Hmm. Interesting article. Sad, certainly.

I take away a different perspective tho. I think that if we really want to see a SAR operation like the one needed to find Kim and his family in time, we need dedicated professional team at a higher level like the state level.

To expect a county to be well versed in a large scale, complex SAR operation is just too much IMO.

You need people who spend their time studying these types of operations, learning and planning.

Let's think about all the things needed in order for this to go right...

1) They would have to have clear understanding of their resources, both government and civilian.
2) They would have had to have a very good chain of information flow and processing.
3) They would have to have good understanding about technology, or at least resources to call upon to help them.
4) They'd have to have a clear command authority for resources.
5) They'd have to have reasonable amounts of the right kinds of resources.
6) They'd have to have good planning and procedures.
7) They'd have to have good planning for cross jurisdictional interaction. Even with state wide authority, you'll still have cases that cross state lines, etc.
8) The managers of these operations need experience.

This just isn't going to happen at the county level IMO. Heck, we'd probably be lucky to do it at the state level.

-john