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IESARC meeting tonight. Kinsey and Lehman are going. Anybody else?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:24:00 -0700

IESARC meeting tonight. Kinsey and Lehman are going. Anybody else?

PVS, BRT, and Land Nav 9/12/2009

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:40:00 -0700

The initial plan for the weekend was to complete our Personal Vertical Skills (PVS) and Basic Rope Technician (BRT) check-offs on Saturday and complete a land navigation exercise on Sunday. We thought that we were going to have additional SAR members from other teams coming to the check-off so we rigged a boat-load of ropes. When those folks didn’t arrive, we were able to check-off our team in only a few hours. This allowed us to complete both the land navigation exercise and BRT check-off in a single day and late night. We did have one little diversion when some passing mountain bikers told us that they passed a child’s bicycle on the trail near a drop-off without any nearby children. We called it in to the local PD and told them that we would investigate. Three team members made their way down the trail to check things out and found a family on a bike ride. The family said that one of their kids had left his bike by the trail, and they had recently gone back to get it. All was OK, so we canceled with the PD.

The map below is our land navigation exercise. The red track (~ 6 miles) is the route that Mark Kinsey and I took when we set the course. The other icons were locations of the 5 teams during the exercise. We set up a command post and used the time to work on radio use, map and compass, and GPS technique. At each control, the team must call in to get a set of coordinates for their next location. At that time, they are told whether they are to use a GPS or compass to get to the next location. It looks like Team #4 had some navigation issues.

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Cave Team Training: PVS check-offs and BRT check-offs Saturday. Land nav Sunday....

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:11:39 -0700

Cave Team Training: PVS check-offs and BRT check-offs Saturday. Land nav Sunday. 32.943977°/-117.107989°

Training and a Rescue near San Jacinto

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:49:37 -0700

Training and a Rescue near San Jacinto

Cave Team & San Jacinto Rangers completed hike out of dehydrated hiker at approximately 1835...

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:15:34 -0700

Cave Team & San Jacinto Rangers completed hike out of dehydrated hiker at approximately 1835 hrs.

Cave Team working rescue on Cactus to Clouds trail. Dehydrated hiker. Happened to be training in the...

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:04:57 -0700

Cave Team working rescue on Cactus to Clouds trail. Dehydrated hiker. Happened to be training in the area. RMRU notified.

20 students spent the weekend with an introduction to cave...

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:31:06 -0700

20 students spent the weekend with an introduction to cave rescue.

A Few Photos From the OCR

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:14:00 -0700

Doing the Turtle http://post.ly/1Nkt

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:41:08 -0700

Doing the Turtle http://post.ly/1Nkt

Not Really an Emergency

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:11:46 -0700

Not Really an Emergency:

There have been a couple of these incidents where folks activate their PLB in situations that are inconvenient, but not life-threatening. I wonder if this behavior will continue with the introduction of cheaper PLB devices.

Orientation to Cave Rescue course still has a few spots. Visit www.caverescue.net for info.

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:38:56 -0700

Orientation to Cave Rescue course still has a few spots. Visit www.caverescue.net for info.

12 students spent 7 days studying the art of clean rigging.

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:27:12 -0700

12 students spent 7 days studying the art of clean rigging.

Cave Team requested to assist in litter carry from hut on Baldy. JL

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:54:33 -0700

Cave Team requested to assist in litter carry from hut on Baldy. JL

Investigating the Crevasse 5:1

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:18:49 -0700

Investigating the Crevasse 5:1

Crevasse 5:1 http://post.ly/q3f

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:37:36 -0700

Crevasse 5:1 http://post.ly/q3f

Orientation to Cave Rescue July 18-19 http://post.ly/p7Y

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:59:05 -0700

Orientation to Cave Rescue July 18-19 http://post.ly/p7Y

Cave Team sending 2 students to Ropes that Rescue class tomorrow.

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:58:23 -0700

Cave Team sending 2 students to Ropes that Rescue class tomorrow.

Cave Team & WV SAR successfully passed MRA Tech Rope re-cert today. JL

Sun, 17 May 2009 01:10:25 -0700

Cave Team & WV SAR successfully passed MRA Tech Rope re-cert today. JL

News story on today’s Lytle Creek search can be found at http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_12317828

Thu, 07 May 2009 13:42:10 -0700

News story on today’s Lytle Creek search can be found at http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_12317828

The Technical Rescue Basics Course April-May 2009

Sun, 03 May 2009 18:43:27 -0700

I serve as an instructor for the Technical Rescue Basics Course (TRBC) for San Bernardino County Sheriff’s SAR. For the past two weekends (including 6pm-10pm on Fridays) a number of students took the first step in gaining proficiency in technical rope rescue. The first weekend is a combination of classroom and practical skills, while the second weekend is spent in the field using the skills. They also have to pass a written exam and a practical skills check-off to pass the class.

The course curriculum includes material on the physics of rescue systems where students learn about the forces involved in rescue systems, and how to design safe anchors and litter evacuation systems. In order to participate in rope rescues in San Bernardino County, SAR members must pass this course as a minimum. There is also a team-level certification that must be passed which requires more advanced rope rescue training by most members.