montana wildhack spoke these words of
wisdom in news:2009032309563816807-montana@wildhackcominvalid:

On 2009-03-23 09:35:19 -0400, diddy none said:

It makes
you understand conditioning and the difference between being a real
rescuer and a
wanna-be-rescuer-compounding-the-problem-by-wasting-resources-by-
becoming-a-victim (liability in the field). You do not want someone
like me hampering the search.

We're part of out local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). I
believe there are a lot of jobs that we can do without becoming part of
the problem, but S&R is not something I can do.

In any emergency, there have to be folks who do paperwork , who are
part of the communications team or the supply chain. It isn't good to
have more able-bodied people doing those jobs when other trained
volunteers can fill in.

There are new rules to for those who want to help in emergencies and
you have to be trained to get through the door. The training for CERT
is not rigorous and there are opportunities to continue to train in
different areas. Some areas, like what you did, are very difficult and
you're right, some training does help us realize our limitations, but
it also helps us learn what the support jobs are.

There are a lot of ways we can help and I encourage everyone to get
involved. We never know when a big storm will hit and extra hands are
needed.



I am also CERT (which I can do) And my neice, who is in a wheelchair after
having her ankle amputated and reattached last October (she will walk
again, it's just a 2 year rehabilitation process) just completed her CERT
training. So I agree with Montana, just because I realized I was over my
head in this type of search training, does not mean I can't help at some
level. We all can.