Who We Are: We are a group of volunteers who want to assist anyone in need of emergency help. We are aware that it is extremely hard for emergency personnel to find anyone out here on the desert, especially at night, as there are few named roads and many ravines and mesas. We are loosely organized, but have no defined …
Imperial Dam Recreation Area Emergency Procedures–Doug (North Wind) Minor
The Imperial Dam LTVA Senator Wash Emergency ResponseTeam (ERT) monitors CB Channel 12, 24 hours a day, and is very familiar with the area, so they can lead the emergency vehicles to your location at any time, day or night. If you do not have a CB radio, check with your neighbors and ask if you can call on them …
WHAT HAS THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM BEEN UP TO?– Hey Jude
The team has been blessed so far this season with no EMERGENCY call outs. Wonder why that is? Is it fewer campers or younger, healthier ones? Ours is not to question why but to remain thankful for this. Having said that, the team has not slackened it’s efforts to remain on guard at all times. The weekly meetings continue, emergency …
ERT–WHO ARE THEY? —Judy Pennett (CB handle “Hey Jude”)
For those that are new to the desert, and even for those folks who have been coming for many years, I thought that this article would inform and/or remind everyone what this group is all about The Emergency Response Team is back for the 2017/2018 season and has swung into action already, with their first meeting held on November 14th. …