Kent County Emergency Services Team

2023 June SAR Meeting

Team photo at Buist Electric's offices.

The June 2023 SAR meeting was a training exercise held in Byron Center. The team would like to thank Buist Electric for providing the staging area, along with their employee and SAR member Randy Vieu for making the arrangements!

Searchers looking for a missing person.
Searchers looking for a missing person.
Searchers happy to find the missing person.
Searchers happy to find the missing person.
Debriefing after the successful location of the missing person.
Debriefing after the successful location of the missing person.
Debrief: What worked well, and what didn't?
Debrief: What worked well, and what didn’t?
A happy, successful team.
A happy, successful team.
Back at the staging area after practicing different search scenarios.
Back at the staging area after practicing different search scenarios.
Discussions about the evening's efforts.
Discussions about the evening’s efforts.
Team photo at Buist Electric's offices.
Team photo at Buist Electric’s offices.
Thank you, Buist Electric!
Thank you to Buist Electric, for providing the staging area, and to their employee and SAR member Randy Vieu for making the arrangements!
Team discussion and debrief at the staging area.
Team discussion and debrief at the staging area.
A lively discussion ensued.
A lively discussion ensued.
Each team member described what they learned during the training.
Each team member described what they learned during the training.
Listening and learning.
Listening and learning.
Tracking dog Cletus also did some training this evening.
Tracking dog Cletus also did some training this evening.
Cletus, always tracking.
Cletus, always tracking.
Randy and Jessy watch as Tucker says hello to Abby and Trinity from Buist Electric.
Randy and Jessy watch as Tucker says hello to Abby and Trinity from Buist Electric.
Tucker is the team's Human Remains Detection (HRD) K9.
Tucker is the team’s Human Remains Detection (HRD) K9.
Reflections of Rudy.
Reflections of Rudy.
The SAR team works day or night!
The SAR team works day or night!
Final thoughts for the evening's training.
Final thoughts for the evening’s training.
Thanks again to Buist Electric for hosting us!
Thanks again to Buist Electric for hosting us!