Search & Rescue In 140 Characters Or Less
Are you involved with SAR yourself? Or just interested in following people who are?
I'm putting together a list of Search & Rescue volunteers and professionals--individuals, teams and organizations--on Twitter, along with their latest tweets.
So if you're with a Search & Rescue team or represent a SAR organization on Twitter but aren't already on my list, please add your Twitter name in the guestbook below, along with anything you'd like in your bio, so I can feature you here.
Current Count: 27 SAR Tweeters and 1 Twibe
Twittering SAR
Of course, not ever tweet by every SAR twitterer is going to be about SAR, but they're good folks to follow nonetheless. Search and Rescue volunteers and professionals come from all walks of life, with all sorts of backgrounds and careers. So you just never know what they'll be tweeting about when they're called out for a mission.
- Meet Ramkitten
- Meet Team140
- Meet Dcsar733
- Meet Smokin1stgen
- Meet Robinb
- Meet Smithtech
- Meet FreedomUS
- Meet Telaviper
- Meet Ryan_turner
- Meet USCG
- Meet Bobo15
- Meet Sevenpluspro
- Meet Joelbarrett
- Meet PuzzleCharleson
- Meet Idrankwhat
- Meet Jshirron
- Meet Amver
- Meet K9_sar
- Meet ExmoorSRT
- Meet Iansplashturner
- Meet Txtpediter
- Meet TeamCAP
- Meet Zl2ucx
- Meet Wpick
- Meet Oregonk91
- Meet Sarresponder
- Meet OregonOutdoor
- Meet SAR Twibe Members
Meet Ramkitten
Deb Lauman from Flagstaff, Arizona
That's me! I'm a member of the Coconino County, Arizona, Sheriff's Search & Rescue team. I'm also an avid hiker and writer.
Visit my blog at DebsSARStories.blogspot.com
- ramkitten
- aka Deb Lauman
- 1,631 followers
- 1,542 following
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- Tipigal RT: @Tipigal - Ellsworth Rock Garden at Kabetogama Lake - over 14,000 hs logged in its creation http://tinyurl.com/3tyyye
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- @AnneBuhlig Only thing I won't like about the snow is having to get to my mom's house to shovel her out. Could it not snow over her house?
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- Got my red, fleece serape on, my duck slippers, my fleece jammies. Frigid outside but warm and toasty inside w/ husb. and dog. Life is good
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- @sarapresler Let's do it again sometime soon.
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- Funny stuff -- RT: BusyQueen Reading this: http://www.squidoo.com/ARedneckChristmas Redneck Bubba Claus
Meet Team140
Brian Smith from Horn Lake, Mississippi
Brian is an IT Professional and Search and Rescue volunteer in Desoto County.
Visit his blog at Team140.com.
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- @caitlin The bible condemns everything
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- Twitter just pooped a little and sent me an update to my phone - when I don't have that enabled...
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- There were 1280 views on my Flickr account yesterday. Woohoo!
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- I'm Audi 5000
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- So now there's 480 photos of cars and stuff I need to name. Still more to come http://bit.ly/8Ubq4I
Meet Dcsar733
Eric Mott from Denver, Colorado
Eric is a husband, writer, movie critic, computer programmer, web developer, search and rescue volunteer, cat lover, and proud Jeep owner.
Visit his website at 4catsink.com.
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- RC helicopter crashes into Christmas tree. Mayhem ensues.
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- What's going on with Amanda Knox? Verdict yet?
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- 3D Disney Christmas Carol worth the price of admission to see @kellyjo9 wear those funny glasses.
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- Can someone give me a good reason to not use dynamic javascript web site menus? Every browswer uses javascript, right?
Meet Smokin1stgen
Ben Crafton from Hernando, Mississippi
Ben is a Mack Master Technician, and Desoto County Search and Rescue volunteer.
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- Soooo looking forwars to trying out the new boats.
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- Is beginning his four day weekend!!!!
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- can't wait to see our new rescue one connector boats today.
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- Just got home from the tattoo shop....not nearly as painful as you would think.
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- @team140 I'm with ya on that. Like I said, I've heard of horses being stuck but never imagined it would be that bad.
Meet Robinb
Robin Blanford from Dublin, Ireland
Robin is a Digital Media Engineer & Cliff Rescue Climber, helping rescue teams make better decisions.
Visit Robin's website at ByteSurgery.com.
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- gotta say... @basekit is awesome. Well done Richard, Richard, Simon :-) #seedcamp2008
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- Well done PLINK! $100,000 wow, what a prize! EXCELLENT!! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/1204/1224260038192.html?via=rel
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- @DifferenceEngin hey there :-) just saying hi really. Start-up split between Dublin & Cambridge http://www.decisionsforheroes.com
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- @darraghdoyle tom@newstalk.ie it turns out works :-) cheers. @eamonleonard ah yes I forgot that one :-) thanks all
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- Ready for open coffee cambridge #opencoffee: Robin Blandford posted a photo: http://bit.ly/6Zs0Iu
Meet Smithtech
Brian Smith from Mississippi
Brian is a Bio Laser Tech, who does a little computer repair and web design. He's also a fire fighter and a Search & Rescue diver.
Visit Brian's website at BSmithTech.com.
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- Spent the evening trying to Root my HTC Hero with no success. My brain is tired I think I will quit now and try some other day
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- Getting really close to zero inbox. Another five minutes, first time in weeks oh yeah
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- I now have the HTC hero a very smart phone
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- every time I install this printer on my computer it turns off the firewall and locks me out of all programs, thank you MS for safe mode
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- @tweetmomtweet Thanks I heard that they was releasing them today wish that was true
Meet FreedomUS
Candice Hesson from Mesa, Arizona
Candice is a very experienced member of the Superstition Search & Rescue team and an SAR instructor too. She even rappels out of helicopters! Candice says she loves arid lands and is an "ardent conservative."
Visit her SAR team's website at Superstition-SAR.org.
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- @Smalltalkwitht the change between the medieval warm period and the little ice age was fairly rapid...
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- Someday you will look up the word "laughingstock" and find a picture of Al Gore clinging to a drowning polar bear(via @andilinks) #sgp #hhrs
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- @Pard68 The one I go to is an Evangelical Free Church. Google them for their statement of beliefs.
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- @aznextgov No to the swap! Resolution still hasn't answered who will pay for the US60 reroute as well as the SRP high tension line reroute!
Meet Telaviper
Jim from Prescott Valley, Arizona
Jim is "just livin' and workin'," but he's also a member of the Yavapai County Search & Rescue team.
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- RT @PrescotteNews Update: Christmas Parade Photo Gallery - It's the photo gallery for the Christmas Parade! Enjoy. http://ow.ly/1676dt
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- Wow I can't type today last post was sopose to say my son made the photo section of the prescott e news for the parade to !
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- My won made it in to the photo section of the parade to
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- RT @bgazettewyoming: Wyoming will provide 2010 Capitol tree: WASHINGTON — A tree from the Bridger-Teton National Forest http://bit.ly/7qGuiZ
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- RT @CapitolTree Gov. Brewer will join the AZ cong. delegation Tues. at the U.S. Capitol to light the AZ born U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Meet Ryan_turner
Ryan Turner from Memphis, Tennessee
Ryan is a "Webby, FF EXP, and official BA." He's also a Search & Rescue Volunteer.
Visit his website at Digilux.net.
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- @theogeo So whats that mean for you? Firehammer?
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- @gossamerchild Ahahah thank you
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- Building a new application, check out @frugalcooks or http://tr.im/GzDw
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- @onehalfamazing sure, but is it any good for heavy use? hand cramps?
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- @onehalfamazing Is it worth me upgrading from a bluetooth mighty mouse to the magic mouse?
Meet USCG
The United States Coast Guard based in Washington, D.C.
This is the "unofficial" Twitter account for the United States Coast Guard.
Visit their website at USCG.mil.
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- RT @veryuseful: Reenlistment @PodcampUSCG #uscgpc - Congratulations Chief R! http://bit.ly/2FDWSY UPDATED w/Photo (via @petermello)
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- #Innovation in the Coast Guard: First-ever military-sponsored podcamp with http://www.podcampuscg.com running concurrent with Expo. #uscgpc
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- Gr8 things here at @VBCC - RT @uscoastguard Panel session 3 just beginning at the Coast Guard Innovation Expo in Virginia Beach #innovation
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- @Broadus Yeah, I mis-typed... the official USCG Twitter account is @USCoastGuard - Sorry for the snafu.
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- United States Marine Corps is to United States Coast Guard as Marine is to Guardian.
Meet Bobo15
Dustin Shetler from Clarksdale, Mississippi
Dustin runs Shetler Excavating. He's also a volunteer firefighter and SAR member.
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Meet Sevenpluspro
Stephen Anderson from Salt Lake City, UT
Stephen is the owner of a real estate development company, an experienced marketer, avid rock climber, skier, and outdoor enthusiast. He's also a Search & Rescue volunteer.
Visit Stephen's website at SevenPlusPro.webs.com.
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- If you need a Job NOW take a look at this http://snipr.com/icpvt
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- The 7 step marketing system that will make you a lot of $$ online http://short.to/afd8
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- One of the best online business tools http://short.to/afd8
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- Watch this 6 min video & learn how to make $10 a month http://snipr.com/icpvt
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- Take a look at this Job http://short.to/afd8
Meet Joelbarrett
Joel Barrett from Atlanta, Georgia
Joel is a "wireless networking geek, a SAR guy, a Porsche driver and instructor." He's also a self-proclaimed "wearer of pants."
Visit Joel's website at BrainSlap.com.
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- RT @WiFiAlliance: Mac users… meet Wi-Fi Direct – Macworld: http://bit.ly/7lzEWN
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- New Cisco wireless book on controller-based solutions: http://bit.ly/8NLWTe
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- RT @BreakingNews: Two circulating beams have created the first collisions at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. -- Woo hoo!!! Joelb
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- is thinking Twitter is the way to go for status updates. Looks like LinkedIn allows cross-posting now.
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- Excellent day of tracker training in the N GA woods with the GA Trackers Alliance.
Meet PuzzleCharleson
Puzzle and his human handler, Susannah, from Texas
Puzzle is a Search & Rescue K-9 who tweets (with a little help from his handler).
Visit Susannah's website at SusannahCharleson.com.
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- Woof-out to @xxdavid007xx. -=Love, Puz
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- Days of rain, delightful soppy earth.Why does my person object to all that lovely mud coming into the house? Bring the vacation home, I say.
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- @pennycat Certainly the new icon reflects the deep philosophy of you, but there was something magical in the surly pettishness of the other.
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- Important litter lesson #1: Let Pudge have the bottom nipple. Better to lie on him like a sofa than have him squish me like a plum.
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- Only Rêve's would have been kind.
Meet Idrankwhat
Mark Myers from Virginia
Mark is an Engineering Tech, Search and Rescue SARTI ANGEL, a SAR Tracker, a ham radio operator, a beer taster and more.
Visit Mark's website at n4kss.net.
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- @craftbeerlocatr mmmmm I sure could go for a good Belgian Dubbel right now!
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- @FirearmSites Don't know who I heard this from, When seconds count, the police are only minutes away!
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- @STICOMYTHIA I stil like the idea but I know with the current crooks in office they will not relinquish their power to do a #Fairtax
Meet Jshirron
Jason Shirron from Washington State
Jason is an EMT, a Ham radio operator, and an obsessive reader. He assists with Search & Rescue missions and communications.
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- @tehgeekmeister I will pay $1/day for you to be a human guinea pig. $2 if you legally change your name to Guinea Pig.
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- @Squirrel325 This is why my AMB has pushbars, and legal immunity to claims of bumper damage.
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- @Squirrel325 Of course not! Go outside and hold it in the only place the helo can possibly land!
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- Snowing. Nighttime. Posted for facility contract coverage. These three states should never coincide. Oh well.
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- Roads weren't bad on the way in. Massive road closures starting in an hour, and snow forecast tonight, though.
Meet Amver
Located in New York City
Amver (the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System) is a global search and rescue system sponsored by the USCG. They use commercial ships to rescue people in distress at sea.
Visit their blog at AmverUSCG.blogspot.com.
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- Just landed from Shanghai & boy are my arms tired! Hardy har har!
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- Happy to have met Capt Sun, Donghai Rescue Bureau & Vice Director Zhang of Shanghai Maritime Safety Admin at #marintec. Good partners!
Meet K9_sar
Berkshire SAR Dogs from Berkshire, UK
A team of volunteer Search & Rescue dogs and their handlers
Visit their website at K9-SAR.com.
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- Congratulations to Sven and Molly for passing their Level 3 Assessment today!!
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- CALLOUT: Despondent Male
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- Congrats to the new committee & commiserations to those that didn't make it on this year - now I need to do the IT stuff to make it happen!
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- Don't forget, Berkshire SAR Dogs AGM tomorrow. 12:00 Hilton Hotel, Bracknell
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- Well Done to Catherine & Millie, Katherine & Winnie for passing their Level 2 assessment today - 15 operational dogs in Berkshire now!
Meet ExmoorSRT
Exmoor Search & Rescue from Somerset and North Devon, UK
This team provides Search and Rescue services across Somerset and North Devon, assisting the Police in locating lost or missing persons.
Visit their website at Exmoor-SRT.org.uk.
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- On Dartmoor today for a multi-agency major exercise. 120 casualties to rescue!
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- We'll be trading one National Park for another this Saturday, as we join Dartmoor Rescue Group at their annual training weekend.
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- A bit of DIY at the team's base today, plus a visit from Taunton Trailblazers - http://bit.ly/2jD8Wh
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- We are collecting today at Sainsbury's in Taunton. If you are thinking of joining the team, then come by for a chat.
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- Our new trainees: Hugo, Gerald, Sara, Nick and Brad. Welcome to the team!
Meet Iansplashturner
Ian Turner from the UK
Ian is a Tunnelling Engineer, a Rescue Engineer, aCocoa Engineer and likes cooking too.
Visit his website at EngineerForTheRealWorld.com.
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- Just realised that I really want the old style of Expose back.
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- RT @bengoldacre: Haha good work on the GWPF's dodgy graph: pwnage http://bit.ly/6YZG9S
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- Yarmouth Coastguard's shortest ever search and rescue http://bit.ly/6f1lNi
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- Just realised that one of the Snow Leopard screen shots was taken using a camera trap. Very cool.
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- @danielpunkass So you are a normally indie developer then.
Meet Txtpediter
Shane from the California/Nevada border
Shane is a dog- and cat-lover, a mountaineer, SAR volunteer, and developer. He runs a notification service "for search and rescue units, public safety teams, large facilities, schools and universities, medical staff and everyone else that needs to get sensitive information to critical people FAST%u2026 wherever they are."
Visit Shane's website at Txtpedited.com.
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- @sacca A static-y pair of bunny slippers right now... we're having a pretty nice electrical storm.
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- RT @AmberAlert College Park GA VIC: Kaylen Johnson 10yo BF SUS: Malissa Johnson 30yo BF VEH: Grn Ddg Stratus GA# BFJ8799 CALL: 4048673468
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- Anyone in wilderness medicine close to SF might find this talk on C-spine injuries, immob. & clearing very valuable: http://is.gd/Cs8V
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- Dogs and SAR = perfect partners @PuzzleCharleson @pathfindersar #followfriday
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- RT @NVFC One week left to apply for National Junior Firefighter Program scholarships! Find out more at www.nvfc.org/juniors
Meet TeamCAP
U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol / Search & Rescue
"TeamCAP is the first Unofficial Online Civil Air Patrol Gaming Network with clans, gamers, pro teams, tournaments and lots more."
Visit their website at TeamCAP.org.
From their website: "Membership in the Civil Air Patrol is not required to join, participate or connect on TeamCAP. We are not supported, nor endorsed by National Civil Air Patrol Headquarters .... Not only will Gamers be able to play soldier online, but they will have the opportunity to Join the real Civil Air Patrol and participate in actual Search & Rescue missions, Aviation/Flight activities, Mission Support, National Schools, Encampments & much more.
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- HAPPY 68th ANNIVERSARY of the CIVIL AIR PATROL Today!!
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- HAPPY THANKSGIVING to ALL of our ARMED FORCES for their Courage, Devotion to Duty & Loyalty in Service to our Nation!
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- WELCOME National Capital Wing on Twitter @http://twitter.com/NatCapWing
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- Flying our Way? Be a Cadet in the CIVIL AIR PATROL @http://gocivilairpatrol.com/html/teens.htm
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- CHECKOUT --> National CAP Cadet Recruiting Video Contest @http://ow.ly/zf30
Meet Zl2ucx
Steve Davis from Christchurch, New Zealand
Steve is involved with Ground/Wildnerness SAR doing communications and IT work, and is a response team member of USAR. His Twitter bio also includes amateur radio, emergency management, Red Cross, the NZ Computer Society, and Scouting. "Zl2ucx" is Steve's amateur radio call sign.
Visit his website at www.zl2ucx.gen.nz.
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- However was also surprised to learn that @flyairnz oversell seats when one of my Red-Cross colleagues got bumped to a later flight
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- Had a good flight to Wgt this morning, first time on a Q300 on this main trunk route.
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- RT @NZStuff 78-year-old tramper missing: An elderly man has gone missing while tramping in the Hawke's Bay. http://bit.ly/5ZyvR4 #SAR
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- RT @br3nda Google wave seems to be a solution in search of a problem.... Just like twitter. (So far Wave underwelming compared to Twitter)
Meet Wpick
Walter Pickett from Tucson, Arizona
Walter is a long-time Search & Rescue volunteer
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- I got to try out my new pack a little last week I got this weekend off, but already full with other commitments
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- Didn't get called in. Yea! But there's been no SAR callouts this week to try out my new pack. Boo!
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- Not much. I'm on-call for tonight. Hoping I don't get called on my DAY OFF! I have accomplished a lot today though.
Meet Oregonk91
DK Bothe from Oregon
K9 SAR in Pacific NW, R.N., wife, cancer survivor
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- Worked w/ new K9 #SAR prospect & Canary Dog today. SCARY looking dog, but really sweet temperament & great drive! Pleasantly surprised!
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- http://bit.ly/61oSw6 Thoughts on #PTSD treatment via @Belleruth. Don't settle for less than effective measures.
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- http://bit.ly/61oSw6 Thoughts on PTSD treatmnt
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- RT @RobbieVentura Love a good cartoon w/ great special effects- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEjUAnPc2VA // concept for Clicker trainers?
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- @fatcyclist you CRACK ME UP!! (your blog). Thank you for inspiring in so many ways & humor. A merry heart is good...medicine!
Meet Sarresponder
Kim Ringeisen
Visit his website: SAR Responder.
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- A new, but rather expensive personal locater system that relies on the Iridium LEO satellite system... http://thurly.net//67z
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- @oregonk91 Yes that is true, but. Volunteer SAR teams need better representation and funding, that is my mission with SAR Responder.
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- SPOT messenger is creating SAR callouts for folks who miss sending a pre-arranged Ok update. Does this warrant a SAR response? #SAR
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- @ramkitten should be breach of contract, if you paid then they are obligated to deliver. If the costs are small, it's not worth pursuing...
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- Based on discusions about our younger searchers... Crew-18 is a wilderness search-and-rescue team for teens ages 14 to 19.. I am Ok with it.
Meet OregonOutdoor
Brian Thomas from Tillamook, Oregon
Brian is a Search and Rescue volunteer who owns the website Oregon Coast Outdoor, selling outdoor and sports gear.
He's also a Squidoo lensmaster.
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- @ramkitten Thanks,i can count on an honest review from you.And help with my writing,LOL
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- @ramkitten My third attempt,please review for me ,Thanks http://www.squidoo.com/FirestartingTechniques
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- Firestarting Techniques http://www.squidoo.com/FirestartingTechniques
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- I just made a third lens on Squidoo : Firestarting Techniques / http://tinyurl.com/yzkkblh
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- I just updated my Squidoo page: Sports and Outdoor Gear / http://tinyurl.com/ygeppbc
Meet SAR Twibe Members
Join the SAR Twibe on Twibes.com.
Tweets must include the tag(s) "SAR" or "Search and Rescue."
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Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer
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SARpack: Search & Rescue Gear
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When I was first training to be a Search and Rescue volunteer, one of the required courses was all about personal safety and gear. Being a well-seasoned hiker and long-distance backpacker, I already had a closet overflowing with packs, sleeping bags,...
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Rock Rescue Academy Part 1: Learning to Rappel
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I'm no fan of heights, but somehow I wasn't (too) afraid as I backed up off the edge of a long way down under the watchful eyes of my Search & Rescue teammates, some from above, others with the lovely view from below ... thinking to mysel...
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Rock Rescue Academy Part 2: Learning To Ascend & Rig Anchors
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That's what they told us in Search & Rescue training. Our instructors--my teammates--told those of us who are new to high-angle rescue that we should never, ever go over a cliff that we can't get back up on our own. They said we can never...
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Rock Rescue Academy Part 3: Raising Systems
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Much of the time, technical rescues involve falls, with the rescuers descending to the victim and then raising that person back up in a litter. In this next phase of our Rock Rescue Academy training, new technical team members learned how to package...
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My Search And Rescue Articles, Blogs And Websites
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The more I participate in Search and Rescue, the more I enjoy it, the more I learn, the more satisfying it is, and the more I read and write about it. So I thought I'd gather together all of my SAR articles (called "lenses" here on Squi...
My Search & Rescue Blog
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byAre You Involved With Search & Rescue?
And on Twitter too?
If you are but aren't included here, please let me know in the comments section below, making sure to include your Twitter name, so I can find you.
Any other comments or questions are also welcome. And you don't have to be a member of Squidoo to do so.
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- SAR Responder SAR Responder Sep 26, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
- @sarresponder Operator of SARResponder.com and member of the Centeral North Carolina Search and Rescue team
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- Ramkitten Ramkitten May 27, 2009 @ 11:10 pm | in reply to zl2ucx
- Thanks! I've added you to the directory.
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- zl2ucx zl2ucx May 26, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
- Involved in Ground/Wilderness SAR at base doing Comms and IT work, and also involved in USAR as a response team member.
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- GrowWear GrowWear May 21, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
- Excellent resource for SAR Tweeters!
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- Ramkitten Ramkitten May 21, 2009 @ 10:26 am | in reply to hikenazi
- Hm, I know @candicehesson is part of Superstition SAR, but I'm not finding the team itself on Twitter. I can ask Candice, unless you have a Twitter name for them. I've tried every which way and looked at their website but can't find.
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Lensmaster Ramkitten has been a member since December 7 2008, has rated 2,325 lenses, favorited 197, and has created 110 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "100 Things I'm Thankful For". See all my lenses
My Bio
I'm glad you've stopped by! So what's with the Ramkitten thing, you ask? Well, that's my trail name in the long-distance backpacking community (and now just about everywhere else), but you can call me Deb if you'd like.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail was the greatest experience of my life, and I have plans for more long-distance treks in the future. That's me in the photo, celebrating at the official end of the A.T., excited about the accomplishment, looking forward to being home again, but a little sad inside, too, because an amazing journey has come to an end. That was in 2000 but feels like yesterday, as I remember everything in such detail. That's often how it is when you're moving through life at no more than 3 miles per hour along the simplicity of a trail.
Anyhow, I'm originally from Rhode Island but now live in Flagstaff, Arizona with my mustached man, Steve, and beloved pooch, Sassafrass Tea (or Sassy, for short). I'm a Search & Rescue volunteer (love it!) and a writer of both fiction and non-. In late 2008, I began working on my own internet-based business, selling pre-equipped 24-hour packs for hikers and other outdoorsy folks. And, as a 40th birthday gift to myself, I quit my "real job" in favor of doing things I truly enjoy on a full-time basis.
Check out these great lenses...
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- 100 Things I'm Thankful For
Lensmaster LittleIsMore (aka Claudette Mitchell) started a thread in the SquidU forums titled, "What are you thankful for?" She wrote: Although I knew how important it was to be thankful, I only learned a few years ago the sign... view lens -
- Becoming a Search and Rescue Volunteer
Are you intrigued by stories about wilderness rescues and searches for missing hikers or mountain climbers? If so, perhaps becoming a Search and Rescue--often referred to as "SAR"--volunteer might just be for you. I've enjoyed and bene... view lens -
- Hiking My Way to a Novel
On September 25th, 2000, I completed a six-month journey from one end of the Appalachian Trail to the other, a 2,175-mile walk from Georgia to Maine otherwise known as a thru-hike. Along the way, I embarked on another type of journey, a creative adve... view lens -
- Ramkitten's Lensography
Some people laugh at my nickname, but, me, I'm proud of it. And it makes me smile too. Why? Because "Ramkitten" reminds me of special times and adventures. The name originated on RamCat Farm in southwestern Pennsylvania, where Steve and I lived... view lens -
- A Man Called "Screamer"
Standing thirty feet away or thirty inches, he spoke in the same loud voice. That's why we called him Screamer. "We" were hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Each year, millions of people use those 2,174 miles of footpath extending from Georgia to Main... view lens
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Rock Rescue Academy Part 1: Learning to Rappel- I'm no fan of heights, but somehow I wasn't (too) afraid as I backed up...
Rock Rescue Academy Part 2: Learning To Ascend & Rig Anchors- That's what they told us in Search & Rescue training. Our instructors--m...
