Rescue Slides from Jonathan Hart of J. Hart 9- 10 GCSAR Scotland All HMK students salute all Emergency 9-11 Services workers. All Grand County Fair Search and 9- 21 Dave and Barbara Rescue booth 9- 26 GCSAR Working with Search Dogs Nancy May 10- 8 GCSAR Leadership and OIC: The Reality of it Rex Tanner 10- 24 GCSAR Mock Incident TBerry 11- 12 GCSAR CPR 11- 26 GCSAR CPR 12- 10 GCSAR Winter Rescue Eric Trenbeath 12- 21 S. O. Party 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] 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] average: [43] 02- 55 9- 6- 02 Door to door Explaining Bad Water Something happened to part of the local culinary water system that turned the water "bad." We organized with the Fire Club and went door to door to notify the citizens NOT to use their water except to flush the toilet. "Oh my," most said. "We've already had dinner and done the dishes." Samples were sent up-state to the lab and as of Monday 5 pm, nothing has been said. Comments: Responders: Rex, TBerry, Sam, Jennie, Bego and some Fire Club folks Flash Flooding in Canyonlands National Park- Hummer as boat- frightening ride for a family On Saturday, September 7, at approximately 4:15 pm, the Island-in-the-Sky District of Canyonlands National Park was buffeted by high winds and torrential rains that deposited 3/4" of water in under one hour. There were extensive backcountry road wash-outs accompanied by flash-flooding. The flash flooding was the most significant flooding documented in the history of the Island in the Sky. At approximately 6pm, a family of four from Provo, Utah, was driving up Taylor Canyon. The four wheel drive road winds in and out of a dry wash. At approximately 6 pm, the family saw a four inch curb of water approaching them down the wash. Within a minute, the water had swelled up to mid-level of the windshield of their 1998 Humvee and shortly thereafter was 10' deep. At peak flow the wash was estimated to be flowing at approximately 2,000 cubic feet per second which is nearly double the current flow of the Colorado River. The wash was approximately 300' wide at peak flow with a water temperature of approximately 55 degrees. The vehicle floated downstream for approximately 4 miles over the next 15 minutes at which time the family was able to exit the vehicle, get to shore, and seek shelter in an alcove. During this process, the father stated he had to swim with his 5 month old and 3 year old sons tucked under his arms after exiting from a door while his wife was exiting through a window. Later in the night their cries for help were overheard by campers nearby, who took them in for the night, and gave them a ride out to the Island in the Sky Visitor Center the following morning. The vehicle was recovered and is totaled. Vehicle loss is estimated at $60,000. The 100 mile White Rim backcountry road is currently closed to through traffic. A damage assessment is being conducted on the backcountry road system. Cost estimates for the repair of extensive damage will be completed. The Shafer Trail may take several months to repair and will remain closed until repairs are done. It is hopeful that repairs at Upheaval Bottom, Taylor Canyon and Lathrop Canyon can be completed within the next week. Ranger Paul Downey was the Incident Commander. [Steve Swanke, RISKY] GCSAR Rock Rescue training 9- 10- 02 "The Red Mist" by Jonathan Hart One of the best classroom rock rescue trainings ever. And a bonus hit for EMTs regarding all the latest on treating cold injuries in the cold. Jonathan Hart from a Scottish Rescue Team spoke and showed slides. Their group, formed in 1906, is the most active in Scotland, in all 4 seasons but mostly in the winter cuz of the popularity of ice climbing on Ben Nevis. The highest mountain around, it suffers from much bad weather from fast, wet North Atlantic storms. Conditions and weather change wildly. They deal out cold injuries alot. Says most accidents can be traced back to "bad navigation." He's in America, staying with and studying a bunch of rescue groups and their methods all over the country. Bloody hell. 9 - 11 A "Thank You" from the HMK school-- A short and incredibly emotional Thank You to All The People in Emergency Services gathering. The STUDENTS at HMK read some poetry, sang a song and presented some art work with student signatures to each department head. Principal Margaret Hopkin spoke briefly. We observed a moment of silence in remembrance to the Ground Zero sadness. Moab's finest presented the colors. Comments: Students helping the adults feel good. Totally awesome. Responders: Sheriff's Office, Moab Police, American Legion, Search and Rescue, the National Park Service, BLM Fire, Hiway Patrol, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Moab Valley Fire Dept. Probably 60 or so of us, all dressed up. 02- 56 9- 11- 02 Body Recovery Colorado River GCSAR was requested by the Sheriff's Office to drive the River Rescue Boat to recover a body that had washed ashore along the river near Rocky Rapid. Comments: Ick. Turns out he had a small caliber bullet hole in the back of his head. Oh my..... Responders: Bego, Sam, Nancy, Shalla 02- 57 9- 12- 02 ATV Rollover Pritchett Canyon Mostly a replay of 02- 30 in May except this was an ATV rollover. About 1:30 pm. Two guys out ATV riding when one crashes over backwards at the Rock Pile. It was a jeep party just ahead of them that continued out to the south until they could get cell reception with dispatch- about 3:15 pm. We were paged, EMS was paged and Careflight put on standby. Frank got LZ coordinates from Well's book. We responded shortly later with EMS and Careflight was asked to launch. As with 02-30, Careflight got there first cuz getting even an ATV up Pritchett Canyon is difficult. The same pilot landed in the skid tracks he'd made in May (a statement about how much rain we've had). As they were packaging the subject, our folks arrived to help carry a thousand feet to the helo. Comments: Jennie Tuft figured out a pizza delivery to ICP- nice. As usual, there is no communication OUT of Pritchett. Sam and Dick went in from the south in the Bronco and got clear to Yellow Hill but no commo there either. The team in Pritchett HAS to wear earphones, have a radio on "NLET" channel and use the helo as communications relay. There just isn't any other way. Persuasive argument for a satellite phone. Responders: Rex, Bego, Jeremy, Lee, Jim D, Sam, Dick, Dave, Frank, Kevin, Shaun Gary Haynes brought out Jonathan Hart, the Scottish rescue guy visiting locally. 9 - 13 Fri Homecoming Parade Traffic detail with Moab City Police. Next time we need at least 6 of us to show up, please. English: (from Reader's Digest) It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Contractions aren't necessary. The passive voice is to be avoided. Prepositions are not the words to end sentences with. Be more or less specific. One word sentences? Eliminate. Who needs rhetorical questions? Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." - George W. Bush. 02- 58 9- 16- 02 Evidence Search Investigators Brewer and White had 8 of us out looking for "anything" that might be connected with the the body recovered in incident 02- 56. Nancy and Shalla. Grid searches thru the Tammys and brush. Hiking in mud along the shorelines (really high quality river mud tho), cruising the shores on the Jet Skis (both of which had problems). Underwater metal detector. Comments: Nope. The river is quite a bit higher than it was on the day of the event. Responders: Matt, Sam, Dick, Dave, Nancy, Shalla, Lee (a retired gentleman), Bego Shaun, Jeff Curt Brewer and his boy White, Steve Brownell 02- 59 9- 19- 02 Rock Topples, Canadians Topple with it Determination Towers At first it seemed like this was a climbing accident on Determination Towers. No. Mr. and Mrs. Ross from Alberta clambered up onto a small summit of rock about 30 feet high for pictures.