Mountain Rescue
Our Mountain Rescue team trains in a variety of technical rescue disciplines. High angle rope rescue is one of our most practiced skills, but our mountain team members are also trained to provide the following services:
- High-angle technical rescue.
- Avalanche rescue.
- Mountain search/tracking.
- Emergency backcountry evacuation.
- Mountain Rescue Association
The Davis County Sheriff's Search and Rescue belongs to a unique organization called the Mountain Rescue Association, most commonly known as the "MRA." The MRA is an internationally recognized accreditation organization created by volunteers from search and rescue teams throughout the world.
To become accredited by MRA, each regular member team must pass three different tests based on guidelines drawn up by the Association. These tests are conducted on appropriate terrain by at least three current MRA teams working together to evaluate the applicant group being tested. The tests involve high-angle rescue (rock rescue), Ice and snow, and wilderness search.
The Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) is comprised of highly-skilled, active mountain rescue teams from around the country, and has stringent requirements for membership.
Once a team has achieved full MRA status, it is expected that the new members will be trained to MRA guidelines and tested accordingly by their team. Accredited teams must re-test every five years to maintain their accreditation in the Mountain Rescue Association.
Because MRA teams are test-qualified by their peers, local, state, and federal agencies feel confident about working with them on search and rescue operations. Qualified teams work hard for accreditation. Members meeting MRA guidelines are proud to wear the blue and white MRA patch.
For more information about
the Mountain Rescue
Association contact:
Mountain Rescue Association,
Inc.
200 Union Blvd., Suite 430-1355
Denver, CO 80228
909.654.6200
or visit their WWW Site here:
MRA
Technical Rescue
The DCSAR mountain team in a variety of technical rescue disciplines. High angle rope rescue is one of our most practiced skills. One of our favorite training areas for high angle rescue is called Snake's point, located about 3 miles up Farmington Canyon. This location represents an excellent sample of the type of terrain where we perform most of our technical rescues.
Snow and Ice
The mountains of Davis County contain 9,000 foot peaks, waterfall ice, and the occasional avalanche. As long as people venture into the mountains, unit members must be prepared for these environments.
In addition to snow and ice
training in the mountains of Davis County, unit members journey to Bridal
Veil falls in Utah County once a year to practice snow and ice rescue
techniques. Training in ice climbing provides the unit with another "bag
of tricks" with which to use in the mountains.
