9 GCSAR Saturday- Rock Rescue
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Saturday- Rock Rescue- Anchors, 3- 9 GCSAR SRT Bego, Frank GCSAR Navigation in helicopters, map 3- 12 GCSAR coords Bego, Matt GCSAR Orienteering, Maps, GPS, Frank 3- 28 GCSAR tracking Tram Rescue Team and GCSAR- at the 4- 9 GCSAR Tram Emmett,Frank, Bego 4- 19, 20, 21 CPRG River Rescue Course Annie Payne, et. al. ISKY Technical Rock Rescue (w/ 4- 22 to 26 NPS great book) Ken Phillips 4- 25 GCSAR & HAZMAT w/ some cool chemistry Jennie, 2 from DPS CERT stuff 4- 27 Rod Benders The Car Show- Sat night LIVE. Lots of planets, 30 minutes after sunset, Early May low in the west- binoculars 5- 14 GCSAR Tracking- classroom Frank Saturday- River Rescue- Boat and 5- 18 GCSAR T-Berry See Do Tracking in the field 6 pm. (Binary 5- 23 GCSAR Search?) 6- 11 GCSAR River Rescue- Boat and Sea Doo T-Berry 6- 15 got to Harley Davidson Rally in Moab Rex, Jeff 6- 22 GCSAR Saturday Rock Rescue- basics and more 6- 27 GCSAR ATV and 4WD Skills- should be fun Sam, Brad 7- 9 GCSAR Helicopter Operations Steve White, Bego 7- 25 All GCSAR Picnic RexBob et. al. 2002- J-0 F-3 M- 9 A- 8 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] Wind Chill extravaganza- "Men wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success." Sir Ernest Schakleton- 1914, recruiting for an Antarctic trip 02- 4 3- 2- 02 Standby for possible incident at Old Sand Hill Climb 1 T 11 put us on standby in case this reported injury was not near the road. Comments: Standby is a tough thing for us especially if the incident is a possible medical. If we are then called out later, we are way behind everyone else. We had a lively discussion about it at our next meeting. Responders: Sam, Nancy, Bego, Matt, Lee, Jim G, Jim D 02-5 3- 16- 02 Pritchett Canyon injury First reported such that we responded to the bottom end of Pritchett Canyon. Subsequent info told us we should come in from the top at Blue Hill. This guy had a hip injury. We sent in the Ranger, the Bronco and 4 wheelers. Comments: That is back in an area where communication via the repeater channels doesn't happen well. Perhaps a radio relay team should be put in place on the way in. Responders: Rex, Frank, Sam, Nancy, Dave, Lee, Dick, Jim G, Jim D, Jennie, Dean, Mandy, Frankie 02- 6 3- 21- 02 ATV rollover Poison Spider Fellow rolls his ATV, bonks head and shoulder. RP zots out to Hwy 279 on a motorcycle. We go. At some point, Care Flight is called. Comments: Sam got LZ coordinates from Well's book, Frank from the computer and 13B61 from a GPS. "Several ways to scam a location." Responders: Matt, Sam, Dave, Lee, Bego, Jim, Frank, 13 B 61 02- 7 3- 24- 02 Biker down SRBT Head over handlebars and plop- a back injury. Frankie and Mandy took the EMT to the scene in their jeep. The old same thing with the Ranger and 4 wheelers. Comments: Responders: Rex, Sam, Nancy, Bego, Jeff, Shaun, Dave, Lee, Jennie, Dean, Mandy, Frankie, Levi 02- 8 3- 24- 02 Out in the middle of nowhere motorcycle accident It's a good thing this group telephoned us their GPS coordinates cuz they were out in the middle of nowhere, south of Red Wash and north of 10 Mile. We responded to base camp near the White Wash Sand Dunes. Shortly later Care Flight came by and were sent directly to those coordinates to scout the situation. They landed nearby the scene and the flight nurses eeked their way down into the steep, narrow canyon. Shortly later Arches Helicopters's John Ruhl arrived and took 2 loads of rescuers to the scene. We set up a belay rope on a short, low angle piece of cliff to make it easier to get the litter up to Care Flight. Comments: Had they not given coordinates, it would have taken a looooong time to find them. Responders: Rex, Sam, Bego, Sam, Brad, Dave, Lee, Jennie, Dean, Mandy, Frankie and a bunch of EMS folks from Green River. Deputy Brent Phlanges Pace attended and was helpful. The Colorado Basin River Forecast Center has recently issued their second (April) forecast for the 2002 snowmelt: There is a 90% probability Cataract Canyon will exceed 16,000 cfs. (Anyone taking bets?) There is a 75% probability Cataract Canyon will exceed 22,000 cfs. There is a 50% probability Cataract Canyon will exceed 27,000 cfs. There is a 25% probability Cataract Canyon will exceed 35,000 cfs. There is a 10% probability Cataract Canyon will exceed 43,000 cfs (Webmaster's note: Can we assume, by extrapolation, that there's a 1% probability Cataract Canyon will exceed 430,000 cfs?) 02- 9 3- 25- 02 Search on Fins and Things The Mom went shopping in Cortez thinking the Dad and kids were going up to Moab to do Fins and Things. He didn't return and she called. We responded, dividing into 2 groups to 4 wheeler along all the roads north of Sand Flats and south of Negro Bill. At 4 am, he showed up at North Maverick. He had been on Poison Spider and was later for being lost several times after dark. Comments: It has been said that one should not vary a flight plan once filed. Responders: Frank, Sam, Nancy, Bego, Dave, Lee 02- 10 3- 27- 02 Biker down SRBT Very close to the parking lot. We were 10- 22'd. Comments: Responders: Rex, Matt, Sam, Bego, Brad, Dave, Lee, Dick, Jennie, Dean 02- 11 3- 29- 02 Unicycler down SRBT Somehow, as the unicycler was dismounting, he came down wrong on his food putting a bad break in his ankle. First on the scene was the DPS helo (pilot Steve Rugg) with Deputies Louis and Kim plus Sam. We got there with the ranger and 4 wheelers. Comments: Responders: Rex, Frank, Bego, Lee, Dick, Jim G, Sam 02- 12 3- 30- 02 The stoopids get lucky at Lion's Back This was one amazing event. Two teen boys and 2 teen girls start up Lion's Back. Part way up they came face to face with a descending vehicle. They roll backwards a bit and start to tip. One guy gets out. The vehicle rolls back a bit more and..........rolls side over, then woosh.... off the fin, thru the air and big wham into the crack below. Witnessed by hundreds of onlookers. The call came in as "Jeep off Lion's Back." Gasp. Archie was there shortly, Louis too. The DPS helo circled above with Steve White talking to dispatch. Responders from town roared up the hill. EMTs climbed up the crack expecting to find total carnage. Arches Helicopters was paged. Curt Brewer stepped in as IC and a helo LZ was established on the road cuz there were jeeps and people packed in all over the landscape. Fire Chief Corky was first to helo in to assess extrication needs. By then, the EMTs had one girl on a backboard so out she came. Another rescuer and litter were flown in and the second gal was lifted out. Another litter went in and it took some more time to extricate and stabilize the male driver. Out he went. Time for all this was about 1 hour. And that's the short version of an event that had 10,000 more convolutions, parts and pieces. Turns out, the major injuries were a broken arm and a bruised pelvis. At first glance, we figured rather a heap. Comments: Silt hereby bestows some kind of award on the EMTs and Deputies and helpers for outstanding energy and aplomb in a very awKward place.. Two Extra Rations of Grog go to Arches Helicopters pilot John Ruhl. Awesome. Responders: Maybe 50? To those who participated, THANK YOU. 1 T 7 in cameo: " There is always free cheese in a mousetrap. " Overheard: "But Grandmas are SUPPOSED to want company." Melody, 11 02- 13 4- 5- 02 Biker Down Porcupine Rim Sheila from LA picked her bike up to carry it around a difficult place and reinjured her back. Much pain and muscle spasms. We responded with Ranger, EMT and 4 wheelers. Comments: The husband elected to finish the ride. Responders: Dick, Jim D, Lee, Kevin, Bego, Dave 02- 14 4- 8- 02 Lost Mtn Bikers Poison Spider Dad and son bikers cell phoned the Mom that they were lost up on Poison Spider and couldn't find the Portal Trail down.