From trignel@up.edu Mon Feb 15 19:48:05 1999 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id TAA10096 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:48:05 -0800 Received: from lhotse.up.edu (lhotse.up.edu [192.220.208.9]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id TAA04906 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:48:04 -0800 Received: from trignel (198-104-216-45.up.edu [198.104.216.45]) by lhotse.up.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA20445 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:48:04 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <011601be595f$172023a0$2dd868c6@trignel.up.edu> From: "Todd Rignel" To: Subject: Fw: King County (WA) Search Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:47:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >This is from the SAR discussion list. A SAR volunteer from Oregon who was >in Washington heard about the search and brought it up. I have provided >some info and some people wrote back with some ideas and comments about lack >of appreciation by subjects. Here is an interesting one if anyone is >interested >I look forward to see you all at graduation. >Peace, >TODD > > >-----Original Message----- >From: bgmtnbel >To: sar-l@listserv.islandnet.com >Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 10:25 AM >Subject: Re: King County (WA) Search > > >>The lack of appreciation from the victims in the King County search really >>doesn't surprise me. Looking back over the past searches conducted by our >>unit, a few are closed with some show of gratitude by the family or >>victims, but for the most part after the victim is located, that's the end. >> >>I feel that some of the lack of thanks stems from poor education on the >>part of the community. I don't think that they realize that SAR is a >>volunteer organization. They don't understand that every time we are called >>out, we leave our family functions, our jobs, our free time to risk our >>lives and jeopardize our health to find them. It's amazing to me at the >>number of people who believe that we get paid to go out and look for them, >>therefore any show of appreciation is not necessary. >> >>Just as with any EMS job, the risk is great, the actual rewards can be few >>and far between. The potential for burn-out is great. We do it because we >>like it, we have something to offer, we like the self-satisfaction it >>provides, we like the sense of accomplishment for a job well done. >> >>Because of the lack of gratitude from our victims, it is important to take >>the time to acknowledge those on the team that did well. From the person on >>the radio, to the person risking his life in the field, to the friends and >>family at home that act as our sounding board when we're tired and >>frustrated. It's a self thanking job we have. We should pat each other on >>the back as part of the team effort it took to get the job done. Thanks >>from the victim is just icing on the cake. >> >>If I was in SAR solely for the "Thank you's" from all the people I have >>been involved in rescuing, I would be a very dejected person. Instead, I >>realize and hope that there are probably a lot of unsaid words of >>appreciation from the family members out there, and know that there will be >>family members out there that will make up for in appreciation what the >>last 10 couldn't show. >> >>Even though it may never come from the subjects of the King County Search, >>may I be one of the first to thank the searchers that were risking their >>lives on the snow loaded slopes of Snoqualmie. I've been there, done that >>and sweated my fair share wondering why in the name of God I was standing >>in an area that had a good chance of sliding at any time looking for >>nothing but a body. >> >>Even though the search ended up differently than expected, You guys done >>good! >> >>Kim Gilmore >>VP-Training Coordinator/K9 Training Director >>Flathead County Search and Rescue, Inc. >>Montana >>ICQ #9146630 >> >>---------- >>> From: Gisli Olafsson >>> To: sar-l@listserv.islandnet.com >>> Subject: Re: King County (WA) Search >>> Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 8:46 AM >>> >>> Unfortunately the story has been removed form the Seattle PI site. >>> >>> The two subjects complained that the search had not been done well >>> enough and called off too early. The truth is that over 70 people >>> searched on foot for two days in very dangerous conditions, risking >>> their lifes to look for these two men. The third day, sheriff >>> helicopters searched the area from air. The subjects had changed their >>> plans after arriving in the area, without letting anyone know. They has >>> gotten lost, stayed put for one day, but finally hiked out on their own, >>> going through areas, they were again plain lucky not to get killed by >>> avalanches. And since they got out on their own, instead of being found, >>> they complain the search was not good enough and don't even utter words >>> of thank you to all the people who took time off to search for them. >>> >>> Gisli Olafsson >>> KCEOCST >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________ >>> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >>> >>> >>========================================================================== >>> SAR-L Search and Rescue discussion list. 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