*** 1999 Higgins & Langley Memorial Awards ***

From:	 Nancy Rigg [njrigg@earthlink.net]
Sent:	 Friday, September 18, 1998 9:23 PM
To:	 sarinfo@istar.ca
Subject: Call for Nominations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
NATIONAL AWARDS HONORING SWIFTWATER RESCUE

The Swiftwater Rescue Committee of the National Association for
Search and Rescue is seeking nominations for the 1999 Higgins and
Langley Memorial Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field
of Swiftwater Rescue.

The awards honor civilian rescuer, Earl Higgins, who lost his
life in February of 1980 while attempting to save a child being
swept away in the flood-swollen Los Angeles River, and
firefighter/paramedic Jeffrey Langley of the Los Angeles County
Fire Department, who lost his life in a helicopter accident in
March of 1993.

The awards recognize outstanding achievement in the field of
swiftwater-flood rescue.  In addition to individual incidents and
acts of heroism, swiftwater-flood rescue team efforts, those who
have dedicated years of service to developing and implementing
swiftwater-flood rescue training programs, and public
safety-media-education efforts, will be considered for
nomination.

The DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is FEBRUARY 17th, 1999. For more
information and copies of the nomination forms, please contact:

Mr. Paul McMinn
National Association for Search and Rescue
Swiftwater Rescue Committee
c/o South Bend Recreation Dept.
727 Eddy St.
South Bend, IN 46615

TEL: 219/235-9328
FAX: 219/235-5566