Are there any other private search and rescue groups out there that use airplanes and offer their services to local and state government in emergencies? I am not talking about volunteers with the local county sheriff-affiliated SAR group or something like that, but independent organizations.
Have any of you interacted with these groups either during a search or otherwise? How did it go?
I know a few
Washington Air Search and Rescue http://www.eskimo.com/~c180tom/ (http://www.eskimo.com/~c180tom/)
Air Search Rescue http://www.airsearchrescue.org/airsearchrescue.htm (http://www.airsearchrescue.org/airsearchrescue.htm)
CSAR (Cibola Search and Rescue) based in Albuquerque has had air assets at its disposal for quite some time.
Air Search Rescue has had a number of members in key positions with the PA Search & Rescue Council over the years. That being said, I perdonally haven't had a lot of contact with them outside PSARC meetings or activities.