Searching in the Dark

You may remember a long while back me writing a short news article introducing a Specialist Night / Low Light Search Technician Certification Course from Gary Foo. Several comments were made at the time, with Jennie Webster making the valid point that; Maybe explicit courses such as this would make it more obvious that ALSAR teams can [...]

January 27, 2010 · Robert Bradley · 10 Comments
Tags: ACPO, ALSAR, Bob Koester, Ed Johnson, Gary Foo, Greg Fuller, Jennie Webster, Misper, Missing Person Search, Night Search, Night Searching, POD, POS, Rrobert J Koester, Search Team Leader, Search Technician, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts

ERT-SAR in Haiti SAR / Medical Response

The discussion on the UK SAR Response to Haiti goes on … but as the UK’s Urban SAR Teams start to withdraw (see BBC News Report here), ERT-SAR’s more medical response begins… A few pictures from the front line: Haiti; Port Au Prince. No ruinning water, No toilets, very limited resources, aftershocks, Busy – From [...]

January 22, 2010 · Robert Bradley · No Comments
Tags: ERT-SAR, Gary Foo, Haiti, Port Au Prince, UK SAR, UN OSOCC, Urban Search and Rescue, USAR · Posted in: Search News, Search Thoughts

ERT-SAR Mobilising in response to Haiti Earthquake

Following yesterday’s guest post on the UK SAR Response to the Haiti Earthquake I thought it appropriate to give some further details on the local response. ERT-SAR (Formerly Oxfordshire Search and Rescue; see post for details) is mobilising… Here is Gary Foo’s Team’s Press Release; Please help us to help others… My team is mobilising [...]

January 15, 2010 · Robert Bradley · No Comments
Tags: ERT-SAR, Gary Foo, Haiti, Oxfordshire Search and Rescue, SARAID, UK Fire Service Search and Rescue Team, UK SAR, UKFSSRT, USAR, Volunteer Rescue Medics · Posted in: Search News, Search Thoughts

Specialist Night / Low Light Search Technician Certification

One final piece of breaking news today; a new specialist night/low light search technician certification course being offered by Black Badge, the company that published Gary Foo’s book Emergency Response & Search & Rescue. According to their website; The Emergency Services and Search and Rescue Teams respond to calls year round at all times of the day [...]

November 16, 2009 · Robert Bradley · 5 Comments
Tags: Emergency Response & Search & Rescue, Emergency Services, Gary Foo, Night Searching, Search and Rescue Teams, Search Training, Specialist Night / Low Light Search Technician Course · Posted in: Search News, Search Thoughts, Search Training

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This month's feature is the Missing Rights Campaign being run by Missing People.

If your house is burgled you are automatically offered emotional, practical and legal support. If your child goes missing you may get nothing.

Missing People. are calling on the Government to give families of missing people the same basic rights as victims of crime.

Over 250,000 people go missing in the UK every year. While most of us will have read or heard about a disappearance, little is understood about the emotional, legal and financial burdens it can bring to those closest to the missing person. Families left behind face their homes being seized, jobs being lost, divorce, social stigma and suicidal thoughts.

Here are the detailed aims and objectives of the Missing Rights Campaign. Without your support, though, they will not be able to bring about change for families of missing people.

Aim #1:
Families of missing people should know everything possible is being done to find their missing loved one.

Objectives:
•Every region to have a local missing persons coordinator who will hold local services to account
•Every family to have a named single point of contact in the police force dealing with their missing loved one
•All unidentified bodies to be cross matched with missing person reports

Aim #2:
Families affected by a disappearance should have access to support.

Objectives:
•Every family of a missing person to be signposted to Missing People’s free emotional, practical and legal support services by the police
•A network of specially trained counsellors to be developed to support the unique needs of families of missing people

Aim #3:
Families left behind should be spared the pain of unnecessary financial and legal bureaucracy.

Objectives:
•All banks to introduce standard mortgage arrangements for families of missing people
•All insurance companies to enable families to freeze or take over their missing relative’s policy payments.
•Presumption of Death Act to be introduced in England of Wales

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