The SAR Council is hosting a Helitac
Class on Sunday, July 19th at Aviation. If you have any members who want to attend
this class have them get a hold of me no later than July 10th. The class will start at 9 a.m. and if you
say you are going, then we need to plan on you attending. Please email me at:
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. It will be on a first come first serve
basis. We have room for 25
July 18th is the Urban
Search and Rescue Orientation that is going to be held in
Wrightwood. If you can plan on
attending you can get the necessary information that you need off of the www.sbsar.org website.
There is a ICS 300 Class
that is going to be held on July 7th and 8th. Classes will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each
day. Call Robin Lindsay at 909-356-3998
or email her at
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. Class will be at: San Bernardino County Fire Department, Emergency Operations
Center, 1743 Miro Way, Rialto. This is
right across the street from our Aviation facility.
There is also a ICS 400 Class
that is being conducted on August 19th and 20th. There are two other dates available, however
we are trying to get all of our SAR personnel to go together on the same
day. This class will be at the same
location and times as mentioned above.
Call Janine Valenzuela at 909-356-3998
to reserve a spot.
The next SAR Council Meeting
will be on Wednesday July 15th.
Same time and same place, hope that you all can attend. (Headquarters at
7 p.m.).
Deputy Marion Browne of Volunteer
Forces needs volunteer for the Sheriff's Mudrun that is going to be held
on September 12th. If your
unit would like to provide some manpower and/or set up a display booth or a
booth to sell some goods, please get a hold of her at 909-387-0611 or email her
at:
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. I am sure that the department and Deputy
Browne would appreciate the support.
Posse and Mounted SAR Units need
to be thinking about Large Animal Evacuations again, it's that time of
the year. I attended a meeting about
this subject in Big Bear a couple of weeks ago and the Captains of each station
(Big Bear and Twin Peaks) are laying out some pre-fire strategies. You need to have the halters, lead ropes,
livestock tags and the new Large Animal Evacuation Forms at your disposal that
the MSAR Committee provided to all of you.
Animal Control has said that they
will try to provide to the Sheriff's stations a couple of priority Evacuation
Centers for each station area. This way when you get a call-out of this
type you will have a place to take the animals. However, just in case, you need to also have some locations in
mind prior to an event. Of course once
Animal Control gets on site then they can direct you to the locations that they
have set up.
Please be prepared in the case of
fire evacuations to do citizen evacuations as well. Carry all of the equipment that is required
for this assignment if needed.
All of our Ground SAR
personnel need to be also thinking about fire season. Now is the time to stock up your SAR vehicles with the equipment
that you will need in the case of a major fire.
Everyone, all of our county SAR
personnel, needs to go back and look at the information, DVD's and safety tips
that Donna Newlin, our IESARC Fire Preparedness Chairperson has provided
to the units during the last two years.
If you cannot find the info, training videos etc please give her a call
at: 909-867-5387 or email her at:
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.
The new SAR Council, short and
long sleeve t-shirts, will be on sell at the next SAR Council Meeting on
July 15th. Prices are $12.50
and $15.00 each. 2X's will be available
as well, however they are $2.00 more then the regular cost. Poll your members and bring us a big order...they
are great shirts to wear.
Have a great 4th of
July and remember all of our service people who are now, and who have over the
course of history, preserved our Freedoms.
May all of you and our military friends... ......
Be Safe
Dave Nicolet, Director
IESARC
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