[SARES] SARES Meeting - Wed. 3/28/07

    SARES was greeted by Patrol Captain Kelly Fitzgerald, who thanked us 
for our service to the department and introduced our instructor for the 
evening Lt. Gary Vierra from Engine 1.  Our training was on how SARES 
could assist DPS in searches for lost / missing / endangered persons 
(children & adults).  The first and most important point stressed is 
that SARES will NOT be requested if it could be a dangerous incident, we 
would be mostly used to search for lost / missing children or persons at 
risk, generally adults with non-violent problems or history.

    I was very pleased at the turnout for this meeting / training.  We 
should all take pride in our service to the department for the 
following; #1 that the department had a Captain greet us, and thank us 
for our service, #2 that the department removed a fire engine from 
service to allow the company officer to provide our training without 
interruption, and thirdly (but most important to SARES) was the large 
turnout (30) for this training.  This number for the training impressed 
the department on our commitment to the city.  Like I said at the 
meeting, after the officers departed, there has never been this many 
persons at one of our meetings - even when we had food.

    THANKS again for the great turnout!!!!!

73
bob ~KG6MOL~
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