FSAR Meeting Minutes 2-8-2012
Pat
Coby
Mit
Sprague
Paul
Ray
Al
Barry
Steve
Ray P. was voted in as a
member tonight unanimously, welcome aboard Ray!
MASAR has been asked by IFW
to use UTM grid reference coordinates GPS units should be set to UTM when
responding to a MASAR search or call.
Also MASAR will now use Delorme
map book coordinates for the initial call-out for identifying the staging area location.
Pat reported that FSAR will
be put on the Baxter SP rescue team schedule this season every other month. Our
winter/spring date for Chimney Pond will be March 17.
The MASAR annual training May
5 & 6 more info here: http://emainehosting.com/masar/MASAR_Spring_Training/2012_Announcement/2012_MASAR_FLYER2.pdf
Huts and Trails is hosting a ski
marathon on Feb 12. Steve and Al met with them to discuss re-planning for an
emergency. MHT has snowmobiles and is prepared to respond if there is a need.
Mit will email the team and make them aware of the event and to be ready for a
call if needed however FSAR is not officially on standby.
April 24-25 Augusta
preparedness conference EMA multi agency training, anyone interested?
Sunday April 8 FSAR skills
day we will discuss this more at our next meeting.
Pat is planning on attend the
radio communication meeting in Wilton.
The long awaited MASAR basic
search & rescue (BASAR) class is now
up and running.
Members will need to open an account and the classes are online. The end test can also be taken online. The practical skills component can be administered by Steve Y. Steve M. or Shelby ‘in-house’ all new members are encouraged to take this class and become certified. The fire building training we did tonight counts as one of the required hands-on skills for BASAR certification.
Members will need to open an account and the classes are online. The end test can also be taken online. The practical skills component can be administered by Steve Y. Steve M. or Shelby ‘in-house’ all new members are encouraged to take this class and become certified. The fire building training we did tonight counts as one of the required hands-on skills for BASAR certification.
Paul updated the team on the
new rope rescue recording system. The white rescue rope has been taken out of
service and is marked with red tape in the end.
Green tap or rope ends means ‘new’ rope and yellow tape means ‘good rope
but ‘used’.
Gear share= Fire Starters
Each member shared the things
they like most for starting fires in the wilderness. Many members collect good
tinder materials as they are walking along the trail during the day.
There were many different ‘favorites’
however the reoccurring items are listed below with links to photos and some
prices.
Coby did a great short whiteboard
training on some different types of fire construction methods. Coby and most members
are fans of beginning with a basic teepee of kindling over tinder. Larger
sticks are built over or around that before ignition with a lighter, metal
match or other method. All participants built fires in the snow using scavenged
fuel from the nearby woods.
