Community: HIKING PLAN Sheet, RESCUE
VIDEOS, Hiking Tips - LASD Search & Rescue
Recent highly publicized rescues of hikers are a powerful reminder to
everyone to be prepared when enjoying the great outdoors. The recent
serious injury to a brave Orange County Sheriff's Reserve Deputy during a
rescue is also a reminder of the risks taken by all rescuers to help
others, because they value human life so much.
Los
Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and many other highly trained and brave
rescuers volunteer for $1. a year. Also, full time rescuers from
sheriff's departments and fire departments fly and drive and hike and
swim and rapel in to effect rescues on a regular basis. In fact, there
were 560 search and rescue activations last year just for the Los Angeles
County Sheriff's Department. The people who were rescued came from all of
the world, yet most were local; none ever expected their lives to be at
such risk, or to need to be rescued. Many nearly lost their lives.
So what is
it that the rescuers ask of you as they risk so much to help you and
those you love?
Hiking/Camping
is a fun way to get family and friends together to enjoy the outdoors and
to get some physical activity. However, you should always be prepared for
the unexpected. You should tell family and friends what your plans are
and provide a list of who will be going with you. That’s why the Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind the residents of
Los Angeles County (and beyond) that having a HIKING / CAMPING PLAN is
crucial to survival in case of an emergency.
Before you leave, please fill out LASD – HIKING PLAN sheet and provide to
a loved one to hold onto just in case something happens to a member of
your hiking/camping expedition. Or, if you know someone going on a hike,
ask them to fill out this easy form, so that it will help your mind at
ease. You can download the form by visiting:
HIKING
PLAN Sheet http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_163961.pdf
VIDEO (CBS-TV) LASD Reserve Chief of Search And Rescue
Offers Hiking Tips http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/06/lasdreserve-chief-of-search-and-rescue-offers-hiking-tips/ VIDEO (TV News) LASD Helicopter Crew
Recalls Rescue Of Missing 18-Year-Old Hiker in OC http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/05/helicopter-crew-recalls-rescue-of-missing-18-year-old-hiker/
AND http://www.myfoxla.com/story/21890799/sheriffs-helicopter-search-team-reflects-on-the-missing-hikers#ixzz2Pbr6gNnT
AND http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=8745854
****VIDEOS****: Here are some exciting LASD videos of
rescues that show the dangers of hiking unprepared, going off trail, or
having an unfortunate mishap.
Helmet
Camera LASD Videos of Cliff Rescues in the Angeles National Forest,
Malibu Canyon and more: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92CB8594D807FE88
VIDEO LASD
Super Puma Air-5 Rescue Helicopter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPr8I-3lr24
There is
NO safe Trail to the 2nd Waterfall, Eaton Canyon N. of Altadena, Angeles
National Forest - VIDEO
VIDEO ---- (The Dangers of the) Eaton Canyon Waterfall - Don't believe
the false information --- There is no safe trail to the second
waterfall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4URKLYEPK0&list=UUvxT4hd26Xvw9Jb_b-RIBwA&index=6#SAR
Winter Hiking Tips: http://nixle.com/alert/4940303/
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Team members
are Reserve Sheriff’s deputies who volunteer their time to help others
for $1 a year, and who partner with sheriff’s civilian volunteers who
volunteer for free. There are over 150 members of the eight Search and
Rescue teams of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. These
rescuers were activated for over 550 search and rescue missions last
year, making it one of the most active counties for search and rescue
missions in the nation. Reserve deputies and civilian volunteers are
supervised by full-time sheriff’s deputies http://lasdreserve.org Did you know? There
are over 850 LASD reserve sheriff's deputies who work patrol, jails,
search and rescue, motorcycle patrol, mounted posse, investigations, and
more, as team members of the second largest policing agency in the
nation.
LASD Sheriff's Emergency Services Detail (ESD) deputies
operate 24-hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to their tactical
operations, all ESD deputies are certified paramedics and rescue divers.
ESD is responsible for coordinating and participating in mountain search
and rescue, underwater search and rescue, and swift water and flood
rescue operations for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. They
staff the Air-5 Rescue Helicopter, the Ocean Rescue Boat, and accompany
the Special Weapons Teams on all operations. The Air-5 rescue helicopter
crews, including Emergency Services Detail paramedics, and the over 150
members of the eight Search and Rescue teams of the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department average about 550 search and rescue missions every
year, making it one of the most active counties for search and rescue
missions in the nation.
Captain Mike Parker
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