Team Operating Guidlines Flashcards
What did CAMRA start as?
Kachina’s, mountaineers from the 1940s
What did Kachina’s become?
Kachina’s became AMC (Arizona Mountaineering Club) then CAMRA in 1969
What type of non-profit is CAMRA?
501(c)(3)
What is CAMRA’s Missions?
Saving lives by providing professional advanced technical rescue and wilderness emergency medical services anytime, anywhere, and in any weather as well as outstanding outdoor safety education.
What type of rescue operations does CAMRA provide?
Mountain, technical, mine, cave, flood and swiftwater, snow and ice, and helicopter operations
True or False: CAMRA provides services free of charge?
True
What MRA region is CAMRA apart of?
Desert Mountain Region
What are the MRA membership levels?
Regular member - CAMRA, SARA, Coconino - Round logo
Exofficio member - Grand Canyon NP - Triangular logo
Associate member - Cochise, Tonto Rim - Triangular Logo
How often does CAMRA get re-accredited?
CAMRA must re-accredit every 5 years (DMR on 4 yr cycle) and send at least 10 members every year
- Wilderness Search
- Alpine
- Technical Rock
How many months of probation do recruits have to attain RT1?
18 months
Can outside agency rescuers become members?
They can - ie FD TRT’s - usually waiving some reqs. OPSCOM decides what to test & when to pass/approve membership.
Does CAMRA have insurance outside of MCSO
Yes
What is MCSO and CAMRA base hospital?
John C Lincoln
Back up base hospital is Deer Valley
Are members eligible for workers comp?
Yes. If you wish to receive comp, fill out the injury report from MCSO
What do you do if you are injured?
Report it to the duty operation leader and SAR coordinator
Does the state provide funds to reimburse members for equipment damages/depleted during mission?
Yes
Can you receive fuel reimbursements?
Yes. Fuel reimbursement must be submitted to Ops Chief within 24 hrs, submit to MCSO in 1 week
Name all the committees CAMRA has
- Librarian
- Finance
- Public Information & Education
- Equipment
- Research & Development
- Training
- EMS Coordinator/Medical
- Publications
- Communications
- Historian
- Small Stores
- Nominating
- Awards
- Apline
- Cave Rescue
- Mine Rescue
- Swift Water
- Heli Rescue
- Specialty coordinator
- Ops Com
What are the bag colors?
Blue: Swiftwater
Green: Alpine
Yellow: Helo
Purple: Climbing/Dynamic
Red: Medical
Brown: Cave/Mine
Black: General
Orange: Tech rescue
What specialty rescue coordinator roles are there?
Alpine Rescue, Mine/Underground, Swiftwater, Helo
What other services does CAMRA offer
EMS continuing education, team drills, and basic training schools, volunteer first aid at events
What other teams are in the Desert Mountain Region regardless of member level?
Cochise SAR
Coconino SAR
Las Vegas Metro SAR
SARA
Tonto Rim SAR
Grand Canyon NP
**Sedona Fire TRT is shown in the SOG but not as a MRA member on the MRA website
When was the MRA founded?
1958
What are the duties of the Commander?
in general the commander focuses on running the operational/technical side of the team
What are the duties of the Vice President?
The Vice-president oversees all Team membership activities, chairs the Long Range Plans Committee, and responds to membership-related inquiries. Administer membership services. Must be knowledgeable of all CAMRA activities
What are the duties of the Secretary?
The Secretary is responsible for maintaining minutes of all regular and Board meetings, ensuring that all OSHA and DHS-required records are current, and generating mailings requested by the Board or officers. Maintain the membership roster, issue MRA membership cards, submit the annual membership roster to the MRA, update the Team Bylaws and policies, check Team mail, and provide monthly logs at each monthly membership meeting. By January 30th each year, provide annual statistics to the MCSO, and by the 15th of each month, provide monthly statistics to the base hospital.
What are the duties of the Treasure?
The Treasurer’s duties include paying bills and depositing funds promptly, providing written acknowledgement to donors, preparing monthly reports, keeping accurate records, arranging for an annual and outgoing treasurer audit, and preparing periodic budget reports for review by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer is responsible for keeping track of CAMRA’s finances and must sign new signature cards at the bank for all existing accounts or open a new account if necessary.
How many signatures are requires to withdraw money from any account?
CAMRA requires two signatures
“First”
“Second”
Are there accommodations made to candidates that have other MR related experience?
Yes. Certain classes and skills may be waived or the candidate can test out. A line by line comparison of the candidates skills/classes to CAMRA checklist will be done ensure the skill/class being accommodated is equivalent to CAMRA needs.
How are reimbursement requests handled?
A reimbursement request must be made in a timely manner, include original receipts, and be approved by the Board of Directors and/or the Team.
Treasurer receives reimbursement request, reviews it for accuracy, writes check, forwards it to second check signer, records check, files receipts and supporting documentation, and notifies president and secretary.
How should you approach a subject or scene with regards to law enforcement?
Approach every victim scene and all other scenes with the idea that it may now be, or may become, a crime scene. Photograph each scene before you enter it, and do not disturb the scene any further.
What responsibilities do CAMRA Search members have?
Technical Rope Rescue - Works under direction of tech team member in setup and operation; Haul and edge support
Subject Rescue - supports operations and logistics related to rescue (but doesn’t perform actual rescue)
Heli Ops - ingress (excluding rappel) and egress
Search Ops - Clearing assigned search including evacuation of subject when needed.
Medical - Patient packaging and medical support up to certification level
Who are the current officers?
President: Ryan G.
Vice President: Dave R.
Secretary: Nina M.
Treasurer: Merlin R.
Commander and Operations Chief: Justin B
Board of Directors, Members at Large: Brian Fabig, Tyler L, Dante B, Scott L
The 9 members above make up the Board of Directors
Training officer:
What is NASAR?
National Association for Search and Rescue
When are elections held?
In February of each year
What CAMRA Call signs are for founders
numbers 1-9
What call signs are for Operations Leader/Operations Chiefs and Ops Leader/Chief in training
10 to 100; only numbers that ends with a 0
e.g. 10, 20, 30, 40
What call signs are for rescue specialist
11 to 49, omitting numbers ending in a 0
what call signs are for rescue technician/field support
51 to 99, omitting numbers ending in a 0
what call signs are for admin support?
101+
What call signs are for basic trainee (candidate)
201+
What is the Field Structure (Ranks)
- MCSO SAR coordinator
- Duty Operations Chief
- Other Operations Chiefs
- Team Leaders / Senior Rescuers
- Rescue Specialist
- Rescue Technician 2
- Rescue Technician 1
- Search
- Administrative Support
What is the administrative structure?
- Voting membership
- President
- Commander
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Board Members / Ops Chiefs
- Individual members
What are the radio freqs of MRA, Search direct, and Search
MRA (State SAR) - 155.160
Search Direct, aka MCSO search 8 (simplex) - 159.09
Search (repeater) - Tx =151.205; Rx = 159.09
Fire Mutual Aid (154.280)
What are the duties of the President?
in genreral the president focuses on running the business side of the team
With regards to the ICS and MCSO, who is the IC for search and rescues?
MCSO SAR Coordinator will be in charge of the overall operation
CAMRA will be in charge of the TECHNICAL RESCUE
OPERATIONS
Who can dispatch CAMRA as a recourse?
CAMRA / MCSO MR can be mobilized by any responsible federal, state or local public safety agency. As part of the MRA, CAMRA is part of a regional, national and international SAR and disaster response plan
What is the recertification period for members and why do we do it?
every two years
Maintain the member’s skills at a high level of expertise to reduce the chance of the member being injured or killed on a mission, provide the best assistance to a stranded or injured subject, and to pass on knowledge and techniques to lesser-experienced personnel in order to improve the overall Team skill level.
What are the 4 basic search and rescue objectives that Command is responsible for?
- Gather needed information and locate the subject.
- Gain access to the subject and provide medical stabilization.
- Extricate the patient to a safe location.
- Provide for the safety and welfare of rescue personnel
What is the role of a rescue technician
- Pre-Plan your response area.
- Secure the Reporting Party (RP).
- Determine number of victims, locations & condition
- Request additional RT/Rescuers & other resources.
- Identify hazards.
- Secure scene from others. Non-RT’s do not enter.
- Set up Accountability Sector & ensure accountability.
- It is OK to say NO!
Why are Rescue Specialists important
A Rescue Specialist has mastered the ability to be a leader of self and leader of persons. They are senior ranking members and can take command of rescues and or overseeing all aspects of the technical rescue. They will usually be designated team leaders and TSO.
Where is the MRA based?
Golden, Colorado
What are the 12 essentials
Navigation
Sun protection
Insulation
Illumination
First-Aid Supplies
Fire
Repair Kit and Tools
Nutution
Hydration
Emergency Shelter
Signaling
Personal
When was CAMRA founded?
1969
North Mountain Visitor Center has been home to CAMRA since which year?
2011
What are the three officers under the Incident Commander in the ICS?
Liaison officer, public information officer, and then safety officer under the public info officer
What is CAMRA’s Purpose?
Purpose
The general nature and purposes of the corporation are (per Bylaws and articles).
1. To promote safety through public education
2. To train its members in the science and art of search and rescue in a variety of difficult terrain.
3. To provide SAR services for anyone, anywhere, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
4. To further, through research and experimentation, the development of improved search and rescue
techniques.
5. To assist in time of emergency, catastrophe or disaster and to establish plans of mutual action with civilian
and military SAR authorities.
6. To develop and maintain a code of high ethical standards among SAR personnel.
7. To disseminate information concerning operations.
8. To participate in joint meetings, conferences, conventions, exercises and operations with other
organizations or groups in other parts of the State of Arizona, the United States or the world
If you are the first MR member on scene:
- Talk with SAR Coordinator and gather information
- Choose whether or not to respond (is it appropriate and safe)
- Before responding, ensure comms are available. If they are not available, the rescuer needs to decide if it safe to proceed without comms.
- The rescuer shall give this information to MCSO radio
- Only act within your scope of training!!
What is the process for dealing with a deceased subject?
If the subject is not obviously deceased (decapitation, third degree burns), initiate BLS and consult with base hospital paramedic and physician
