Information class covering the process for EMTs and First Responders who wish to register with Oregon DHS as a volunteer affiliated with PNWSAR. All current PNWSAR EMTs and First Responders are urged to attend. Attendance at this (or a latter scheduled) class is mandatory as part of the process.

June 10, 2008 at 6pm (before the general meeting)

Oak Grove Fire Station.

Training classes for First Responder Continuing Education are scheduled for May 28 (6-10pm) and May 31 (9am-5pm). Classes also qualify for EMT-b Continuing Education.

Location--City of Portland Bureau of Maintance training room.

2929 N Kirby-Portland, OR 97227

 Note--These classes are limited to active PNWSAR members.

This class is an overview of Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue. What we do, how to join, what is expected of you and what you can expect of us. Open to anyone interested in PNWSAR.  RSVP to Rob Cruickshank (503.515.5731) if you are planning on attending.

May 13-6pm (before the general meeting)

Oak Grove Fire Station

2930 SE Oak Grove Blvd

Milwaukie, OR.

See calander for additional information.

We were called out to assist CCSO with a body recovery on the Willamette river between Oregon City and Canby. Just as we were fininshing this one up, we were asked to respond to a missing Alzhiemer's patient in Milwaukie. The subject was found shortly thereafter and we were called off..

As discussed at the March general meeting, I have added a suggestion box form to the member documents area.

Each and every submission will be reviewed at the next board meeting..  Thanks !

Dave

Although we were not called out on this search, we, or more specifically Josh,  played a significant role in the find. The climbers spent the night in a snow cave near the timberline and in the morning, proceeded down the fall line toward the Enid lake area. Lo and behold, they found one of the geocache sites that Josh set over a year ago. We have used these caches for GPS training and they are also registered on a geocache site.

We were called to the Dodge Park area to follow up on a report of "human looking" bones. We had a great turnout of almost twenty searchers and were able to locate the bones in question.. Turns out the hoof in the bone pile pointed more toward elk than a human. The bones were bagged and taken to the coroner's office to make sure..