Post by Sharon Faulkner on Sept 20, 2005 20:01:32 GMT -5
The Albany-Schoharie Cave Rescue Team will sponsor an NCRC Weekend Orientation to Cave Rescue Seminar in Albany County, New York on October 15 and 16, 2005. The registration fee is $40.00 per person, which includes classes, coffee breaks, lunches, and dinner Saturday night.
For those not familiar with the National Cave Rescue Commission weekend seminar, the goal is to give EMS, fire dept., (paid or volunteer), rescue squad, police, (state or local), county sheriff and emergency management personnel, as well as local cavers, an overview of and some limited hands on experience with cave rescue operations, management and requirements.
The weekend course is not designed to make "hero rescue teams" out of anyone. One of the major goals is to get all these groups familiar with each other, their knowledge and equipment, thus promoting inter-cooperation among all. Experience has generally shown that in the event of a real cave rescue emergency, the more prior contact among all parties, the better the coordination at the scene.
The weekend course provides an introduction to the materials presented and skills developed during the NCRC weeklong Cave Rescue Operations and Management Seminars. Those wishing to become skilled in cave rescue operations are encouraged the take the NCRC weeklong seminar.
We would be very pleased to have participants from your local organization attend this seminar. Since the seminar is designed not only for experienced cavers but also for non-cavers and novices, it may be a good opportunity to introduce neophytes in your local area to some of the basic techniques involved in safe caving.
Click below for the application:
www.caves.org/io/ncrc/RegistrationFormOCR_NY_2005_v2.pdf
Feel free to reproduce it. Please announce this seminar in your upcoming newsletters as well as at your general meetings, and sent in your registration forms with checks as soon as possible. Space in the program is limited. All registrants will receive a schedule, detailed information sheet and directions as soon as a registration and check is received. If you have any questions please contact:
Emily Davis
P0 Box 10
Schoharie NY 12157-0010
(518) 295-7978
emily@speleobooks.com
Please send all applications, with checks made payable to Northeast Region of the NCRC, to Emily Davis at the above address.
For those not familiar with the National Cave Rescue Commission weekend seminar, the goal is to give EMS, fire dept., (paid or volunteer), rescue squad, police, (state or local), county sheriff and emergency management personnel, as well as local cavers, an overview of and some limited hands on experience with cave rescue operations, management and requirements.
The weekend course is not designed to make "hero rescue teams" out of anyone. One of the major goals is to get all these groups familiar with each other, their knowledge and equipment, thus promoting inter-cooperation among all. Experience has generally shown that in the event of a real cave rescue emergency, the more prior contact among all parties, the better the coordination at the scene.
The weekend course provides an introduction to the materials presented and skills developed during the NCRC weeklong Cave Rescue Operations and Management Seminars. Those wishing to become skilled in cave rescue operations are encouraged the take the NCRC weeklong seminar.
We would be very pleased to have participants from your local organization attend this seminar. Since the seminar is designed not only for experienced cavers but also for non-cavers and novices, it may be a good opportunity to introduce neophytes in your local area to some of the basic techniques involved in safe caving.
Click below for the application:
www.caves.org/io/ncrc/RegistrationFormOCR_NY_2005_v2.pdf
Feel free to reproduce it. Please announce this seminar in your upcoming newsletters as well as at your general meetings, and sent in your registration forms with checks as soon as possible. Space in the program is limited. All registrants will receive a schedule, detailed information sheet and directions as soon as a registration and check is received. If you have any questions please contact:
Emily Davis
P0 Box 10
Schoharie NY 12157-0010
(518) 295-7978
emily@speleobooks.com
Please send all applications, with checks made payable to Northeast Region of the NCRC, to Emily Davis at the above address.