Training forSAR

On February 17, 2023, Western Wake Fire Rescue conducted a search and rescue (SAR) drill in northwest Harnett County, and in collaboration with Northwest Harnett Fire, Wake Canine Search and Rescue, and Central North Carolina Search and Rescue. Ground crews, canine teams and a drone (UAS) team searched at night formultiple missing people overa 200-acre wooded area. The exercise was made more realistic as it was conducted as a real-time search incident with the local agency arriving first, and then augmented with SAR and UAS teams. Western Wake encourages local agencies to contact them to learn more about theirdrone team and SAR capabilities.

- Fire News photos by Mike Legeros