MAN-TRACKING: Work the ‘path of most resistance’ when signcutting

ROPE RESCUE: Tying the radium 3-to-1 load-releasing hitch

SAR HUMOR

Source: http://www.gocomics.com/theothercoast/2014/03/22#.UzK8YFf3Ka  via NASAR

SAFETY NOTICE: Call for inspection of Yoke-brand “snap / rebar hooks” for “improperly spun” rivets

Learn more here.

Source: Wade Sarver via the Rope Test Lab

WILDERNESS SKILLS: How to stay warm in the bush

Read article here.

SAR FATALITY: Train Strikes, Kills Firefighter During Search For Missing Woman

Read article here.

>>For the purposes of this post, a 'like' is considered a show of support and respect for the family, friends, and teammates of the deceased. —Michael

BUSH GEAR: The ParaHatchet, by Ultimate Survival Technologies (UST)

MAN-TRACKING: ‘Cow’ shoes used by moonshiners in 1924 to disguise their footprints

Source: Library of Congress via RetroNaut.com via Institute of Visual Tracking & Tactical Acuity via Bill Adams.

K-9 HANDLERS: Humor

Source: K9—Man's best friend via our friends at the TYR Group LLC

LAND NAVIGATION: 12 most-common errors & their remedies

FIRST AID: 10 tips for effective airway management and ventilation, by Scott R. Snyder, et al, EMSworld

Download & read article here.

SAFETY NOTICE: Call for rivet inspection on Petzl CROLL B16 & B16AAA rope clamps

Read inspection notice here.

Source: Roo Fox-Rockley, via Journal of Search and Rescue (JSAR)

NOTICE: As alluded to in the caption, the Petzl Croll depicted in the upper right corner of the graphic is NOT the model affected by this safety notice—It is a current model. As mentioned in the headline, the Croll models affected are the B16 & B16AAA, both of which were manufactured in 2012, according to Petzel's customer information sheet at http://www.petzl.com/en/pro/safety-information-croll-B16AAA. A grainy enlargement of a Croll rope clamp Petzl included in its customer information sheet regarding this matter appears to the right.

SAR OPERATIONS: How to figure critical separation between searchers

ROPE RESCUE: The Four-To-One Rule—rope bends & knot dressing

AVALANCHE 101: The 3 types of avalanches

WILDERNESS FIRST AID: Snakebites & pressure immobilization bandages

GPS POCKET MANUAL: Free, 8-page, pocket-sized guide for Garmin Oregon 400, 500, & 600 GPS units

Print-out this pocket guide using the "print" function in your Internet browser menu; then trim and laminate individual pages.

Source: Adapted from material provided by the US National Wildfire Coordinating Group's (NWCG's) Geospatial Subcommittee (GSC)

SAR NEWS: Rock climber who assisted another climber injured in Shortoff Mountain fall cited by USFS for interfering with rescuers in North Carolina

SHORTOFF MOUNTAIN —An experienced rock climber said he was the first person to reach the man who fell 20-40 feet off a cliff in Linville Gorge.

Officials also cited him because emergency crews said he got in the way of their operation.

The civilian rock climber said he spent hours with the victim, but Tuesday, he's being fined with interfering with the rescue.

It's the latest twist in a dramatic rescue you watched unfold live on Channel 9.

The 23-year-old who fell is in good condition at an Asheville hospital.

Jackson Depew severely injured his pelvis in the fall when he landed on a ledge just a few feet wide when his climbing anchors gave way.

911 calls give a firsthand account of the desperate situation on that ledge.
                           
A civilian rock climber wearing an orange helmet was the first person to reach Depew.

The climber stayed with him for several hours before emergency crews from Burke County arrived....read story here.

Source: No Charge for Rescue

MAN-TRACKING: How to use a tracking box to learn the art of tracking, by John Hurth, author of the "Combat Tracking Guide"

SAR CONFERENCE: Search & Rescue Europe—April 7-9, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark

Learn more about this conference here.

Source: JoCoSAR Blog