What's New For PVRG

Summer 2005

Missions

PVRG Responded to 3 missing person searches this season:

Faquier County, VA

Area: Rural (corn fields and homes)

Subject: 60 year old Male

Outcome: Subject found injured, evacuated to hospital

Elkton, MD

Area: Suburban/Rural (housing developments and forest)

Subject: 81 year old Male

Outcome: Search Suspended

Bedford County, PA

Area: State Park

Subject: 12 year old Male

Outcome: Subject found uninjured while PVRG enroute

Trainings

As the best time of the year for hands-on training, PVRG held summer courses on patient packaging, helicopter operations, firestarting, search management, base setup and operation, vertical rescue, land navigation, and GPS use.

In preparation for the Fall, we developed the semester training schedule and created new training forms for COQ/FTM.

Organizational

We also worked to make the team better equipped for searches and to prepare for another semester.

Vehicle Committee

PVRG's new Chevy box truck is rapidly becoming an emergency command center and mobile office, as well as workhorse for transporting people and rescue equipment to searches. To this end, PVRG members:

• Had Motor Pool perform basic repairs and remove old decals

• Added locks, shelves and countertops, dry erase board and corkboard, chair and file cabinets, security door holders, side door handle and grab loop

• Removed flaking paint and primed bare areas

• Moved administrative materials into cabinets

• Developed designs for truck exterior

• Began fundraising and electrical system goals

Advertising Committee

PVRG members have made great strides to gain recognition for the team and bring in new members, as they:

• Developed posters for displays

• Made advertising plans

• Designed new fliers

• Developed emails

• Updated the website

Other

PVRG Officers and members also:

• Bought new patches, uniforms, and nametags

• Organized documents and equipment

• Brainstormed and planned