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Show Search and Rescue monitors hunt O.K. They had built a fire and were prepared to stay the night The second search involved a horse that spooked and threw its rider and deer and ran off. Several hunters went to look for the horse and failed to return, so Search and Rescue was called in to find them. "These guys do a tremendous job," said Simpson. "They really deserve a pat on the back. We're very pleased with the way these guys work." Bill Jensen is a sergeant with the Davis County Sheriffs Department and is also the commander of the Search and Rescue volunteers. "These are very professional people. peo-ple. Basically they pay to volunteer their time," he said. Search and Rescue volunteers are all reserve officers for the Davis County Sheriffs Department and can be called to active duty whenever they are needed. When called to duty, they are expected ex-pected to uphold the law in a professional pro-fessional manner the same as full-time full-time officers. They wear uniforms like the regular officers and receive regular training in law enforcement. "Ninety-nine percent of what we do is train," said Jensen. "The rest of the time we get to use what we have learned. We keep really busy, and this year especially. Search and Rescue members have been called out 53 time this year. Usually we have less than a dozen call-outs a year. ' ' Simpson indicated that hunters were very well behaved this year. Pressure was down, and things were . more relaxed than usual on the mountain. By JOHN W. CANNON Outdoor Editor FARMTNGTON - Davis County Search and Rescue volunteers do--t nated time and mileage to help 'j:; monitor the local deer hunt around u the clock. or! According to Chief Deputy K.D. .'I Simpson, of the Davis County Sheriffs Office, search and rescue volunteers donated 1,160 hours. 1 They used their own vehicles and fuel, logging 1,270 miles while patrolling the mountains and mann-ob mann-ob ing the Sheriffs cabin base station up Farmington Canyon. The Search and Rescue personnel tr manned the sheriffs cabin 24 hours I a day to provide a first aid station ( for hunters, and as a base of opera- ( tions for daily patrols, law en fore e- ment and search and rescue mis- sions. 1 f ; Search and Rescue volunteers are j not paid for their efforts, but during : ; the hunt they are all deputy sheriffs i and are empowered to make arrests and issue citations. ! I : These efforts add significantly to the Sheriff's Department which I f estimates hours and mileage do- nated during the hunt to be worth I over $15,000. "That is real savings I ' to the county," said Simpson. ! I This year's volunteers conducted . several search and rescues for lost ! I: hunters, responded to several ; : medical emergencies, issued cita- ' ; . tions and made arrests. Two hunters suffered carbon ; monoxide poisoning when they fell ; asleep in their running cars. Some : other hunters found them and took : them to the aid station where Search j I and Rescue called the paramedics ! ; and transported them out of the j : mountains. They were treated at a j ; local hospital and later released. ! ; Another hunter broke his ankle j when his horse fell on him. He was i given first aid at the cabin and j transported out of the canyon by i Search and Rescue. The last day of the hunt two different Search and Rescue operations opera-tions were conducted. The first was for a couple of hunters who got lost in the middle of the night in the very rugged Steed Canyon above i Farmington. Lifeflight helicopter was called in to assist searchers who found the hunters who were cold and lost but |