Tom Cooper

The map training is on! We have Room 110 at the New Martinsville campus of the WV Northern Community College this Thursday evening starting at 6pm. This class will be good for beginners and a refresher for the experienced navigator. We’ll finish up around 9pm. Directions to the college: From […]

Monday at 1:45 pm Gilmer County OES notified Tyler OEM that a search was underway for a missing person. We were asked to be on standby. An elderly lady had wondered off. We received the news at 2:15 that the subject was found and in good health. tjc

Several of our volunteers have asked for these radios. They are dual band covering all of our standard frequencies. They also cover the ham, NOAA weather, marine and most other popular frequencies. They DO NOT cover “low band” or the P25 IRP channels (they would cost $5,600 each if they […]

A dozen Tyler CERT/SAR team members participated in the Wood Country Family Safety Day today. It was a wonderful day for the event. We handed out 12 dozen freezey-pops and several tote bags full of information. The crowd especially enjoyed the K9 and equines. It was a great oppertunity for […]

New Martinsville Man was reported missing Friday night at 11 pm. Local fire, police and Tyler County was searching the area when K9 indicated that he was in a local home. He was found sleeping on a neighbor’s sofa. tic

I would like to cancel this Sunday’s SAR training! Things have been busy! LAST Monday I went to Flatwoods for grant and Citizen Corps meetings. Got home Wednesday evening. Thursday morning we had the flashflood! Thursday eve we helped with the Wood County CERT training. Friday we worked on the […]

We’ve been asked to bring our SAR/CERT team to the Wood County Family Safety Expo. The event starts at 9:30, this Saturday May 21st. We will set up a display at WVUP off Stanton Ave. We plan to include all equine, K9 and ground team members that are available. We […]

With the help of the WV Dept. of Homeland Security, Tyler County OEM contracted an outside team of evaluators from the National Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR) to come in today and do field evaluations of our search team. It is with great pleasure that I announce that we’ve […]

The local flashflood left a few residents with more problems then they can handle. Volunteers are needed to help rebuild a fence and remove debris from a few local yards and fields. If you can help, please call or email me Tom Cooper 304-337-9366 or 304-758-5155 tjcooper@frontier.com Thank you, Tom

The following report has been filled with DHS Situation returning to normal. 2 basements with 2 feet of water 2 farm equipment trailers washed away Several fields and yards with mowers, atvs and equipment flooded One small truck possibly damaged Several hay fields flattened, many have debris One 2 inch […]

The search for the missing person in New Martinsville ended at 7:30 this evening without finding the subject. Law Enforcement will be reviewing the evidence. If further clues are detected, we may be called to search again. There were 35 volunteer responders, 2 equines and 6 K9s involved in the […]

May 7, 2011 4am Attention SAR Team! I just received a call from Sgt. Byers at New Martinsville PD asking for help locating a missing person. 32 year old male Missing since Wednesday, May 4th; Vehicle found in the New Martinsville, WV on Hydro Drive near the Hannibal Locks and […]