Pincher Creek Search and Rescue wants you!

• Come join Search and Rescue, we are always looking for new people to join
• October 1 - Mock Rescue 
• October 17 - Rope Rescue
• First Aid and H2S training information

Charleen Bruder, Contributor

Hey there everyone,

On Tuesday October 1  Pincher Creek Search and Rescue (PCSAR) will be having a mock search.  Please come prepared and meet at the fire hall at 1900 hours (7:00 pm). This is our third mock of the year and it is getting cold and dark at this time of the year.

October 17th is rope rescue night,  again starting at 19:00 hours at the firehall.

On November 5 we will be holding our party and AGM meeting.  We normally do potluck so please feel free to bring goodies, as we all know searchers love goodies.

Well that's that for now, other tidbits to look into,

First aid course can be taken at Global Training along with H2S training, as we at this time can not offer them ourselves. Just bring your receipts and proof of passing the course and we will pay up to $150.

Here is the link to take the ICS 100 course, if you have please write it down in our book or on the wiki.
http://pcsar.dyndns.org:8080/mediawiki/index.php/ICS_100

We are still wanting on the floor demos before or after our general meetings, please speak up and we will help with what we can.


Quotes from tumblr: Things I learned in search and rescue

• Death smells like rotten crab
• If there is a trail, someone will inevitably wander off it
• No matter what the medical examiner tells you, don't stick your hand in that
• Searchers will do anything for free food 
• Nothing is waterproof
• There are always more blackberries where those come from
• Just when you think it can't get steeper, it does
• Unchangeable fact: wool pants itch
• One good team leader will get the job done, but five team leaders in a group will accomplish absolutely nothing
• DO NOT SIT IN FIRE ANTS NESTS
• There is no such thing as a silent grid line
• There is always a better way to do it, but we'll never do it that way
• Make certain your map is right side up
• Duct tape really can fix just about anything
• Someday all great structures in the world will be built entirely out of blue plastic tarps 
• Everything burns 
• Poison oak will get you no matter how careful you are 
• When a situation seems bad, try looking  at it as an "adventure"
• Don't curse on the radio - 
• Two words: man goo
• Snow caves are not made for sleeping in 
• Under no circumstance is hand Warner's in underpants a good idea
• Something always goes wrong
• Yes PNW is that stupid 
• If you're not actively bleeding to death, you're fine
• All trails go uphill
• Delegation is key 
• Teammates are people who will share their pack food, friends are people who share their GOOD pack food
• When in doubt, make someone else decide
• Hell on earth is Ruckle Ridge
• There will always be that one person who asks you "What took you so long?" 
• Dead people don't complain

And most importantly:

• Search and rescue isn't a job - it's a way of life

See you all on Tuesday October 1