SEBRING — Over the summer months, 11 children and two adults became lost among the spacious area that is the Sun 'n Lake of Sebring's Preserve. A faster emergency response system with vehicles that could easily prowl the land became something district officials deemed necessary, so they purchased three four-wheeler ATVs in October. "(The vehicles) can be used for a number of things," said Sam Henderson, Sun 'n Lake's director of public safety. "The main thing is that they will help out our response time during emergency situations." Over the last few weeks, the district organized its own Rural Rescue Response Team, featuring firefighters to man the vehicle. Henderson estimated that Sun 'n Lake has more than 3,000 acres of wooded land that sit behind its residential area and are popular with bikers and hikers. ...more

December 10, 2007