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Mon Jun 2 23:15:55 MDT 2008

CASARA Red Deer Zone is hosting a CASARA Western Canada SAREX in Red =
Deer 8-10 Aug. Our search area will be from Carstairs, into the =
mountains, up past the Ram River Airstrip, Nordegg, Drayton Valley, =
Rimbey, Forestburg, to Three Hills. We expect to have 15 aircraft and =
crews from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, AB, BC, NWT and possibly Yukon, plus =
some military C130 Hercs and possibly some helos. We may be looking for =
some "live" targets to be strategically placed along the search area, so =
we may be contacting GSAR groups who may be interested in doing a summer =
campout and wouldn't mind being targets for us to find.=20

As we get closer, I will provide further information and contact numbers =
for those who would like to participate.=20

Thanks=20

Jim Thoreson jimthoreson at shaw.ca=20

CASARA Red Deer Zone Commander

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Hi All: 
SARA Happenings is issued to foster communication within the Search =
and=20
Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to 328 e-mail addresses that =
are listed=20
as the primary contact of SAR Alberta member groups or which were =
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CAVE RESCUE
Three members of ACRO (Alberta Cave Rescue Organization) attended =
British=20
Columbia Cave Rescue's biannual cave rescue seminar from July 5th to =
12th on=20
Vancouver Island. In addition to covering some technical rope aspects of =
cave=20
rescue, the seminar included a series of mock rescues which dramatically =

illustrated the challenges of cave rescue. In the final scenario, for =
example,=20
it took over four and a half hours to transport a patient (in a =
stretcher)=20
over a linear distance of roughly 300 meters - a process which =
completely=20
exhausted 25 rescuers. This was after rescuers had already been working=20
underground for six and a half hours to locate the patient, get the =
stretcher=20
and packaging material to him, and prepare him for =
transport. ACRO will=20
definitely be drawing on the experience of this seminar as it reviews =
its=20
call-out procedures and concept of operations over the next few=20
months.
Doug Munroe <A href=3D"mailto:hdmunroe at ucalgary.ca"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">hdmunroe at ucalgary.ca</A>=20
 Provincial Coordinator, ACRO (Alberta Cave Rescue=20
Organization) 

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THREE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND 
This CALL FOR THREE ALBERTA REPRESENTATIVES comes from the SAR =
Alberta=20
website. <A href=3D"http://www.saralberta.org/">http://www.saralberta.org/</A> 
SARVAC is looking for three Alberta reprsentatives to attend two =
training=20
sessions in Newfoundland on October 14th &amp; 15th in conjunction with =
SARSCENE=20
2008. 
- How to design a Search &amp; Rescue Exercise
- AdventureSmart program &amp; how to deliver it
Travel expenses will be covered (flights/hotel &amp; expenses) but =
you must=20
attend BOTH training sessions. The expectations will be that you return =
and=20
share your knowledge which will include setting up an Excercise in the =
province=20
and to teach the Adventure Smart program to the teams/public (train the=20
trainer).
The AdventureSmart website is at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.adventuresmart.ca/">http://www.adventuresmart.ca/</A> 
Deadlines to get submissions to the SARVAC Executives is July 25th =
.
For more infomation or to submit a name please contact your SAR =
Alberta=20
Regional Director. 

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2008/2009 AEMA APPROVED SAR TRAINING GRANTS
The information for these can be found on the SAR Alberta website. =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.saralberta.org/">http://www.saralberta.org/</A> 

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WESTERN CANADA SAREX
From the CASARA Side of the house. 
CASARA Red Deer Zone is hosting a CASARA Western Canada SAREX in Red =
Deer=20
8-10 Aug. Our search area will be from Carstairs, into the mountains, up =
past=20
the Ram River Airstrip, Nordegg, Drayton Valley, Rimbey, Forestburg, to =
Three=20
Hills. We expect to have 15 aircraft and crews from Manitoba, =
Saskatchewan, AB,=20
BC, NWT and possibly Yukon, plus some military C130 Hercs and possibly =
some=20
helos. We may be looking for some "live" targets to be strategically =
placed=20
along the search area, so we may be contacting GSAR groups who may be =
interested=20
in doing a summer campout and wouldn't mind being targets for us to =
find. 
As we get closer, I will provide further information and contact =
numbers for=20
those who would like to participate. 
Thanks 
Jim Thoreson <A href=3D"mailto:jimthoreson at shaw.ca">jimthoreson at shaw.ca</A> =

CASARA Red Deer Zone Commander

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SARA HAPPENINGS SUBMISSIONS 
Our regular publication date for mailings of SARA Happenings is the =
middle of=20
each month. Please note that the deadline for material is the =
14th of=20
each month. 

Does your group have an event posting for the SARA Happenings =
mailing? If so,=20
please send information 1-1/2 months prior to the dates you wish =
advertised. It=20
will then give ample time for those reading it to respond. 
Please send all material to the editor; Chris Hoare at <A=20
href=3D"=8D=F0">choare at shaw.ca</A><FONT=20
face=3DArial> PLEASE DO include contact information for members to gain =
further=20
information.
To subscribe or unsubscribe visit=20
http://castrov.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sara-happenings enter =
your=20
e-mail address and click on "Edit Options". Automatic subscribers will =
need to=20
click on "EMail My Password to Me". You can subscribe and unsubscribe on =
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