Project Report
| Nov 19, 2018
November, 2018
By Jake Gillanders | Executive Director
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Since August, we've remained focused on expanding and improving our capabilities to respond here at home, as well helping other communities become more prepared. Since our last report, we've:
- Deployed two teams, one to Hilo, HI and one to Lumberton, NC;
- Brought personal and community preparedness training to dozens of citizens of the PNW region;
- Begun training a brand new disaster search canine, Libby;
- Trained 6 of our canine handlers and several of our medical providers in canine emergency medical care;
- Adopted and initiated a water/flood rescue program;
- Begun discussing 2 new community preparedness and response programs.
In the coming months, we'll be continuing our push for disaster preparedness and rescuer training by:
- Purchasing a new response vehicle;
- Developing our incident command course;
- Developing three exciting new rescue courses and two medical courses.
All of this is possible because of your contributions! We couldn't be more grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support!
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Aug 23, 2018
August, 2018
By Jake Gillanders | Executive Director
May 31, 2018
Making an "Empact" in the US Rescue Community!
By Jake Gillanders | Executive Director
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Advanced Survival Training
This past three months, we've been heavily focused on expanding and improving our capabilities to respond here at home, as well helping other communities become more prepared. Since our last report, we've:
- Trained 22 new members in field survival, land navigation, and multi-unit operations
- Graduated our 2nd class of new rescue and medical personnel
- Brought personal and community preparedness training to dozens of citizens of the PNW region;
- Participated in the first annual marine "SAR Games" as an invited guest of Cajun Navy Relief in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Put in service an advanced technical search kit comrpising of a search camera, acoustic/seismic sensors, and an unmanned aerial search platform
In the coming months, we'll be continuing our push for disaster preparedness and rescuer training
- In June, we'll be training 24 local rescue professionals in technical rescue skills that would be essential after a major earthquake.
- In July, we'll be hosting a command and control course for local professionals
- In August, we hope to host a course in tree rescue for Pacific Northwest firefighters and rescue personnel
- In August, we'll be putting on an advanced rope rescue course in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
All of this is possible because of your contributions! We couldn't be more grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support!
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Marine SAR Training in Louisiana
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Our new techncial search kit (and crew) in action
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Multi-Unit Rope Rescue Training
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