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So,You Want to Be a Helicopter Rescuer?

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Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari Feher
Eric Gagnon has been in Search and Rescue for 25 years. He has been in helicopter rescues for 10 years with King County Sheriff's office in the state of Washington after a start at the Coast Guard. Not only is he a rescue specialist, a hoist operator but currently he is training incoming new members on how to conduct rescues. Having numerous back country helicopter rescues under his belt, he is here to tell us what it takes to be a helicopter rescuer, what the process looks like and what you, as a backcountry enthusiast can do to be most helpful should you find yourself an active participant in an aerial rescue.
Helpful links:
kingcounty.gov
nols.edu
wildmed.com
avtraining.org
americanavalancheinstitute.com
avalanche.org

www.pmru.org

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Manage episode 359595359 series 2854547
Content provided by Portland Mountain Rescue. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Portland Mountain Rescue or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Hosted by Ania Wiktorowicz, Created by Mari Feher
Eric Gagnon has been in Search and Rescue for 25 years. He has been in helicopter rescues for 10 years with King County Sheriff's office in the state of Washington after a start at the Coast Guard. Not only is he a rescue specialist, a hoist operator but currently he is training incoming new members on how to conduct rescues. Having numerous back country helicopter rescues under his belt, he is here to tell us what it takes to be a helicopter rescuer, what the process looks like and what you, as a backcountry enthusiast can do to be most helpful should you find yourself an active participant in an aerial rescue.
Helpful links:
kingcounty.gov
nols.edu
wildmed.com
avtraining.org
americanavalancheinstitute.com
avalanche.org

www.pmru.org

  continue reading

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