Personal Equipment Lists
All Members List: List 1, 1a, 1b, and 2 (basic load and available items) 4-Season List: Lists 1, 1a, 1b, 2, and 3 (extended missions, inclement weather, out of county) 4-Season Heavy: Lists 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, and 4 (extended or extreme weather and altitude) List 1: All Times, All Members: (Operate single mission…
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EPCSAR has built a fleet of vehicles that transport equipment and personnel that can travel on roads, 4×4 roads, trails and over deep snow and can provide a mobile command post with advanced communication capabilities. These vehicles are essential to our mission and allow us to respond in virtually any weather conditions. To replace all…
Read MoreRESCUE BASE
EPCSAR’s building is referred to as Rescue Base (RB). RB consists of a vehicle bay and numerous rooms for different purposes. RB DESCRIPTIONS The main entrance for RB is on the east side of the building. Upon entering through the main entrance, you will find two bathrooms on the left and a conference room and communication room…
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All EPCSAR members accumulate a fairly extensive amount of personal equipment during the time they are active in mountain rescue. This does not mean, however, that a new member has to buy hundreds of dollars of equipment before becoming involved in missions and team activities. Initially, only basic mountaineering equipment, much of which most people…
Read MoreTeam Equipment
It is the policy of EPCSAR that all equipment or material which is owned by or entrusted to EPCSAR can be used only for EPCSAR operations and for scheduled training. No EPCSAR equipment or material shall be used by any individual member or group of members, for personal or recreational purposes. All equipment leaving the…
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