Posts Tagged ‘RESCUE’
All About Appalachian Mountain Mantrailing and Rescue – Part 1
Sandy Weik of AMMAR discusses how the organization uses bloodhounds to assist with search and rescue efforts, serves as an all hound breed rescue and safe haven, and educates the public.
Read MoreOver Two Hundred People Participate In Search And Rescue Exercise In Pocahontas County
The Buckskin Boy Scout Camp was the site of a major Search and Rescue exercise sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security.
Read MoreSearch And Rescue Volunteers Descend On Buckskin Scout Camp In Pocahontas This Weekend
At least a couple hundred volunteers are expected for the annual training exercise, including ground, air, ATV, equine and K-9 teams.
Read MoreAll Passengers Aboard Navy Helicopter Rescued
All 17 passengers aboard a U.S. Navy helicopter that went down in northwestern Pocahontas County Thursday afternoonhave been accounted for. Thirteen of the passengers were transported to Elkins, while the remaining four were transported to Charlottesville, Virginia.
Read MoreHighland Supervisors And The Highland Rescue Squad President Meet To Discuss Land Swap
The Highland County Rescue squad has outgrown its current facilities. They’d like the Highland County Board of Supervisors to agree to a land swap that would give them room to grow.
Read MorePocahontas Search And Rescue Searches For Insurance
Pocahontas County has a dedicated volunteer Search and Rescue team, but the teams’s lack of insurance has limited the county 911 dispatch’s ability to call them out
Read MoreHurrican Hunter Spends A Chilly Night In The Woods
When 84 year old Donald Sergent didn’t come out of the woods at the designated time, a intense search and rescue effort was begun. Fortunately this story has a happy ending.
Read More“I Want to Live” Class for Emergency Rescue Workers
Rescue Workers Help Others-What About Taking Care of Themselves?
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