Lone Star Search and Rescue volunteers Chris Arnold, Beth Hudson, Kaitlyn Disque, Michele Benjamin, Angie Cox, Terry Benjamin and Penelope Winchester Roberts Herring in June on the Texas Division of Emergency Management Conference in Fort Worth. Courtesy Michelle Benjamin
Lone Star Search and Rescue Director Terry Benjamin typically asks the query, “If not us, then who?”
Search and rescue is realized by failing, he says, not being profitable.
His command trailer has been geared up with issues they realized they wanted on search and rescue missions. The radio system has a repeater so everybody can hear when somebody calls in. The trailer now has two industrial grade mills after they misplaced energy on one mission. They have chainsaws, a UTV, ATVs and infrared items.
Based in Wylie, the faith-based nonprofit canine search and rescue group is a ministry of The Cross Church funded by donations. With over 20 members, Lone Star Search and Rescue trains each weekend and usually does about 35 searches every year. They companion with dozens of Texas and Oklahoma police departments, who basically let the nonprofit deal with search and rescue missions.
“We’re a force multiplier for police departments,” Benjamin mentioned. “Once we get there, they don’t have to send out all their deputies and officers.”
About a 3rd of their searches contain finding individuals with dementia who’ve gone lacking.
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