>Simon - a helicopter is simply a noisy and rather
expensive way of
>covering distance rapidly. It certainly has the capacity
to deliver a
>MIO over a wide area - which would reduce the number
of trained
>individuals that might be needed. However, serious
incident may be
>associated with bad weather which means that you
could not
>always rely on a helicopter based MIO system.
>
Agreed. I just saw the potential for delivering the rare
resource (the trained and/or designated MIO) to the
rare event (the major incident). Particularly in some
areas where a designated MIO is available but may be
a long way geographically from the incident.
Simon
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