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ENFORCEMENT, SEARCH AND RESCUE SAR AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM NUMEROUS
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL JURISDICTIONS.  WE WERE AN EARLY INTEROPERABILITY
SOLUTION TO THESE ENTITIES AND FUNCTIONS.  I SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN SITU AND
WAS ASSIGNED TWO JOBS TO SEARCH ON FOOT VARIOUS GROUND GRIDS AND A SWEEP OF
A POLLUTED RIVER IN SCUBA GEAR, AS I WAS ALSO A CERTIFIED DIVER.  I LEARNED
A LOT ABOUT SAR METHODOLOGIES FOR EXAMPLE, PROTOCOLS THAT CALLED FOR EACH
SEARCHER NOT TO BE OUT OF SIGHT OF THE NEXT SEARCHER IN A LINE OF SEARCHERS
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USING A COMPASS TO COVER A GRID SO THAT NOT ONE INCH OF GROUND WOULD BE
MISSED.  IT WAS METHODICAL AND EFFICIENT.  SEARCH DOGS WERE ALSO EMPLOYED.
THERE WERE A FEW AREAS OF DISTURBED EARTH DISCOVERED DURING SEARCHES.
THESE WERE CALLED IN TO NET CONTROL AND RELAYED TO OFFICIALS.  FORENSIC
PERSONNEL WERE DEPLOYED TO EACH DISCOVERY SITE TO APPLY SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
FOR ASSESSMENT.  A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR A REGIONAL NEWSPAPER TOOK A PHOTO OF ME
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