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MEETINGS

General Meetings
7:30-9:30 PM, see calendar for location

Our monthly general meetings are open to the public, generally on the third Monday of the month (except where that falls on a holiday).  Note there are two locations at which we alternate having meetings, Redwood City and Castro Valley.  Check the calendar for specific months.  During our recruitment season, we'll be having informal Open House presentations at 7:00 PM before meetings. 

Board of Directors Meetings
7:30-9:00 PM, Redwood City

Board meetings are open to BAMRU trainees and members only.

Sheriff's Emergency Services Bureau Orientation
7:00-9:00 PM, Jury Assembly Room, Redwood City

This all-units ESB orientation is being put on by Sgt.  John Diggins for members and trainees of ESB units including BAMRU.  Dress is full uniform.

BASARC Meetings
Times and locations vary

BAMRU is a member of the Bay Area Search and Rescue Council.

Regional Meetings of the Mountain Rescue Association
Times and locations vary

The quarterly meeting of the California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association.  These meetings are open to members and trainees of CRMRA teams.

TRAININGS

CPR/AED
400 County Center, Redwood City
Apr 16, 2013 
Leaders: Ellison

Challenge format class to renew existing certs.

Small Alpine: Mt. Lassen
Red Bluff, CA
Apr 27-28, 2013 
Leaders: Grossman

Small alpine training to climb Mt Lassen on skis. Limit 6 total; contact trip leader for details.

Navigation Skills Classroom
Jury Assembly Room
May 16, 2013 
Leaders: Phelan

Navigation Skills
Montebello OSP
May 18, 2013 
Leaders: Phelan

Navigation training and signoffs, concentrating on map/compass.

Tracking Skills
Woodside
May 19, 2013 
Leaders: Cavalieri / Gilmore

Our introductory tracking class will include a field lecture as well as skills training. Basic principles of tracking, equipment and search techniques will be discussed. We will have an opportunity to review the tracking skills sheet and obtain sign-offs. Please reference the tracking doc on the wiki. Training open to guests who have been sworn.

Skills Night: Web Tools
Redwood City
May 29, 2013 
Leaders: Leak

Review the current features of our Web Tools, and see demos of upcoming enhancements. Provide feedback and help to prioritize future work. This will take place in the Jury Assembly Room.

Small Alpine: Winnemucca Lake
Carson Pass
Jun 1-2, 2013 
Leaders: Viri

Small alpine training, exploring the area around Carson Pass. Search scenarios, summit Round Top. Limited to 6 people; contact the trip leader for details.

Small Alpine: Shasta
Shasta City, CA
Jun 7-9, 2013 
Leaders: Grossman

Small alpine training to climb Mt Shasta, probably from the north side. Limit 6 total; contact trip leader for details. (Plan to drive Thursday night and sleep high-ish at the trailhead.)

Skills Night: Purcell Prusiks
Daly CIty
Jun 12, 2013 
Leaders: Grishaver

Short version:
Learn and practice Purcell setup and usage prior to the Personal Rock Skills training weekend.

The details:
Purcell prusiks are awesome: incredibly valuable as part of your personal alpine skills repertoire and used constantly in technical rescue. They're also a bit tricky to set up and require some practice to use effectively. Come to this skills night in the wild alpine hinterlands of Daly City!

44 Shakespeare St, Daly City, CA 94014

Personal Rock Skills
Tahoe
Jun 22-23, 2013 
Leaders: Hoburg

This two day course covers general rock skills skill stations, scenarios, and discussion of their application within the SAR community. Topics include anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, rappelling, basic self-rescue, jugging/ascending, and personal emergency evac equipment with scenarios. Focus will be on both theory and practice. Personal rock skills is a prerequisite for Basic Technical Training.

Skills Night
TBA
Jun 26, 2013 
Leaders: You

What skill would you like to learn or teach?

Drivers Ed Classroom
455 County Center
Jul 10, 2013 
Leaders: SMSO

Classroom portion of drivers' training takes place from 1900-2200.

Small Alpine: Chiquito Pass
Oakhurst, CA
Jul 12-14, 2013 
Leaders: Mandish

Small alpine training in the Chiquito Pass/Breeze Lake area, including summits of Gale, Sing, and Redtop Peaks. Limited to 8 people, contact the trip leader for details.

Drivers Ed Practical
400 County Center Parking Lot
Jul 13, 2013 
Leaders: SMSO

Practical portion of driver's training takes place from 0900-1600.

Small Alpine: Mt Agassiz
Bishop, CA
Jul 19-22, 2013 
Leaders: Ghio

Small alpine training to climb Mt Agassiz. Limit 6 total; contact trip leader for details. (Plan to drive Thursday night and meet at the trailhead Friday morning.)

Skills Night
Albany
Jul 24, 2013 
Leaders: Farrand

What skill would you like to learn or teach?

Small Alpine: Bear Creek Spire
Tom's Place, CA
Jul 26-28, 2013 
Leaders: Grishaver

Small alpine training to climb Bear Creek Spire. Limit 6 total; contact trip leader for details. (Plan to drive Thursday night and meet at the trailhead Friday morning.)

Small Alpine: Mount Langley
Lone Pine, CA
Aug 8-11, 2013 
Leaders: Fitzgerald

Summit Mt Langley, the southernmost California 14er. Depart the Bay Area Thursday midday (it's a seven hour drive!), return late Sunday. Limit 8, contact trip leader for details.

Small Alpine: Ritter/Banner
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Aug 17-19, 2013 
Leaders: Hart

Small alpine training, attempting to summit Ritter and Banner. Depart Friday afternoon. Limited to 7, contact trip leader for details.

Basic Technical Rescue
TBA
Aug 24-25, 2013 
Leaders: Lohr

Basic Technical Rescue is two full days, covering the basics of our standard two-line high-angle rescue system. Participants must have completed the Basic Rock Skills training.

Skills Night
TBA
Aug 28, 2013 
Leaders: You

What skill would you like to learn or teach?

Small Alpine: Mt. Laurel
Bishop, CA
Aug 31-2, 2013 
Leaders: Allen

Small alpine trip to climb 5.2 Northeast Gully of Mt. Laurel. Contact trip leader for details; limit 6.

Skills Night
TBA
Sep 25, 2013 
Leaders: You

What skill would you like to learn or teach?

MLPI: Operational Period 0
Oakhurst, CA
Sep 28-29, 2013 
Leaders: Parker/Hoagland

We will spend two days planning and executing the first operational period of a search operation, in slow motion, in rugged terrain. Basic Technical Rescue is required.

Operations Leader Training
TBA
Oct 6, 2013 
Leaders: Chang

Training for prospective and continuing Operations Leaders. Attendance only with Leader's approval.

Medical Skills
TBA
Oct 26-27, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

Medical Skills Training is all about putting our skills and knowledge to use. This is an opportunity to run through various scenarios and familiarize our selves with BAMRU's equipment.From Medical Skill Training 2010:'We will take our skills and knowledge and put it to use. We will have various search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate type of evacuation with various search and rescue equipment. We will practice immobilizing fractures and injuries with different types of devices, packaging patients with various injuries, and work with medical equipment. We will discuss mass casualty triage and possibly how to be a first responder upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident and general traffic management tips. Participation is open to BAMRU members, trainees & guests with prior permission from leader.

Skills Night
TBA
Oct 30, 2013 
Leaders: You

What skill would you like to learn or teach?

Skills weekend
TBA
Nov 23-24, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

Skills day and Trainee packet sign offs. An important opportunity for Field and Technical team members to assist Trainees in packet sign offs. Trainees will have an opportunity to demonstrate skills through scenarios, skill stations and miscellaneous needed skill sign offs, as they work toward completing their training packets. This year, we will do litter skills and low/steep angle systems on Saturday, and packet signoffs on Sunday.

Intro to Snow Camping
TBA
Dec 14-15, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

Tentative pending the availability of snow. If you've never snow camped, or really want to learn how to use chopsticks to anchor your tent, this weekend is for you.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Ham Cram
Los Altos
Apr 20, 2013 
Leaders: BAEARS

Get your HAM license in one day. Cost: $30 Place: Los Altos Hills Town Hall Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills RSVP: from website http://www.baears.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=55

Pacific Coast Dream Machines
Half Moon Bay Airport
Apr 28, 2013 
Leaders: SMC SO

Support for the Sheriff's Office at the Annual Pacific Coast Dream Machines event in Half Moon Bay.

Super Sports Day
Woodside High School
May 3, 2013 
Leaders: Hart

BAMRU assisted the Sheriff's Office at the Super Sports Day event put on by Special Olympics of Northern California which was held at Woodside High School.

BASARC Meeting
4985 Broder Blvd. Dublin, CA
May 4, 2013 
Leaders: Chang

The training for the day will be on 'Point of Dispensing' POD training, to be a force multiplier for our Public Health Department to assist with dispensing of medications for things like H1N1 flu, Anthrax exposure and other public health emergencies.

Trainee Cohort Announced
TBA
May 10, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

The new Trainee cohort will be announced this day.

Scout-O-Rama
History Park, San Jose
May 11, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

Annual scouting event and showcase. BAMRU came to support the new search and rescue merit badge and discuss and demonstrate aspects of mountain rescue.

Hug-a-tree at SMCSO STAR Camp
Loma Mar, CA
Jun 25, 2013 
Leaders: Seffens

See: http://www.smcsheriff.com/communities-we-serve/community-activities/star-camp for details of what STAR camp is. We have performed this presentation for the past 4 years. By performing this community service, we will be educating kids at the beginning of a week long event. For many of these kids, it is the first time camping in a wilderness setting. We equip the kids with some knowledge about how help themselves and us in the event they become lost in the wilderness. Consider it 'Preventative SAR'. We typically show a 15 minute video, and have a short Q&A about what they learned. Afterwards, we take the group outside and let the groups perform some little handling exercises where they get a feeling for what it's like to be involved in a rescue and that it's hard work; hopefully it makes it a bit fun, and perhaps they might remember some of the presentation. Members are encouraged to attend and assist with the presentation and supervise the litter handling. Having members in red shirts or SMCSO uniforms are appreciated.

Western States 100
Auburn, CA
Jun 29-30, 2013 
Leaders: Marciniak

BAMRU provides medical staff for the WS-100 (100 mile trans Sierra Ultra Marathon).

BASARC Meeting
San Mateo
Jul 6, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

SAREX
Monterey
Sep 6-8, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

http://www.sarex.org/

BASARC Meeting
Napa
Sep 14, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

Qrtly Leadership Mtg
TBA
Nov 19, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

Holiday Party
TBA
Dec 7, 2013 
Leaders: TBA

BAMRU Dues Renewal
TBA
Dec 15, 2013 
Leaders: Hoagland

Pay here http://bit.ly/QgJ8nk

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