General Knowledge

Question 1

What group does CAMRA owe its roots? And when was that group around?

Answer 1

The Kachina’s, from the 1940’s.

The CAMRA website refers to the Kachinas as the “Climbing Kachinas”.

Question 2

What organization came from the Kachina’s, prior to the formation of CAMRA?

Answer 2

The AMC ( Arizona Mountaineering Club)

Question 3

What year did CAMRA become a separate organization apart from the AMC?

Answer 3

1969

Question 4

What is CAMRA’s Mission Statement?

Answer 4

Saving lives by providing advanced technical rescue and wilderness emergency medical services “anytime, anywhere, and in any weather, as well as outstanding safety education.

Question 5

CAMRA / MCSO MR consists of two separate structures, what are they?

Answer 5

An administrative structure and an operational structure

Question 6

Under what name does the group operate under while in an operational status in the field for real world missions and official team training?

Answer 6

MCSO MR

Question 7

Under what name does the group operate administratively, for example - fundraising?

Answer 7

CAMRA

Question 8

The CAMRA Board of Directors, made up of team members, consists of how many seats?

Answer 8

9

We need to know the positions and who holds each position at the time of the test, right?

Question 9

What position is the liaison between the team and the Sheriffs office?

Answer 9

Commander

Question 10

How do you spell the color orange

Answer 10

Red

Question 11

What Region of the MRA does CAMRA fit into

Answer 11

The Desert Region

Question 12

What other groups fall into the Desert Region

Answer 12

Coconino County Sheriff’s SAR (regular member)
Grand Canyon National Park (exofficio member)
SARA (Southern Arizona Rescue Association) (regular member)
Tonto Rim Search & Rescue (associate member)

Not listed on mra.org but mentioned in our training (to be clarified with Phil):
Clark County NV (Las Vegas Metro PD SAR)

Question 13

What level MRA membership does CAMRA have?

How often must CAMRA be tested to maintain this accreditation?

Answer 13

CAMRA is a Regular (fully accredited) member of the MRA.
The regulation for accreditation testing is every 5 years, however CAMRA retests every four to give time for any corrections that may need to happen.

Question 14

What percentage of funding is provided through fundraising, donations and grants?

Answer 14

100%

Question 15

What does the team charge for its services?

Answer 15

$0

Question 16

What year was the MRA officially founded?

Answer 16

1959

CAMRA SOG manual says 1958, mra.org says 1959 - Clarify with Phil

Question 17

How many categories of membership exist with the MRA and what are they?

Answer 17

4

• Regular
• Associate
• Ex Officio
• Special

Question 18

To the IRA, what kind of organization is CAMRA?

Answer 18

A 501(c)(3) non-profit

Question 19

Who is MCSO MR’s medical director?

Answer 19

Dr. Stites

Question 20

Who is MCSO MR’s pre-hospital coordinator?

Answer 20

Tracy Moroney (she’s Canadian eh)

Question 21

What is MSCO MR’s base hospital?

Answer 21

Honor Health’s John C Lincoln Hospital, North Mountain

Question 22

What radio frequency is used by CAMRA

Answer 22

159.090

Question 23

What is the MRA Radio Frequency

Answer 23

155.160

Question 24

What are the three colors of 1’’ tubular webbing used by CAMRA, and what are there corresponding lengths

Answer 24

Red - 15’
Green- 20’
Yellow-30’

Question 25

What degree of incline is Flat, Non Technical terrain?

Answer 25

0 - 15 deg

Question 26

What degree of incline is Low, Non-Technical terrain?

Answer 26

15-40 deg

Question 27

What degree of incline is Steep, Technical terrain?

Answer 27

40-60 deg

Question 28

What degree of incline is High, Technical terrain?

Answer 28

60-90 deg

Question 29

What weight is considered to be our "rescue load"?

Answer 29

600 lbs

Question 30

Who is the current president?

Answer 30

Justin Bern

Question 31

Who is the current Vice President

Answer 31

Phil Orstrom

Question 32

Who is the current treasurer

Answer 32

Joe Furedy

Question 33

Who is the current secretary

Answer 33

Heather Zuino

Question 34

Who is the current Commander

Answer 34

Roger Yenson

Question 35

Who are the members at large

Answer 35

Scott Lynch Tim Medlock Brian Fabig Jesse Rutherford

Question 36

What is CAMRAs Purpose

Answer 36

To promote safety through public education To train its members in the science and art of SAR in a variety of difficult terrain To further through research and experimentation the development of SAR technique To assist in time of emergency , catastrophe, of disaster and to establish plans of mutual action with SAR authority's To develop and maintain a code of high ethical standards among SAR personnel To disseminate information concerning ops To participate in joint meetings, conferences, excerises and conventions with other groups in the state

Question 37

When is the rescue considered over

Answer 37

- when the subject has been medically evaluated - the subject has been interviewed by law enforcement - the subject has been interviewed by CAMRA for sufficient info to complete required reports - All gear is stowed - all members are out of the field and debrief is complete

Question 38

what is the team philosophy on safety

Answer 38

- Maintain positive control of situation - Maintain positive control of subject - A rescue is not the time to teach/train a subject. Subject will remain on dependent systems managed by qualified rescue personnel

Question 39

What are the three primary rules of safety

Answer 39

Rescuer safety first Subject sec Bystanders last

Question 40

What is the operational field structure from top down

Answer 40

``` MCSO SAR coordinator Duty Ops Chief Other Ops Chiefs Rescue Specialist RT2 RT1 search Admin/Support ```

Question 41

What is the administrative structure from top down

Answer 41

``` President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Board members at large - commander is automatically One voting members ```

Question 42

List the cache color code for Camp/ operation support

Answer 42

Black

Question 43

List the cache color code for Rescue Equip

Answer 43

Orange

Question 44

List the cache color code for Medical

Answer 44

Red

Question 45

List the cache color code for Swift Water

Answer 45

Blue

Question 46

Underground

Answer 46

Brown

Question 47

Helo Ops

Answer 47

Yellow

Question 48

Alpine/cold weather

Answer 48

Green

Question 49

Dynamic Ropes/Climbing

Answer 49

Purple

Question 50

What it is a team mini cache

Answer 50

``` 10ea Amd alum lockers 3 yellow 30' webbing 3 green 20'webbing 3 red 15' webbing 2 double PMPs 2 Single PMPs 3 sets of system prusiks 33' 8 mil cordelette 1 Rigging Plate Scarab 2 pieces of edge pro 1 10 mil Delta Ring 300' 7/16 static 50' 7/16 static Rope bag / CMC organizer pick off harness ```