The Santa Fe Municipal Airport and the Santa Fe Civil Air Patrol Squadron (CAP)
are hosting our first ever Search and Rescue (SAR) Expo at the airport on
Saturday, September 28, 2013. The Expo will showcase ground and air search and
rescue organizations that are ready to serve the Santa Fe community 24/7 in the
event of a lost hiker, downed aircraft, or other emergency.
“I was very
excited when CAP approached me about having an expo here at the airport. I’m
pleased that we are able to offer them an opportunity to do this and hope it
will become an annual event,” noted Francey Jesson, Airport
Manager.
The event is
free and will be from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Stop by and learn about the people
and equipment that support search and rescue in the Santa Fe area. Displays
include a National Guard helicopter, CAP aircraft and mobile operations center,
the airport’s aircraft firefighting vehicle, and urban and mountain rescue gear.
Additionally, the Atalaya and Santa Fe SAR teams, Santa Fe County’s technical
rescue team, and the state’s Urban SAR Bureau will be
represented.
“CAP looks
forward to showing the public how we and our partner agencies can help during
state, local, or individual emergencies”, stated Major John Gravel, New Mexico
CAP Deputy Commander.
The Expo will
be on the north ramp of the airport near Sierra Aviation (look for signs). At
11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. there will be a CAP aircraft flyover and communications
demonstration. Ground team emergency locator demonstrations will be ongoing.
For
information about the Expo, call 505-603-8791 or see www.safcap.org.
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