Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1846
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1846
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See
- Search and rescue: means the deployment, coordination, and utilization of available resources and personnel in locating, relieving the distress, and preserving the lives of and removing persons who are missing or lost in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State. See
§ 1846. Search and rescue database
The Department of Public Safety shall populate and use a search and rescue database as set forth in this section.
(1) The Search and Rescue Coordinator, on a geographic basis, shall identify all agencies and organizations having specific search and rescue response capability. The points of contact for each agency and organization having specific search and rescue capability shall be compiled and entered into the search and rescue database. The database shall be updated on a regular basis by the Search and Rescue Coordinator.
(2) When the Search and Rescue Team determines that additional resources are necessary to respond to a search and rescue operation, the Team shall use this database in order to deploy properly those additional resources. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 28, 2013.)