Article: STORE SERVES SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS NEAR AND FAR.(Search Gear)(Brief Article)

Search-and-rescue.-- or SAR -- teams share a common motto:

"So that others may live." Vaudois Handley could have his own motto: "Helping SAR teams so that others may live."

Handley is owner of Search Gear, a catalog/Internet retail firm that specializes in rescue equipment for SAR teams, which he relocated from Chico to San Diego in June.

With a few exceptions, most inland search and rescue in the United States is performed by teams of highly trained, unpaid volunteers. These volunteers are responsible for acquiring most of their equipment at their own cost.

"Some search-and-rescue products are so expensive," said Handley, a ...

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