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There appears to be a change in attitude among all personnel, not just SAR personnel. This attitude is evidenced by a
"good enough" way of doing things or "I'm a volunteer, you can't do that to me."
When you volunteer for a public safety job ()police, fire, EMS, SAR, etc.) you are accepting a responsibility and accepting a duty to respond. You said you were going to do
the job to the best of your ability whenever and wherever asked.
If I am going to engage in a professional activity (not necessarily a career activity) I should strive to be the best I can be through education, training, and professional discourse. Honor and itegrity on an individual basis is a
given, avoiding appearances of conflict of interest mandatory.
Many of persons declaring themselves SAR volunteers lack this drive to improve. Many are in reality career personnel doing this task as collateral duty or for resume building. If you are a career police, fire, EMS, parks person, or manufacturer, dealer in SAR gear full time you are a career person. Admit it, there is nothing wrong with getting paid for a job, particularly one you like (love?).
If you are a volunteer you must taake time for training as well as operations to be a professional. Your organization must be capable of responding whether the lights work or not.
And you do the best you can do and then some.
People who don't train, who don't show up, and those who claim to be volunteers while promoting their SAR school, rope factory, snowwmobile dealership,or related endeavor etc, we can probably live without.
irv lichtenstein 215-233-3360 215-233-2343 fax
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professional attitude 
Hmmm...
by Andy Hiltz, 1997, Apr 30
not one specific group but an overall feeling
, 1997, May 01
no threat perceived
, 1997, May 05
PLEASE
by clmankin@p3.net, 1997, May 18
RIGHT ON IRV
by Del Morris, 1997, May 01
