During the weekend of October 17th, 18th, and 19th about 30 members of area Search and Rescue teams assembled at the Spokane Mountaineers' Chalet on Mount Spokane.
The Mountaineers have an incredible asset in the Chalet and the 40 acres surrounding it - here's a picture from the deck looking towards Idaho - 
Participants started arriving Friday evening and settled into a humongous feast of chicken fajitas with all the fixings accompanied by Apple Pie and Cheesecake for desert. A gigantic THANKS to Karen Coates for putting it all together and allowing your husband Joe to feed us!
Hey! Two hours of studying FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS for short) is very hard work - for those of us that managed to stay awake.
Saturday was Map/Compass/GPS training, Litter Carrying, and Knots - both classroom and field sessions. The Navigation classes were taught by Phoebe Duke of Intermountain Search Dogs, Scott Foster of SMSAR taught Knots and Chad Skidmore gave the instruction on proper use of the patient litter.
Sunday was another full day with classes on Crime Scene Investigation and Search and Rescue Techniques, taught with skill by Jackie Bell and Andrea Sawyer
Search and Rescue is a fun and rewarding volunteer activity, and there are specialty groups for all outdoor enthusiasts - there are dog, ATV, horseback, snowmobile, dive, climb and ground teams. You are welcome to participate in one or more! For a list of all the search and rescue teams in Spokane County CLICK HERE.
If you know of someone who might be looking for an opportunity to help the community while enjoying the outdoors at the same time, shoot me an an email. I'd love to send you more information.
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