WELCOME TO THE
PowellRiverSAR NEWS
Chief Editor: Doug Logan ------ duglogan@hotmail.com
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This is issue No. 6 of The Powell River Search and Rescue News.
This newsletter belongs to the membership of Powell River SAR.
(But all are Welcome!)
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"QUOTE OF THE DAY"
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.--Denis Waitley
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May 7 - Regular Meeting and Training
-Recent Events and Issues,
-Practice stretcher operations, packaging and first aid.
May 14th - Rope Team Training Night
-recent events and future plans,
-continued practice with stretcher operations
-prepared stretcher for 'packaging'.
More good news, - No callouts.
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New Stretcher
The replacement bracket for Plexi-shield has been fitted to the stretcher. The protective cloth bag has been made. Thanks to Mark Forsyth's better half for making a custom cover for the shield. We will need to practice with this unit in the field to work out the handling problems.
The stretcher is ready for patient packaging, for low angle rope assistance, and for ATV wheel operation with the plexi-shield in place. This an impressive unit, and will greatly improve our response abilities.
Flat Tubular Strapping
Randy Mitchell has ordered a roll of the flat tubular strapping that we used to tie Pat to the stretcher on our last exercise. The mambers have the opportunity to purchase a 30 foot length for themselves. Randy will be away so Libby McDowell will be bringing it to the meeting on Tuesday. So if anyone wants it, they will need to pay Libby on Tuesday.
The cost is $12.00 even for the 30 foot length.
PRSAR Website
Work still continues on building our website. It goes very slowly. It requires a lot of content and building. We have several photos to be put on the photos page. Please pass any photos you have of PRSAR members training, and StraitTalk Computing will scan them, then return them.
When we have a working site that wil still be 'under construction', we will publish the link.
Rope Team Training on Van Is.
Al Jones from Vancouver Island emailed me with information about a Rope Training weekend coming up in June. The training session is on the weekend of June 14 to 16. This basic session is geared to beginners, and learning Rope Team members. There will also be learning Rope Team Leaders.
Because of the short notice, travel funding and it's paperwork cannot get done. This means it is a user costs self-payment plan. Anyone interested in going, contact Doug Logan at 604-485-4834, A.S.A.P.
Links and stuff(Know of a coming conference send in the info or link)
Coming Events
June 4/02 PRSAR Meeting/Training Night - 7 p.m.
Be Response Ready
(USUALLY FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH PRSAR/FIRE HALL)
June 18/02 Rope Team Meeting/Training - 7 p.m.
(USUALLY THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH PRSAR/FIRE HALL
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This newsletter will be issued once a month, except for July. The monthly issue will be sent out in the morning of the Friday before our regular meeting night. Therefore, contributions must be sent in by midnight, the Wednesday night before the meeting.
In order for this to work, everyone needs to be involved, and contribute. Contributions are not limited to PowellRiverSAR members. The more we communicate, the more we learn, the more effective SAR people we become.
Forward your contributions to duglogan@hotmail.com. Or call Doug Logan - 604-485-4834
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"Thought for Tomorrow"
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.--Theodore I. Rubin
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