine professionalism, and for them to share that with GSAR. What we do not need is for any SAR agency to resist the progress of any other SAR agency. The NSS is the only place where you get to see the length and breadth of every kind of SAR in this country, and what you see from this vantage point is highly skilled people with a passion for their work. For the most part you see exemplary integrity, but if you ever see a waver in this, it is either because there is too much passion and the strength of a collective SAR brotherhood gets lost, or else it is because there are managers whose vision is bounded by their office walls. In my career I have been both too outspoken and not outspoken enough. That's why I am not a Deputy Minister. I just got the timings reversed. However, as I leave the Public Service, I leave happy that I have worked among a class of people that go beyond the ordinary and have given me a great sense of having supported a field of endeavour that is vital and strong. I am very grateful to you all. Thanks John Chaffey Chief, Non-Federal Search and Rescue Programs/Chef, Programmes recherche et sauvetage non-fdraux jchaffey@nss.gc.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Who Let the Dogs Out?" In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, NASAR has received numerous donations. $30,000 was designated by the various donors for distribution to the dogs and handlers deployed to the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. NASAR's Board of Directors decided to reimburse teams meeting certain criteria in an effort to ensure the most effective use of the limited funding available. To that end, a survey was mailed to teams we could identify as having participated in the post 9/11 recovery efforts. The main criterion was, "Who let the dogs out?" NASAR required that teams be deployed through their state emergency management agency or the FEMA USAR teams in order to be eligible for expense reimbursement. 42 requests were received by the deadline. The applications were diligently reviewed and approved by a volunteer committee designated by the NASAR Canine Section. For additional information: http://www.nasar.org/newssys/viewnews.cgi?newsid1028309371,90386,htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Stuff: Sample of TraumaDEX (clotting agent for severe bleeding) One of the more interesting new products recently introduced to Emergency Medical Services is a powder the helps to control massive bleeding by speeding up the natural clotting process. A small sample can be obtained for free for professional agencies. http://www.traumaDEX.com then click on free samples. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Missing Alzheimer's Case Turns Into Abduction The article describes an Alabama couple - the wife has Alzheimer's and the husband is confined to a wheelchair - reported missing while enroute to a doctor's appointment. An investigation tip led the police to finding the couple who may actually have been abducted. The story illustrates treating every missing Alzheimer's case seriously, the importance of investigation, and the value of informing the public. http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=730&NewsID=337947&CategoryID=3511&on=0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Computer-Based Screening Test Spots Early Signs of Alzheimer's disease The story describes a new test that helps predict cases of mild cognitive impairment, a possible precursor to Alzheimer's disease. The test can be conducted on your computer in about 20 minutes and consists of reaction time, matching, and memory tests with playing cards. It is possible to download the program and play with it (although if you want to see the results you need to pay a fee). Story: http://www.health-news.co.uk/showstory.asp?id=93079 Program: http://www.cogstate.com/cogstate/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ American Academy for Veterinary Disaster Medicine Personnel interested in becoming involved in the Veterinary Disaster Community are welcome to join the American Academy for Veterinary Disaster Medicine. A quarterly newsletter (soon to be published online) with information about animals in disasters from a veterinary perspective, search and rescue techniques with animals, care of SAR dogs, miscellaneous training articles, bioterrorism and response to foreign animal disease, and latest trends in training and equipment can be found there. http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/clinsci/wing/aavdm/aavdm.htm#Welcome ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prototype Equine Floatation Device for Large Animal Rescues One of the most difficult problems for LAR (Large Animal Rescuers) in past disasters has been rescuing cows, horses, etc. from rising flood waters - where just swimming them to higher ground and providing food and clean water is not an option. Helicopter rescues are spectacular - but expensive and require extensive training. Recently Dr. Tomas Gimenez, professor at Clemson University, showed off his new Equine Floatation Device (EFD)which can also be used for other large animals by having one of his demonstrator horses, Karma, wear the EFD into a lake. Dr. Gimenez gives national LAR training to emergency responders in association with AHA and HSUS - this is the latest prototype LAR equipment. This is an interesting aspect of technical rescue your standard textbook will not give you, and there are great pictures on the websites. http://www.hast.net/LART.htm http://www.clemson.edu/ep/LART/Lg_a.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPR Report on How Federal Funding May Affect SAR in Western States The link brings you to an audio file from a recent NPR broadcast (July 17) on how a change in the federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes program may impact some Western State counties search and rescue efforts. The audio portion plays for 4 minutes and 20 seconds. Link: http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/segment_display.cfm?segID=146831 Audio link: http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020717.atc.15.ram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radio Gear Fell Short in Mount Hood Rescue In a follow-up article on the Mount Hood helicopter crash, communications is examined. It article states that the pilots were unable to talk to the rescuers on the ground. As a result of a mission debrief, ground resources now have radios that can talk to the military pilots. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134502424_hoodrescue29m.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arlington County After-Action Report on the Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon Full of pictures and in-depth analysis, this 215 page after action report documents the learning points of the Pentagon September 11 response by the Arlington County Fire Department. http://www.co.arlington.va.us/fire/edu/about/pdf/after_report.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow-up on Canadian SAR Helicopter Crash A follow-up article provides further details on the tragic death of the pilots of a helicopter returning from a SAR mission in Canada. A large part of the article recounts the story of one of the corporals who survived the crash and pulled his team members away from the damaged helicopter, signaled rescuers, and set-up for survival, all while seriously injured. For More info copy the following into your
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