These are my stories as a volunteer member of the Sheriff's Search & Rescue team in Coconino County, Arizona. I'll share what it's like to go from a beginner with a lot to learn to an experienced and, hopefully, valuable member of the team, as well as the missions, trainings, and other activities along the way.
About Coconino County
About Coconino County
Encompassing 18,661 square miles, Coconino County, Arizona, is the second largest county in the U.S. but one of the least populated. Our county includes Grand Canyon National Park, the Navajo, Havasupai, Hualapai and Hopi Indian Reservations, and the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the world. Elevations range from 2,000 feet above sea level along the Colorado River to 12,633 feet at the summit of Mt. Humphreys in Flagstaff.
2 comments:
Your ropes class sounds like an invaluable learning experience! I am so grateful that there are so many highly trained search and rescue people like you who spend time learning new skills.
I was at Mt. Baldy in CA yesterday and saw a SAR team practicing avalanche rescue. So amazing!
Hi, Carol!
Avalanches--now that really scares me. Whenever we're searching on the peaks in the snow, avalanche danger is always on my mind.
A backcountry skier got caught in one here recently, but luckily he was able to stay on top of it for the most part while on the 1,500-foot "ride" down the mountain and ended up buried only to his waist, so I heard. His friends saw him disappear and called SAR, but the subject apparently got out his own cell phone and called 9-1-1 when he came to a stop and said, "Hey, I've just been in an avalanche." A helicopter picked him up.
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