Pictured is Fillmore Rotary President Scott Beylik with speakers Matt O’Brien and Dan Harasty. Photo credit Martha Richardson.

The Fillmore Rotary speakers this week were Dan Harasty and Max O’Brien, they are both members of Search & Rescue. They talked about some of the rescue teams, Fillmore Mountain team, K9 team, Posse team, and Dive team. Depending on the emergency, there are teams to help. Dan and Max are both on the Dive team and mostly talked about that. The team has training on recovery, evidence collection, working in confined space and in the dark as well as very cold water. They also train on vehicle recovery in submerged water. They have ongoing training and must have certification. They also have interagency help depending on the situation. When asked why they do it, they said they want to bring families back together.