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Thank you Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officer, Bob Carochi, for coming to our monthly team meeting on Tuesday evening. He gave an informative presentation about the common snakes in our area. With the warmer weather approaching it is always helpful to be snake aware and learn how to avoid encounters with them.

Huge thank you to @kyleclark9news and @colo_sar grant evaluators, thanks to the “Kyle Clark Word of Thanks Fund” we will be able to update our laptops and printers to be better able to respond to and plan for missions. This grant will make a great impact on our team readiness and we are very thankful… Read more: Kyle Clark Grant!

Yesterday evening a couple of our technical ropes team members had the opportunity to train pick offs alongside the Canon CIty Fire Department. Thank you very much for hosting us, it was a great experience working in a different setting than what we are used to and seeing each others systems. We definitely look forward… Read more: Canon City Fire/FSAR TRT Training

Yesterday a some of our Technical Ropes Team members had the opportunity to check out the Royal Gorge Bridge Via Ferrata! The goal was to become more familiar with the different routes in the event of a joint mission. We definitely had a great time and look forward to continued cooperation. Thanks to the Royal… Read more: TRT With Royal Gorge Bridge

Last night at approximately 10:30pm our team was called out to possibly assist Tallahassee Fire Protection District with an evacuation of peoples stranded in a vehicle along CR69. With the weather and road conditions from this past weekend, missions may be unpredictable and we are grateful for the joint response with these partners. All units… Read more: Stranded Vehicle

On Friday our team was called out to respond to 3 separate missions, in which snowshoes were our best friend! We had two evacuations to assist AMR and REACH Air Medical Services since deep snow had made it impossible for ambulance services to reach homes in some locations of the county. As well as a… Read more: 3 Missions On Busy Snow Day

Thank you to everyone who came out this evening to our Open House and Recruitment Event! We are glad to share about our organization and specialty teams. If you weren’t able to make it tonight, you’re always welcome to our monthly meetings! Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. We… Read more: Fremont SAR Open House

On Saturday a couple of our Alpine Team members went and had some educational fun in the snow. It’s was a good time and seeing what the snowpack is like at the moment was definitely interesting. Be careful when exploring the backcountry and definitely make sure to check out Colorado Avalanche Info before heading out… Read more: Alpine Training Snow Pack

Our Alpine Rescue Team got to head up to Monarch to do some training on Saturday. Practicing strategic shoveling and beacon searches on a beautiful day made for a great training day.

Another great year at the Christmas Parade of Lights!! Thanks Royal Gorge Chamber Alliance for organising another great line-up, we are always thrilled to be in it! We loved seeing everyone out on such a chilly night and everyone did such a great job decorating.

What a great medical training day! Our members learnt about spinal, pelvic and head injuries and how to transport them. We also got a refresher on how to attach a traction splint in the event of a femur fracture. On top of that we received our Basic Life Support certificates. Thank you to all the… Read more: CPR/Medical Training St. Thomas More Hospital

Thank you so much Royal Gorge Bridge Via Ferrata crew for inviting us to your rescue training. It was a great day of Technical Ropes training with them and Canon City Area Fire Protection District. We are very grateful for these great joint training opportunities!

At Saturday’s Team Training we worked on a variety of skills, including building an emergency shelter with items from our packs, and using K-9 and tracking applications in a mock scenario.

Yesterday the Team bid farewell to long-time members Pat and Marlys Caulfield and faithful search dog Arne. We wish them a happy retirement and all the best in their new adventures!

Congratulations to Canon Fire on their wonderful new station #3 and training facility. Most of the Team stopped by the Saturday open house and search dog Eddy even made a new friend!

The Team had a busy Saturday with a mixed-bag of training topics, which included tracking, equipment, mapping and patient assessment.

Many thanks to Nancy Bartkowiak from St. Thomas More Hospital who provided a “Stop the Bleed” training for our Team on Tuesday night… Invaluable information with hands-on practice.

On top of having some of our members attending AMR Safety Jam, we also had our team training yesterday in off-road vehicle training. The team got to explore some of our gorgeous trails and become more familiar with the vehicles. It was a fun and educational day yesterday!

Saturday was a busy day for the Team, starting with Flight for Life “Lift Ticket” training. (Thanks, crew of Lifeguard-3!!) While the rest of the Team was doing ATV training, 3 of our members were at AMR’s annual Safety Jam event. We met a lot of great folks and provided tips for staying safe in… Read more: Flight for Life Lift Ticket Training

Our Team was a grateful recipient of an incredible contribution from Fremont County Women Who Care! The goal of this selfless group of committed women is to improve the lives of others in our County by contributing to local non-profits… We received $4,650!!! What a tremendous gift in a year when we have had little… Read more: Women’s Club Donation