Our mission — Be a responsive, effective search and rescue (SAR) group providing qualified ground searchers and SAR management in support of local, regional and national missing person search efforts.
Our meeting is on the 23rd at 7pm. Directions are on the website calendar.
Training is on the 27th starting at 08:30 at Rockwood Park. Includes compass navigation, litter movement, First Aid station, and team task briefing. Bring your full pack. We’ll also have a voluntary untimed 2 mile walk on flat terrain wearing your pack. Contact Denis with questions.
Just a reminder that the May meeting is on the 26th at 7pm. Directions are in the PSAR Calendar section on the right side of the home page. Hope to see you there.
We’ll meet at 10:00am (05/30) at Reeds Gap Parking Lot (corner of route 664 and Blue Ridge Parkway). This is just south of I-64 (Rockfish Gap on Afton Mt) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We’ll be hiking to the area around Maupin field shelter (about 1.7 mile hike – not far from Three Ridges).
We’ll have a discussion on fire building, knife safety, site selection and shelters. We’ll also get instructed on how to set Paiute Deadfall traps (don’t worry – no animals will be hurt in these demonstrations). There will be a chance to share thoughts on someone’s first experience in building one of these shelters and words of wisdom for first timers.
The key is to use what we have in our SAR packs. However, the one exception for this weekend will be food and drink. The point of this exercise is to learn – it’s hard to learn on an empty stomach, so make sure to bring lunch and dinner for Saturday and at least breakfast for Sunday. We’ll have time to gather around the campfire Saturday night to share stories.
A couple of members have an interest in carpooling for the Amherst Search. I’d be glad to organize this, just shoot me an email jimmycorsini@gmail.com. Right now no one has offered to drive, but a couple of folks have offered to ride.
Just a reminder that the April membership meeting is on the 28th at 7pm. Check the website calendar if you need directions. Thanks!!
03/22 – Training at 8am at CAP Headquarters at Chesterfield County Airport (Rts 10 and 288); downed aircraft; joint training with K9 Alert and CAP.
03/24 – Monthly meeting at 7pm