hello
I am looking for any information that is availible on how to start a county based dive/sar team. We have several divers in the area and half are members of rural fire or city fire depts. In the last two years our rural fire dept has spent almost as many hours on water recovery work as fighting fires. What i am wanting to do is try to get affiliated with one of the county agencies to possibly get grant money for training.
We have the option of Sheriff dept, or rural fire I don't know which would be better to be affiliated with.
With the economic conditions i know that money for equipment and training will be scarce but we have most of the basic equip. and other teams with in 100 miles for mutual aid. But I feel that even baby steps are still steps forward to the benefit of our county.
thanks
J.T. John
I am looking for any information that is availible on how to start a county based dive/sar team. We have several divers in the area and half are members of rural fire or city fire depts. In the last two years our rural fire dept has spent almost as many hours on water recovery work as fighting fires. What i am wanting to do is try to get affiliated with one of the county agencies to possibly get grant money for training.
We have the option of Sheriff dept, or rural fire I don't know which would be better to be affiliated with.
With the economic conditions i know that money for equipment and training will be scarce but we have most of the basic equip. and other teams with in 100 miles for mutual aid. But I feel that even baby steps are still steps forward to the benefit of our county.
thanks
J.T. John