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DesertLake

DesertLake

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If anybody is available to join the search for the family missing north of Lovelock, volunteers are meeting at the Pershing County community center. I spoke to the Sheriff's office this morning, they need 2 people per vehicle. I can ride along if anyone is going. Call me at 849-7953 this morning or 448-8356 after 8.
 
Hey desertLake(Dan?). I tried both the borrowed cell and your AM # and didn't get a response. I may be able to do this on wednesday. Call me if you can. 8859888wk and 8827842Hm. Would need to know fairly soon to clear my schedule(now11:00am tues). We should all be praying for these people.
Thanks,
Mark
 
Glad to hear it:). Hope they share the story. Must have been hell as cold as it has been. After this years elk hunt I worry more about the cold.

Lesson: Go with two vehicles or tell people exactly were your going when you'll be home and don't deviate from planned route/schedule.
 
They found them while I was waiting to get on one of the afternoon teams. I bugged out when the press started to swarm. From what I heard they had rolled the jeep, but were not injured and were able to start a fire.
 
Will,
After you left the meeting tonight, tahoe40 (Shane) brought up the fact of how cool it was that you volunteered for the SAR effort on behalf of this folks out there in winemucca.
The question came up as to HOW you were able to volunteer for the effort. I
If you wouldn't mind taking a minute to share how you came to that info for future?
 
chicago said:
Will,
After you left the meeting tonight, tahoe40 (Shane) brought up the fact of how cool it was that you volunteered for the SAR effort on behalf of this folks out there in winemucca.
The question came up as to HOW you were able to volunteer for the effort. I
If you wouldn't mind taking a minute to share how you came to that info for future?
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It is great press for the Wheelin' community to be involved in efforts like this and I appreciate people like Desert Lake who are willing to donate their time for a selfless cause. Also a very scary situation for the families involved and I'm sure they are also appreciative of the efforts. Situations like this play into our strengths, there are many years of Nevada backcountry knowledge between you all and the proper vehicles to get you into the remote locations that this tragedies frequently happen. If you take a few minutes to to google stories of people lost to the elements while going out to cut christmas trees or finding a place to sled you will find MANY stories of people without the proper knowledge or equipment being in places they shouldn't be and losing not only their lives but the lives of others who didn't have a vote! I would like to help in any manner I can I am relatively new to the area so I don't have the geography yet but with a co pilot Im more than willing to donate a vehicle and time!!

Chicago says it best GET OFF YOUR #$@ AND DO SOMETHING!!
 
One of the news articles I saw listed the Sheriff's office phone number, so I called that and they said volunteers were meeting up at the community center. I drove out there, they had a check in sheet at the entrance. I got there around 9 or 9:30, they already had the 10AM teams organized. It looked like most everyone there was in uniform, SAR teams from different areas and so on, but there were a few volunteers waiting around too. I think there were a lot more volunteers already in the search area.

Once they were done with their briefing I asked around what I could help with, I was introduced to the IC (incident commander?), he asked if I knew the area, I told him I didn't know anything east and south of Rabbithole so I'd be more useful as another set of eyes, and he told me to hang around. The next set of teams would have gone out at 2PM, but the family was located around noon. Very cool watching the good news quietly spread. As soon as the press started to swarm I signed out and left, probably a few minutes before they brought the family in.

This was the first time I had walked in to a situation like this, if I did it over again I'd immediately start asking who to talk to to be useful sooner. Everyone I talked to made me feel welcome, but walking in on day 3 I think they assumed everyone there already knew what to do.

The SAR teams periodically stop their engines, get out, whistle, and listen. One news report said the family heard one of the teams whistles nearby the day before, but weren't able to get noticed. I never thought about keeping a whistle in my glovebox, though I usually have one in my daypack. Or maybe throw a canned air horn in the kit.
 
One more thing - I don't think they were actively preventing anyone from independently going out there, but it wasn't encouraged and obviously it would add unnecessary distraction for the search teams. If you want to help then find the people in charge, volunteer, then stay out of the way until needed.
 
Yeah I saw the report on CNN yesterday afternoon that they had been found and the jeep had rolled. Said everyone was fine and just wanted to get home. Parents were smart enough to get fire going and really keep everyone as warm as possible. It looked like they were just on fireroad so I question how they were able to roll the vehicle (unless he was trying to take a different line to avoid deep snow).

But agreed, I would love to be able to build up BeBe enough to actively participate in things like this because we do have a vast amount of country that is relatively uninhabited. I am planning on grabbing a 20mm ammo can soon and stuffing stuff like fire starters, matches, hand warmers, tow strap, whistle, etc. in as an incident can.

This also brings up another good point, anyone know when the next HAM training class is going on? I have lost the sites information and could not find anything on Reno4x4.
 
Just as an FYI, in February NASAR and NV DEM are putting on a Managing the Lost Person Incident training class (I get these updates through work). This is a full certification class and is 5day/8hrs a day but again will result in a certification that would allow the incumbent to successfully run (and be authorized) to run a situation station as an incident commander.
 
Would love to take that! If my schedule will permit. Is there any expensive involved?
 
Yes i would be interested in this as well and i should be around in Feb to take that Class and would like to do that. I carry a dry box in My Rigs and just change a few things in it for summer/winter Travel the only thing i dont have is a whistle but if your able to a car horn will do the same thing even if the car is upside down it should work. A whistle or air horn is a good Back Up as well also having your Ham radio around and maybe a Handheld with you will go along ways to getting help for you or someone else you might encounter in the back country. And just so everyone Know's in an Emergency situation anyone can use a Ham radio to get help and there will be no reprisal for doing so same is true if you come across an Officer Down you can use their radio to get them help they will ask you alotta questions but you will not get in trouble for it

Dan :cheers::steer::bounce::bounce2:
 
Here is the link to the Training Calendar on the NV DEM website.
Class dates are Feb 10th - 14th (Managing in Lost Person Incident)
http://dem.nv.gov/training/Training_Calendar/

And it does say that it is $65 for Non-NASAR members.
 
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