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- From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
- To: "MSAR-L" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [MSAR] CA MSAR standards
- Date: Sat Dec 21 17:49:00 2002
An update as promised ...
Apparently there is currently nothing actually
written and distributed at the state level regarding MSAR standards ... just
"train the local trainers" in the field, with Kathy Roberts [last I heard] the
primary OES MSAR instructor. (Kathy Roberts is the author of the two MSAR
manuals available through NASAR, and presumably her courses are based on the
published material. The manual addressing training is titled Mounted
Training.)
So ... my county's
SAR Coordinator has asked me to come up with written MSAR standards to submit as
a proposal at the next statewide meeting hosted by OES. He figures that will
generate a committee to address defining at least statewide guidelines for MSAR
in CA. Then locally we'll meet or exceed whatever the end result is for
statewide MSAR guidelines.
My mental very rough draft has about 4 different
types of MSAR responders, with terrain, weather, and remoteness of the SAR
as major factors in defining the different minimum training requirements and
gear for each level of MSAR Type. We'll see what evolves when I actually lay
everything out in text and identify specifics. I'll also need to make it fit
with the new CA general SAR guidelines, since MSAR riders will also need to
meet at least minimum general SAR groundpounder standards. And the minimum
required general SAR level would need to relate to the level of MSAR.
(MSAR Type 2 needs to be at least a SAR Type 2 ... or
something.)
This will be a real interesting challenge to create
puzzle pieces that match! And somewehere in there I'd like to provide some
education to IC and Operations regarding MSAR capabilities, limitations, field
needs (like water for the horses in the assigned search area!), base camp /
Logistics requirements to provide for livestock needs on a prolonged SAR, etc.
When I get to that project I'd be willing to share
my statewide MSAR proposal with anyone interested.
Anybody else out there on 18 hour work days???
Somehow this weekend I need to get Christmas decorations up and packages
wrapped! Before the end of the year I need to rebuild my desktop computer, then
build a network, and have everything ready again to transmit live images online
from the foaling stall cameras. I have a presentation to create in Power Point
for Backcountry Horseman new officer training in mid-January. Red Cross now
wants to groom me to become a team leader for my local disaster response area -
more training weekends added to my calendar. My county SAR coordinator wants me
to prepare statewide proposals on 2 SAR subjects (MSAR standards, and using
barcode scanning on SAR photo IDs.) I'm currently eyebrow deep writing up
proposed new general SAR standards for my county. And that's the short list.
<g> Hey, at least my daughter is out of the hospital and I no longer have
the grandkids! Now if I could just find that formula so I could clone myself ...
LOL!
Hope y'all have happy holidays!
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Jorene Downs Tulare County, CA SAR, MSAR, Swiftwater Rescue, USAR |
- [MSAR] CA MSAR standards, Jorene Downs, 12/21/2002
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