Foot or body entrapment rescue can be one of the more challenging and time sensitive problems we as swiftwater responders have to deal with. In such cases, the initial size up  is imperative, and should determine 3 things: 1) scene safety 2) Victim heads up or heads down 3) available resources. There are many more parameters...

  I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. As I've said before, the opportunity we have at Sierra Rescue to work in Yosemite National Park is amazing, and it is one of my favorite places to teach. This post gives a shout out to our SRT-1 / SRT-A students from this past spring. We set...

Our second set of classes back in Yosemite National Park was just as good as the first round. Weather once again cooperated, and we had great water levels for an SRT-1 / SRT-A combo course. Its tough to beat training sites with backdrops including, Bridal Vail Falls, Half Dome, El Capitan, Vernal Falls. The valley...

SRT-1 / River Rescue  SRT-Advanced 4.20.2012-4.25.2012 We just finished up and awesome set of courses in Yosemite National Park. As  I have said before the Merced through the Park is my favorite place to teach in the Spring time. Yosemite's many waterfalls were pumping into  the valley and the weather was amazing all week. The...

  Here at Sierra Rescue, we teach a variety of classes in a wide range of drainages and valleys. One of the more stunning backdrops for a swiftwater rescue class, and my favorite place to don my dry suit, is the Yosemite Valley.       Thanks to Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) we have...