Crawford County

Search And Rescue

 

Volunteer, all-terrain, all-weather, ground search and rescue unit that is a resource for local, state and federal agencies as well as the private sector.

 

The unit carries out this mission by providing rapid response lifesaving teams that go onto National Forest and into areas that may be inaccessible to urban life-saving units.  Members are trained in land navigation, lost-person search techniques, tracking strategies, wilderness rescue skills, swift water rescue, high angle rescue, while utilizing the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Officers and Instructors of the Crawford County Search And Rescue

Ron Stout - President      Dennis Gilstrap - Vice President

Steven Gann - Secretary    Mark Isenhower - Treasurer    Sheryl Winberry - PIO

Mark Isenhower - Instructor     Todd Harris - Instructor

Tim Jones - Instructor     Jim Jones - Instructor

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Ropes and Rapelling Course at Fern Gulley
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Mock SAR Event at White Rock Mountain
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Email the Crawford County Search And Rescue Organization - email stevengann@crawfordcountysar.org

CCSAR Training Request Form (Blank)

Training Information

April 18th (Saturday) 10:00 AM Highway 220 East go to Lazy L Ranch will be training on various things including the Garmin Rino Radios.  For more information contact Insturctor Jim Jones.

SAR Tech III Course, May 16th and 17th (Saturday & Sunday) need 8 students contact Instructor Mark Isenhower for more information.

Swift Water Rescue - the weekend of May 16th, contact Instructor Jim Jones for more information.

Upcoming - Rough Terrain and Mountain Rescue 1 - 2 - 3 will be upcoming with Instructor Todd Harris.  This is an Arkansas Fire Academy certified course.

Needing flankers for K-9 teams.  If you want to volunteer to run with the K-9's contact Instructor Todd Harris.

It was suggested to have a Backpack 101 class for the search and rescue members.  Dennis Gilstrap demonstrated the items in his backpact to those attending this monthly CCSAR membership meeting.

Looking for Air EVAC to come back and demo their helicopter landing and equipment.

Those interested in a day hike on one of the days of the weekend contact Steven Gann.  We will be looking at the various Arkansas State Parks to go visit and just enjoy the outdoors and visit with search and rescue friends and families.

Looking at another Mock Search And Rescue Training in September.

NASAR Introduction To Search And Rescue

16-Hour Awareness Class

MAY 18-19, 2009

ARKANSAS WILDLAND FIRE ACADEMY

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

RUSSELVILLE, ARKANSAS 72801

FUNDED FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS BY ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Registration information can be found at:

http://lakepoint,atu.edu/AWFA

For more information, contact:

Fred Mullen (479) 209-0818

fc_oem@hotmail.com