[from occupied ga]

That's your first mistake: the SAR teams are volunteer 501(c)3 organizations that do not bill for their time. They do not accept payment.

I suppose the equipment is free too? and that everyone involved is a volunteer? So bill the government workers' time at $20 and you go back to picking nits.

[angkor]

"I suppose the equipment is free too? and that everyone involved is a volunteer?"

Can't you comprehend what I wrote?

All mountain rescue SAR units (aside from military) are volunteers operating under 501(c)3 non-profit organizations. They do not accept payment. They don't request payment. They buy and own their own gear. They don't accept public funds.

Is something so obtuse that you can't understand the above sentences?

The only public SAR unit on the mountain yesterday (and I don't know that they even went up) was a Special Forces SAR team. They were there to help and, yes, for practice.