I think it should be simple to put a plan together since this is nothing new and it has been done and continues to be done all over the world. The problem is funding.

You can always ask for donations but the problem is everyone asks for donations and that can fall out of favor.

You can ask the government.

You can ask the BTB, which is what should happen

Or you can find a way to have the funds generated through tax ($1.00 tax for every person that comes to Ambergris Caye paid via water taxis and the airlines should generate about $250K or more BZ per year. That should fund everything we need.

We need full time emergency responders. They should be setup like in the US in a place where they sit around and clean their vehicles and check equipment and train! That is all nothing else. They should not be diving they should not be construction workers they should be trained professionals.

without at least 4 or 5 full time employees and a vehicle as well as a station it is not possible to provide proper emergency service for a population of this size.

Of course this service would not be able to respond to emergencies 4 miles north or more in a reasonable amount of time so it is essential that a group of strategically located volunteers be trained and on call all over the island to assist and prepare for the pros.

The first step is to come up with a plan and then figure out what it will cost and then figure out where to get the money.