Busy Christmas and New Year for SAR Volunteers
As I slowly start to get my mind back into the real world after two weeks of Christmas activities, and start thinking about SAR again, it would be inappropriate not to mention the hard work that many SAR volunteers put in over my Christmas break. Quite a few Christmases ago Bob Geldof implored us all to think about [...]
January 4, 2010
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Tags: ALSAR, Autism, Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs, Buckinghamshire Search and Rescue, Civil Contingencies, Despondent, Essex Search and Rescue, Hampshire Search and Rescue, Johnnie Walker, Kris Manning, LSDogs, Midshires Search and Rescue, SAR Volunteers, SEBEV Search and Rescue, Sussex Search and Rescue, Vulnerable Missing Person Search · Posted in: Search News, Search Thoughts
ISIS SAR Search Exercise Evaluation
From the way I write you would think that ALSAR is falling apart; I keep saying “one of the things we do badly is…”. And guess what? Here is yet another thing that I believe ALSAR doesn’t do well at. Sharing knowledge; especially feedback and learning points from search exercise de-briefs and evaluations. But one [...]
December 16, 2009
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Tags: ALSAR, Despondent, Dog Search Team, ISIS SAR, Kayak Search Team, LSDogs, Mountain Bike Search Team, Rope Access, Search Controller, Search Exercise, Search Training, SEBEV SAR, TASR, Technical and Specialist Rescue, Thames Valley Police, TVP, Water Access, Wilsar · Posted in: Guest Posts, Search News, Search Training
The Search for Dr David Kelly
This weekend saw yet another round of “experts” calling for more inquiries into the circumstances of the death of Dr David Kelly; with news reports in the Daily Mail, The Times and BBC News. All the news reports mention that his body was found in 2003. Very few mention the detail of the search; for [...]
December 7, 2009
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Tags: ALSAR, Despondent, Dr David Kelly, Hutton Inquiry, LSDogs, Misper Search, Search Volunteers · Posted in: Search News, Search Thoughts
Search charities online presence
Kris Manning made a comment on my blog last week about the UKLSI’s website. He said; They’d be better off removing the unfinished pages as it all looks a bit poor at the moment and doesnt show them in the best light. It’s been like that for a long time as well and these days [...]
November 19, 2009
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Tags: ALSAR, BSAR, Buckinghamshire Search and Rescue, Facebook, LSDogs, Search and Rescue Charity, Search Charity, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts
ALSAR and the media
Yesterday I wrote about a Hantsar callout. I included a link to a news article on the search. Although I’d read the article I foolishly hadn’t scrolled down to the comments section. Every newcomer to lowland search is given the same training in dealing with the media – we don’t talk to them about specific [...]
November 17, 2009
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Tags: ALSAR, Hantsar, Lowland Search, LSDogs, Media, Missing Persons, Police, Search Expert, UKLSI · Posted in: Search Thoughts, Search Training
