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As you all know, the FUNSAR class starts Oct 20th. With permission from our NASAR instructor, we are planning to do something special the last night of the event, Nov 3rd. The class usually sets up a mock night search the last evening of the training. This year we plan […]

This is a last minute reminder for our OEM/CERT/SAR October monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at our Middlebourne office this Thursday, Oct 4 at 7pm. Refreshments will be provided. We will be discussing the FUNSAR training coming up this month. I will be giving out the FUNSAR manuals […]

Here is a unique opportunity for the team! Gilmer County has asked us to help with an exercise. They need evaluators and folks to do moulage. Carla McBee, the master of moulage, has agreed to do a moulage class in Gilmer County that will be open to all volunteers who […]

We have the dates set for the 48 hour 2012 FUNSAR training. The first weekend will be October 20 and 21. The second will be November 3 and 4. We have a few openings. If you are interested and need more information click here. mailto:tjcooper@frontier.com tjc

Mass Care Class module 1 and 2 class. Sep. 26 wednesday at 5pm. At Wetzel Co. Hospital in the conference room. Instructor: Carla McBee. Learn to use State triage kits and have fun doing a scenario of injured people. Click here to let me know if you are interested mailto:tjcooper@frontier.com

Folks, I just realized that there is a 16 hour High Angle Rope/Rescue class this weekend at the Wood County Fire School. If you are interested in attending, please let me know right away. Email me directly at tjcooper@frontier.com. tjc

The Tyler OEM Meeting will be held Sept. 13th at the Middlebourne office. We will get started at 7pm. Hope to see you there, tjc

Here are some updates… 1.Our regular monthly OEM/CERT/Sar meeting will be moved ahead to September 13th at 7pm at our office in Middlebourne. 2.The Pipeline Safety Dinner will be held the same day at 5:30pm at the Comfort Suites in Mineral Wells. I have reserved 12 seats and can get […]

We have been testing the Reverse 911 call-out system!! Today we sent the August meeting notice out by email through the new system. You should have received the notice. The email appears to come from “citywatch@marshallcountywv.org“. This is the home of the system. Since it is sent out to over 300 […]

The Tyler County OEM/CERT/SAR meeting will be held at the OEM office in Middlebourne this Thursday, August 2nd at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. tjc

This was found on the WDTV website. “State Police in Preston County say a teen is missing from the West Virginia National Guard Challenge Academy in Kingwood. No one has seen 17-year-old Gatlin Jones since July 17 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Police believe he’s heading […]

I have received a request for search and rescue assistance from DHS. They are asking SAR team members to report in at 8am Wednesday morning at the USA Reserve Kingwood on Rt 72. This is all the info I have at this time. Please let me know if you are […]