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#67071 - 06/03/06 05:27 AM During / after the rescue
311 Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 03/12/06
Posts: 285
Loc: NY USA
Since I haven't been rescued lately, I can't answer this one. How is your little survival campsite left? When do you put out the 3 signal fires, pack up your stuff, take down the garbage bag tube tent, fold up your air panel & remove the poncho that is tied to trees for shade, etc? Do you rush around, or will the helicopter wait? The fires, air panel, & tent/shelter must stay up until you are sure that you will be rescued shortly. OR do we forget about the environment & just leave our trash & fires behind?

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#67072 - 06/03/06 06:08 AM Re: During / after the rescue
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
I heard that MedEvac just lets you take the clothes on your body. Someone MAY put out the fire. The rest will probably be left to rot at the site. It might depend on individuals, but from the look of America's roadsides, I wouldn't count on a cleanup crew.

Cynical Sue

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#67073 - 06/03/06 06:16 AM Re: During / after the rescue
Leigh_Ratcliffe Offline
Veteran

Registered: 03/31/06
Posts: 1355
Loc: United Kingdom.
Unless its a combat situation, the SAR bird will drop a crew member to assess your situation and then stand off. You might be injured and need medical attention before being evacuated. The impact on the environment of your equipment is minimal. Just be thankfull to be rescued.
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#67074 - 06/03/06 06:58 AM Re: During / after the rescue
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Registered: 12/27/04
Posts: 318
Loc: Monterey CA
Get the GPS cordanates of were you where and post them on geochaching.com or here so theETSers will know where to get the free gear. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#67075 - 06/03/06 07:26 AM Re: During / after the rescue
Simon Offline


Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
I agree. The environment is the number 2 priority, your hide is number 1. I would look at what is left behind as minimal, considering everything I see left behind by inconsiderate littering hunters, campers, hikers, fishermen, canoers, and the like in America just for one little excursion. As for myself, I leave a campsite better than I found it and don't leave traces, at least visible ones.
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#67076 - 06/03/06 10:43 AM Re: During / after the rescue
JIM Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 03/18/06
Posts: 1032
Loc: The Netherlands
And what do they do with a life-raft?
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#67077 - 06/03/06 12:50 PM Re: During / after the rescue
Leigh_Ratcliffe Offline
Veteran

Registered: 03/31/06
Posts: 1355
Loc: United Kingdom.
Sink it. Don't want some concerned pilot or Ship's Captain reporting a raft, do we?
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#67078 - 06/05/06 01:29 PM Re: During / after the rescue
paramedicpete Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 04/09/02
Posts: 1920
Loc: Frederick, Maryland
When we use a helicopter to hoist a patient out of an area, we always walk out and pretty much clean up both our equipment and the patient’s items. We generally turn over any equipment to the family/friends or in their absence to Park Rangers or other Law Enforcement personnel.

Pete

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#67079 - 06/13/06 06:39 PM Re: During / after the rescue
Franciscomv Offline
newbie

Registered: 09/04/05
Posts: 28
Loc: Buenos Aires, Argentina
I work SAR and we usually leave a couple of team members behind for clean up while the victim is taken out and to the nearest hospital, haste depends on the condition of the person.

For example, if we find a couple of lost hikers who are perfectly fine, but just lost, we're not calling in a chopper and flying them out.
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#67080 - 06/13/06 11:55 PM Re: During / after the rescue
tfisher Offline
Member

Registered: 01/29/01
Posts: 186
Loc: Illinois, USA
After Evac of people, the scene is photographed, or video taped and then items are forwarded to family. disposables and contaminates are cleaned up and disposed of.
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