Incident Tally by Month
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GPS, map, compass, computer- field 4- 13 GCSAR exercise Frank 4- 19 to 23 NPS ISKY Rock Rescue Ken Phillips 4- 22 CGSAR ATVs on the Slick Rock Bike Trail In the rain Teen Fair at the MARC: GCSAR, EMS, 5- 1 MARC MPD all had demos and stuff to do ATVs on the Sovereign Trail w/maps 5- 11 GCSAR Parriott, Schwarck and GPS 5- 22 GCSAR Boats on the Colorado River- Saturday T-Berry 6- 8 GCSAR Picnic Lee the cook 6- 24 GCSAR Rock Rescue T-Berry, Frank, Bego, Jim 7- 13 GCSAR Tracking, Search Philosophy Kent Green 7- 22 GCSAR Field Search 8- 10 GCSAR ??? 8- 26 GCSAR Urban SAR with MFD? 9- 14 GCSAR Mock Incident 9- 25 GCSAR The Lake Effect Ken's Lake 9- 10, 11 NPS Advanced Rock Rescue Mark Pita 10- 12 GCSAR ICS / Leadership Mock technical rescue regardless of the 1- 2- 05 NPS weather Incident Tally by Month 2002- J-0 F-3 M- 9 A- 8 M- 10 J-12[42] J- 5 A-7 S-7 O- 9 [70] N-5 D-3 [78] 2001- J-0 F-2 M- 5 A-11 M- 8 J- 6 [32] J- 6 A-3 S-2 O- 2 [45] N-5 D-1 [51] 2000- J-2 F-4 M- 9 A-13 M- 14 J- 7 [49] J- 3 A-2 S-9 O- 7 [70] N-0 D-0 [70] 1999- J-1 F-1 M-15 A- 4 M- 11 J- 8 [40] J- 6 A-9 S-9 O-13 [77] N-7 D-2 [86] 1998- J-0 F-1 M- 5 A-18 M- 15 J- 3 [42] J-10 A-2 S-4 O- 9 [67] N-3 D-1 [71] 1997- J-4 F-6 M-10 A- 8 M- 16 J- 9 [53] J- 4 A-6 S-5 O- 9 [77] N-8 D-0 [85] 1996- J-4 F-5 M- 2 A-12 M- 14 J- 7 [44] J- 5 A-5 S-5 O- 6 [65] N-9 D-4 [78] 7 year average: [74] OPERATIONS NOTES: * NEW Response Configuration using 2 Polaris Rangers: We will soon be responding to backcountry medical incidents with 2 Polaris Rangers so that we can take TWO EMTs to the scene instead of just one. We’ll be getting a 3rd Ranger soon, then a 4th. * Speeding ahead on your ATVs is not what to do. No need to go that fast. Breaks equip that’s not yours. Fast means you’re not looking around, like should be. If the Bronco is along, staying near it is better. * The Satellite phone needs to be "out there" more, in case radios don’t work. One more option. * Absolutely (got it?) no driving other people’s vehicles, any where, any time. Liability issue #04- 31 5- 2- 04 Overdue Biker Sovereign Trail Over before it started. Too bad. The Sovereign Trail is new to us as yet. Responders: Nancy from a dinner party, John, Bego, Sam, Margy, Jim Dave, Barbara, Brian, Lee And this from the Spring 2004 University of Arizona Alumnus mag: "The UA Tree Ring Lab research indicates 2002 was the driest year in Arizona in 1,500 years ... " Santa Maria! #04- 32 4- 8- 04 Lost Hiker Dee Pass to White Wash The call came in as a 75 year old guy out looking for rocks and hadn’t been seen for 5 hours. It was a hot, sunny day and he had no water. The search area became the first few miles east of the Ruby Ranch Road from the power lines south. He could be anywhere. But he left tracks. 1 T 15 found the RP and followed them to the Point Last Seen and showed us a footprint. Three horiz bars in the heel print. Brent had his ATV and got on the tracks following them, loosing them, finding them, following. Brent had us page the DPS helicopter from Salt Lake City (ETA 1730 hrs). 1 T 10 Louis joined him on the old 4WD roads in the rugged Morrison Formation. Tracking like hounds. About half the ground out there held tracks, the other half was very hard pan stuff, about as trackable as slickrock. GCSAR arrived on scene. Some went to Brent’s area at the head of the tracks, some up to where the scent article was, the PLS and Centcom at the top of a hill overlooking the search area. Nancy and Shalla got the scent and and headed around to the head of the pack with Sam driving the Bronco. By now the pack of searchers were on a long, straight sandy road leading to the south towards the rim of White Wash. Tracking. About this time, Rex got together a Plan B in case the search looked like it would go into the night. We would search for 45 minutes by helicopter, then call out alot other resources for the night shift. Rex asked Emery County to send an ATV team. The Park Service was alerted. Thinking about an all night encampment out there. Steve White would ground crew the helo. The subjects tracks turned off the sandy road and went down the bluff into the bottom of White Wash, not too far up-wash from the "main camp place" at the Dunes. Marvin, an LA fireman retired in Cedar City, said he thot about just stopping a couple of times. Then "I guess I walked in a few circles." His tracks were very crooked for the first few miles. Then he found a straight road. When he got to the edge of the mesa above White Wash he could see the vehicles in camp. He made his way down the bluff where 2 guys from Colorado were on their ATVs. These guys took him to their camp and put him in their pickup truck for a ride back to the beginning. Andrea and I were stopped along the main road. She had binoculars up while I was converting some coordinates on the GPS. We had agreed to stop every vehicle. One came by. Andrea spotted our subject in the truck. Cool. We all went back to Base Camp. Summer and Paula tended to Marvin who was a bit tired and dehydrated. It was suggested that Rex buy us all dinner at Ray’s in Green River. Went to the Shed instead. Communications were generally good way out there. Talk around channels of GCSAR and Car to Car worked mostly. Old SO seemed to hit OK except in the low spots around Salt Wash. Responders: Sam, Nancy Shalla woof, Brian, John, Lee, Jim G, Bego and Andrea Brent 1 T 15 and Louis 1 T 10 EMTs: Summer and Paula Debrief of 04- 32: Carolyn Morris, wife of Marvin the lost, sent a fine thank you card and some good cookies ! ! #03- 33 5- 9- 04 Sheriff’s Office Assist A man was murdered on Hwy 128, milepost 21. The alleged perp reportedly split in the victim's camper. An eyewitness alerted officials. Many law enforcement types were called out for a manhunt. A couple of hours later, Trooper Mecham found the vehicle near the Westwater exit, off in the trees away from the road. A subject ran from the area and was apprehended. In the initial stages of the man hunt, 1 T 4 called for 4WD vehicles. Sam responded. 1 T 4 also called for the DPS helicopter. Bego responded with the fuel truck (with permission from 1 T 9). After the suspect was apprehended, the two of us took the Command Post out to the scene with food and drink (and air conditioning) for the Investigator Walker and his assistant, a Mr. White. Mr. White was very helpful and polite all afternoon. Responders: Sam, Bego, Rex, Jeff, Nancy #04- 34 5- 9- 04 Overdue Biker Porcupine Rim She was located in town before we started out from the Shed. Responders: Sam, John, TBerry, Margy GCSAR Training: Sovereign Trail 05- 11- 04 Dale Parriott and Larry Schwarck toured us around parts of the Sovereign Trail so we would know the location of the single track parts, 4 wheeler parts and road parts. Our concern is access to the various sections of single track in case we need to use the wheel and litter for an evacuation. Thanks to these 2 guys. Ride With Respect is their "club." They’ve built alot of trail, marked everything as what kind of vehicle is allowed and put in alot of hard work to make this a fun area. #04- 35 5- 13, 14- 04 The Barbara Gilbert Search Arches National Park Started out as an overdue hiker in the Broken / Tapestry Arch area, quite near the campground. Usually, this type of call would be over in an hour or so. Gary 221 went up there to see about it and things just kept getting bigger. Rangers gathered getting assignments from Ops. Nancy and Shalla went up and worked 15 hours on the trail. Successful trailing by Shalla considering the terrain and winding route. Tracking was difficult, even hiking was difficult in some areas. She walked the slickrock areas by the mile. Many searchers were out there with flashlights, some all the moonless night. GCSAR sent out a page at 10:15 pm to inform everyone that a real page would be happening at 5:30 am should the need arise. At first light new teams of trackers went out. A bit later the Mesa Verde helo came over and picked up Jim W and Frank to fly near the ground trackers who were on her tracks, the few that there were.