[CEMA Signal] NEWS RELEASE: CEMA Specialists Complete Rigorous SAR Training

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CHATHAM EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
124 Bull Street, Suite 140
Savannah, GA 31401
 
NEWS RELEASE
 
 
For Immediate Release
November 30, 2009
 
CONTACT:
K. Courtney Cunningham
912.201.4508  (O)
912.657.8671  (C)
kccunnin at chathamcounty.org
 
 
CEMA Specialists Complete Rigorous Search and Rescue Training
Savannah, GA – November 30, 2009, 10:00 AM
 
 
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency would like to congratulate Don Sullens, Jim Drinnon, Dustin Hetzel and Matt Stanley for completing the nationally recognized Inland Search and Rescue (SAR) Planning course that was conducted by the United States Air Force Element of the National SAR School.   
 
The comprehensive, graduate level five day course focused on inland search theory and its application to land and air searches for missing persons and aircraft in wilderness settings.  The course consisted of classroom lessons and practical, tabletop exercises that emphasized the need for effective planning during extended search missions.
 
“This course effectively teaches first responders how to work together to determine where to search, how to divide an area between limited search resources and how to craft the overall search effort to gain the best increase in likelihood of success at each step,” stated Clayton Scott, Director of the Chatham Emergency Management Agency.
 
The Inland SAR Planning Course was administered by the United States Air Force Element of the National SAR School, on behalf of the United States Inland SAR Coordinator, to enhance education and to foster a cooperative SAR network in the United States.
 
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K. Courtney Cunningham
Emergency Management Specialist
External Affairs / Volunteer Coordination

Chatham Emergency Management Agency
124 Bull Street, Suite 140
Savannah, GA 31401

kccunnin at chathamcounty.org
912.201.4508
912.657.8671
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