The Mountain Rescue Team was organized in December of '97 and formally became an active team in March of '98. This highly specialized team was formed in response to an ever growing public interest in "extreme" outdoor sports, coupled with the lack of such a team locally.
The Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) is a
highly trained search and rescue unit that specializes in technical rescue in a wilderness environment, during any type of weather and terrain. The MRT responds to any type of SAR call-outs from the Sheriff's department ranging from an urban environment in western county, to the high sierra in eastern county. MRT also supports the department's Dive Team during swiftwater operations. All MRT members are trained to the Search & Rescue Technician level and are able to be tasked as ground searchers to supplement the need of the Ground Search team. Likewise, the Ground team provides an incredibly well trained support pool for MRT's needs.
Contacts:
John Glabas, Team Leader:
E-Mail jglabas@surewest.net Placer Mountain Rescue |