Easy there Winnie,
What I expressed were my experiences as a young lad doing a job which very few do or have done, nor do I recomend it in my later years (just a few more than you but not by much) We were by no means special forces but tough bastards all the same and earned our money the hard way. After 8 years I only know of one man that died doing it on the ground and it was NOT from the "arc". On the other hand I know a few pilots that have passed on doing anything but "production" work as most of us here do. To put it bluntly my experiences on the ground are by no means a reflection of the aviation (ie Pilots/Engineers) community in Canada and our commitment to safety. It was not my intent to give you all a false representation of a cowboy attitude. It's just that a few of us that have worked both sides have a different perspective as I bet your SAR Tech does now after his experience.
Fly Safe All
BWB