we're looking at moving into an era of decreasing resources and budgets. creative solutions are needed, or lower success rates will need to be accepted. just my $0.02.
Pete
I dare say you are correct in these statements. It seems to me that they make an excellent argument for affiliating with your local SAR organization before there is an emergency. Develop the relationships, build the team, and acquire capability.
Pete, you will also get "lower success rates" if the searchers don't know what they are doing.
Hikermor nailed it. If you are really interested, then hook up with a local team. Get some training, and let people get to know you and your capabilities. Most teams are always looking for good people who want to join.
And as Teslinhiker noted, teams usually have mutual aid arrangements (formal or informal) to help out other teams in the region.
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