The following is, at best, a partial list of the numerous agencies, departments, offices, squadrons, teams, and units, which have contributed to the success of Southern Arizona Search & Rescue and First Response from 1901 to 2000. Many no longer exist, but they all must be recognized and remembered. But, behind the anonymity of these administrative titles there are the countless men and women who have, are, and will, dedicate their lives helping their fellow man.
Names
911 Dispatch Centers
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons
Air Force Detachment “Det” 1
Air Force Detachment “Det” 17
Air Force National Guard
Air Force Rescue and Coordination Center
Air Force Reserve, 305th Rescue Squad
Air Force, Second SAR Group
Amateur Radio Emergency Corps
Arizona Army National Guard
Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue
Arizona Air National Guard
Arizona Division of Emergency Services
Army 4th Rescue Section
Army National Guard
Bisbee Police Department
Border Patrol
Border Patrol, Search, Trauma and Rescue
Boy Scouts of America
Catalina Ham Radio Club
Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association
Civil Air Patrol (numerous Squadrons)
Civil Air Patrol Neotoma Composite
Civil Defense Commission Unit
Civil Defense SAR
Civilian Conservation Corps
Cochise County SAR
Cochise County Sheriff’s Office
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan Army Air Base
Douglas Army Air Base
Douglas Police Department
Drexel Heights Fire Department
Emergency Services SAR
Flowing Wells Fire Department
Fort Huachuca Army Base
Fry Fire Department
Gila Bend Police Department
Graham County SAR
Green Valley Auxiliary Volunteers
Green Valley Rural Fire Department
Luke Air Force Base
Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma
Military Aid for Safety and Traffic
Mountain Rescue Association
National Cave Rescue Commission
Nogales Police Department
Northwest Fire Department
Pearce/Sunsites Fire Department
Pima County Air Patrol
Pima County Air Posse
Pima County Communications Center
Pima County Emergency Radio Network
Pima County Flying Squadron
Pima County Four-Wheel Drive
Pima County Jeep Posse
Pima County Mounted Posse
Pima County Office of Emergency Services
Pima County Rescue Patrol
Pima County Search and Recovery Divers
Pima County Sheriff’s Department
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Rock Pounders
Rural Metro Fire Department
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
Sierra Vista Fire Department
Southern Arizona Mounted SAR
Southern Arizona Rescue Association
Southwest Rescue Dogs, Incorporated
State of Sonora, Mexico
Tucson Fire Department
Tucson Police Department
Tucson-Pima County Civil Defense SAR
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. FEMA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. National Park Service
Patches
Patches of Southern Arizona SAR and First Response Organizations
People to Thank
Foremost, we thank those who have given heavily of their time, ideas, contributions, and support in the writing of the book Southern Arizona Search & Rescue and First Responder History: 1901–2000.
Paul Anderson
Dave Brown
Mike Ebersole
Fran Kunz
Richard Kunz
Chuck McHugh
David Noland
Tom “TJ” Price
Mykle Raymond
Denise Sutherland
Frances Walker
There are also others we called upon for help and… you readily stepped up to the plate.
