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Greater Philadelphia Search And Rescue

Monday, August 6, 2012

Five Things to Know Today: August 6

Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue will hold a demonstration at 11 a.m. at Lansdale Library. Meet a search and rescue dog and learn how team members do their jobs

1. Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue will hold a demonstration at 11 a.m. at Lansdale Library. Meet a search and rescue dog and learn how team members do their jobs. 2. PennDOT will continue installation of Intelligent Transportation System equipment this week to help monitor and manage traffic approaching the new Route 202 Parkway. Crews will install traffic cameras, electronic message signs, new traffic signal equipment and guiderail from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations: 3. Storytime at Barnes and Noble today at 11 at 1271 Knapp Road, Montgomery Township. 4. A trail running club meets at 7 p.m. at Parkside Place in Upper Gwynedd. Cost is $10. It is a trail run mixed with resistance exercises. 5. Today begins Crosspoint …

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Lansdale Public Library, Storytime at Barnes & Noble, Trail Running Club, and 1 more ›

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Search And Rescue Group Provides Support To Community

The Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue group uses divers, canines and other methods to locate missing persons

Based out of an empty building at the Norristown State Hospital, a little-known group trains twice a week in various search and rescue disciplines, honing their craft and preparing for the inevitable call that will thrust them into action. They have committed their lives to the search of others, and they live by the motto "That Others May Live." They are the Greater Philadelphia Search and Rescue group. Providing free search and rescue services to the area for 33 years, the GPSAR consists of nearly 40 volunteers who are highly trained and capable of executing a variety or search and rescue tactics. The groups also boasts a large group of trained canines which aid in the searches. When Janice Rubendall – who served with the United States …

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