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General Knowledge Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

The Kachina’s, from the 1940’s.

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

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2
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What organization came from the Kachina’s, prior to the formation of CAMRA?

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The AMC ( Arizona Mountaineering Club)

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3
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What year did CAMRA become a separate organization apart from the AMC?

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1969

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4
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What is CAMRA’s Mission Statement?

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

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5
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CAMRA / MCSO MR consists of two separate structures, what are they?

A

An administrative structure and an operational structure

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6
Q

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

A

MCSO MR

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7
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Under what name does the group operate administratively, for example - fundraising?

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CAMRA

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8
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The CAMRA Board of Directors, made up of team members, consists of how many seats?

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9

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

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9
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What position is the liaison between the team and the Sheriffs office?

A

Commander

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10
Q

How do you spell the color orange

A

Red

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11
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What Region of the MRA does CAMRA fit into

A

The Desert Region

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12
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What other groups fall into the Desert Region

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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)

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13
Q

What level MRA membership does CAMRA have?

How often must CAMRA be tested to maintain this accreditation?

A

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.

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14
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What percentage of funding is provided through fundraising, donations and grants?

A

100%

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15
Q

What does the team charge for its services?

A

$0

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16
Q

What year was the MRA officially founded?

A

1959

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

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17
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How many categories of membership exist with the MRA and what are they?

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4

  • Regular
  • Associate
  • Ex Officio
  • Special
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18
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To the IRA, what kind of organization is CAMRA?

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A 501(c)(3) non-profit

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19
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Who is MCSO MR’s medical director?

A

Dr. Stites

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20
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Who is MCSO MR’s pre-hospital coordinator?

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Tracy Moroney (she’s Canadian eh)

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21
Q

What is MSCO MR’s base hospital?

A

Honor Health’s John C Lincoln Hospital, North Mountain

22
Q

What radio frequency is used by CAMRA

A

159.090

23
Q

What is the MRA Radio Frequency

A

155.160

24
Q

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

A

Red - 15’
Green- 20’
Yellow-30’

25
Q

What degree of incline is Flat, Non Technical terrain?

A

0 - 15 deg

26
Q

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

A

15-40 deg

27
Q

What degree of incline is Steep, Technical terrain?

A

40-60 deg

28
Q

What degree of incline is High, Technical terrain?

A

60-90 deg

29
Q

What weight is considered to be our “rescue load”?

A

600 lbs

30
Q

Who is the current president?

A

Justin Bern

31
Q

Who is the current Vice President

A

Phil Orstrom

32
Q

Who is the current treasurer

A

Joe Furedy

33
Q

Who is the current secretary

A

Heather Zuino

34
Q

Who is the current Commander

A

Roger Yenson

35
Q

Who are the members at large

A

Scott Lynch
Tim Medlock
Brian Fabig
Jesse Rutherford

36
Q

What is CAMRAs Purpose

A

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

37
Q

When is the rescue considered over

A
  • 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
38
Q

what is the team philosophy on safety

A
  • 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
39
Q

What are the three primary rules of safety

A

Rescuer safety first
Subject sec
Bystanders last

40
Q

What is the operational field structure from top down

A 
MCSO SAR coordinator
Duty Ops Chief
Other Ops Chiefs
Rescue Specialist
RT2
RT1
search
Admin/Support
41
Q

What is the administrative structure from top down

A 
President 
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer 
Board members at large - commander is automatically One
voting members
42
Q

List the cache color code for Camp/ operation support

A

Black

43
Q

List the cache color code for Rescue Equip

A

Orange

44
Q

List the cache color code for Medical

A

Red

45
Q

List the cache color code for Swift Water

A

Blue

46
Q

Underground

A

Brown

47
Q

Helo Ops

A

Yellow

48
Q

Alpine/cold weather

A

Green

49
Q

Dynamic Ropes/Climbing

A

Purple

50
Q

What it is a team mini cache

A 
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

CAMRA - 2019 Recruit Knowledge (14 decks)

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