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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:50:33 -0800 Technical Rope Rescue Training at the Baldy Cut http://caverescue.net/technical-rope-rescue-training-at-the-baldy-c http://caverescue.net/technical-rope-rescue-training-at-the-baldy-c

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:31:00 -0800 Newest Members Complete the BSAR Academy http://caverescue.net/newest-members-complete-the-bsar-academy http://caverescue.net/newest-members-complete-the-bsar-academy

One of the first hoops that a new member must complete is the Basic Search and Rescue Academy. Students are evaluated on survival skills and basic search and rescue skills such as tracking and search techniques. Two new members of the Cave & Technical Rescue Team completed the academy in October.

 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:35:00 -0700 NCRC Level I Weekend 2: Classroom, Cliff, Cave, and Rain http://caverescue.net/ncrc-level-i-weekend-2-classroom-cliff-cave-a http://caverescue.net/ncrc-level-i-weekend-2-classroom-cliff-cave-a

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:03:52 -0700 NCRC Level I Weekend 1 http://caverescue.net/ncrc-level-i-weekend-1 http://caverescue.net/ncrc-level-i-weekend-1

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:32:00 -0700 Cave Team's Biannual PVS & TRBC Skills Check-off http://caverescue.net/cave-teams-biannual-pvs-trbc-skills-check-off http://caverescue.net/cave-teams-biannual-pvs-trbc-skills-check-off

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This year there was a surprise in the helicopter on the tower in Rialto. The mother owl made a racket when she cleared the cockpit, but her 6 owlets made no sound.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Sat, 28 May 2011 10:42:00 -0700 National Cave Rescue Commission Level I Seminar http://caverescue.net/national-cave-rescue-commission-level-i-semin http://caverescue.net/national-cave-rescue-commission-level-i-semin

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Cave & Technical Rescue Team will host a NCRC Level I Cave Rescue Seminar in a modular format. Course details and registration information are availble in the flyer below.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Mon, 23 May 2011 08:41:00 -0700 Mine Search http://caverescue.net/mine-search http://caverescue.net/mine-search

Members of the Barstow DRS, Cave Team, SB Mountain SAR, and West Valley SAR completed a search mission in a mine.

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The Cave Team and San Bernardino Mountain SAR spent the day practicing a variety of technical rope rescue techniques in Joshua Tree National Park.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0700 Cave Training http://caverescue.net/cave-training http://caverescue.net/cave-training

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We spent the day practicing cave search, horizontal movement, and vertical rescue techniques. We have found that radios work well in Southern California boulder-talus caves. The litter shield designed by Paul Stovall for use on the OSS works well too. A dropped radio bounced off the patient's face without incident...to the patient. There are a variety of skylights in a boulder-talus cave that may be suitable for evacuation, but it is often difficult to assess them from the top or bottom exclusively. We put an avalance transceiver on each search team to be activated in the event that they found the patient. This was then used to attempt to pinpoint their location from the surface. Amazingly, it worked rather well. This will warrent further study.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:23:00 -0700 Members of Cave Team Participate in TRBC http://caverescue.net/members-of-cave-team-participate-in-trbc http://caverescue.net/members-of-cave-team-participate-in-trbc

The Technical Rescue Basics Course allows SBSAR personnel to participate in technical rope rescue. Members become Basic Rope Technicians upon successful completion of the course.The course is a 40+ hour course delivered over two Fri night-Sunday weekends.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:29:00 -0700 Save the Date: Cave & Technical Rescue Team to Host NCRC Level I Seminar http://caverescue.net/save-the-date-cave-technical-rescue-team-to-h http://caverescue.net/save-the-date-cave-technical-rescue-team-to-h

The Cave & Technical Rescue Team will host a National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC) Level I Cave Rescue Operations and Management Seminar. Normally this class is presented in a week-long format, but this particular session will be offered in a modular format beginning on July 16. The dates are July 16-17, July 28-31, and August 13-14. This class is the first of 4 levels of cave rescue training offered by the NCRC. Students will gain experience in all manner of cave rescue including vertical rope environments. Please check back soon for all course details.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:05:00 -0800 Cave Team Passes MRA Reaccreditation http://caverescue.net/briefing-at-the-mra-technical-rope-recert http://caverescue.net/briefing-at-the-mra-technical-rope-recert

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Riverside County Sheriff requested additional resources to search for a missing backcountry skier on Mt. San Jacinto. The Cave Team responded, and team members were placed on three different teams. The recent snow made travel very strenuous, making skis a viable option for travel. Fortunately, the skier was located in the Willow Creek drainage by a team from Kern County's China Lake Rescue Group. 

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Riverside County Sheriff's Press Release

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The team competed in an orienteering event to kick off the weekend, then moved into an ELT and lost-person search.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/72528/team_patch_icon_1.png http://posterous.com/users/1bjBVGGmX4Z Cave Rescue caverescue Cave Rescue Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:38:00 -0800 Cave Team Missions for 2010 http://caverescue.net/cave-team-missions-for-2010 http://caverescue.net/cave-team-missions-for-2010

As usual there is a cluster in the Mt. Baldy area, but unlike most years, we didn't get any calls to the Sierra Nevadas this year.


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Details of this search can be found at www.sbsar.org.

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West Valley SAR received a call Friday night for some overdue hikers in the Baldy area whose family said that they were going to "walk the creek". The missing 21 and 13 year old were to return at dark, and when they failed to show, their family notified authorities. Sheriff's Aviation was also on scene and was successful in locating the missing hikers in Stead Canyon. Throughout the night, a ground team attempted to locate the hikers, but due to the brush, and lack of response to their shouts and whistles, the searchers were not able to establish contact. The Cave & Technical Rescue Team was called to assist in the location of these hikers. Just as the team arrived, Sheriff's Aviation launched a rescue ship which was successful in hoisting the two hikers and their dogs. After a chilly night, and a short helicopter ride, the two hikers were released to their family. It was the first time that Aviation had used the large cordura bags that they procured for hoisting dogs. Each dog was muzzled by the owner and placed in a large bag for the hoist. At the LZ the dogs did NOT want to come out of the bags. Eventually their happy disposition returned.


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Just as the air crew was gathering their gear, Baldy Fire caught a call for an unconscious hiker on the hut trail. The report said that by-standers were administering CPR, and that the patient was not responsive. Members of Baldy Fire, San Bernardino County Fire, and AMR made their way up the trail, while members of the Cave Rescue Team quickly joined them after gathering a litter, litter wheel, backboard, and oxygen bottle. Earlier in the day there were high winds in this area, so the team took this gear in the event that the patient would not be able to be hoisted, and required a litter evacuation.

Rescuers continued CPR and employed an AED, but the collapsed hiker never regained a heartbeat. Sheriff's Aviation returned to the Baldy area after fueling, and lowered a medic and litter. One member of San Bernardino Mountain Rescue Team and one Baldy Fire crew member walked the deceased hiker's girlfriend down the trail, while the remaining SAR members and fire crew packaged the hiker, and assisted in the hoist. Lehman, Metzger, and Truitt were on scene.

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