Welcome to ETS

My uncle's got it right... he lives out in PA but is a huge Cardinal fan as well!:) I've found a SAR team in my area, but it's like an hour away and they wont let minors do very much at all. We'll see.

I actually got reccomendded to stop by here off of a Boy Scout website (SCOUTER.com for you Scouters out there)

hey hopsscout :welcome! welcome! its great to have young folks use this terrific site .....spread the word to your scouting buds and your scoutmaster....enjoy...vince g. 11b inf..

welcom ! good to see more young folks here, makes me feel a little older, if i remeber correctly i once was the youngest here...

First of all welcome to the site <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

You may want to check out to see if there are any Explorer units in your area that focus on Public Safety such as SAR. I know that there are many across the country, as I have helped out at a number of large events held at the National Fire Academy here in Maryland. Pete

Welcome!

Pete, I actually emailled the Police Cheif in my town to in an attempt to start an Explorer Group at the Department. So far, he hasnt gotten back to me. I'm still waiting;)

You may want to try a local Fire and/or EMS company, if the PD is not forthcoming. Pete

I don't know how it works in the States, but instead of sending emails, would it not be much more "efficient", to actually go and talk to the PD or FD Chiefs ?
(if it's not too far away...)

I am a fan of Emailing, because it's supposed to be as fast as a phone call, with the advantage of being less disturbing and with all the advantages of a written letter (permanence, posibilituy to delay the answer...
OTOH, nothing replaces direct human contact.