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Saving
Lives in the San Gabriel Wilderness
Dedicated Volunteers
Whether it's a missing hiker, an injured person, a forest
fire, or other rescue scenarios, the San Dimas Mountain Rescue
team is on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help the
people who visit the San Gabriel Mountains.
The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team has rescued thousands of
people from almost every imaginable situation, and is dedicated
to continuing this service by its volunteer members...at no
direct cost to the taxpayers of Los Angeles County.
A Vital Resource
Since 1955 when Ed Rankin, founder of San Dimas Mountain Rescue
Team, saw a need for a trained, professional search and rescue
team in the mountainous wilderness at the East end of the
San Gabriel Valley, a dedicated unit of volunteers have studied,
trained, and developed into an efficient and vital resource.
Each year, members of the San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team volunteer
thousands of hours to maintain the high standards developed
over the team's history. Training
All team members continuously train to hone their skills in
search and tracking, mountaineering, climbing, rappelling,
map and compass, helitac, victim extraction, snow and ice
rescues, and more.
Since the team is affiliated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department, each team member must also become a reserve deputy
sheriff. Most team members have also been medically trained
and hold Emergency Medical Technician certificates. In addition
to this training, members contribute a minimum of two evenings
and one weekend a month to group training, lectures, and specialized
instruction.
Community Service
The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team is comprised of highly
trained and motivated men and women who dedicate their lives
to saving others in a safe, professional, and efficient manner.
These people are your neighbors and work in a variety of full-time
occupations.
In addition to being responsible for the area of Los Angeles
County which is the most active in terms of searches and rescues,
the Team provides educational programs to local schools, church
groups, scout troops, civic/service clubs, and organizations
throughout California and the nation.
Help Us Help You
The San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team is a non-profit California
Corporation whose members are all volunteers. There are no
management or consultant overhead costs. This assures 100%
of your dollar and equipment donation will be effective in
helping save lives. ...AND
THE SAN DIMAS MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM WAS THERE...ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.
JOIN THE TEAM...To
Volunteer:
The Team is always looking for people willing to contribute
their time, talent, and resources. If you are interested
in
becoming a mountaineer or a support member of the San Dimas
Mountain Rescue Team, please contact the Reserve Coordinator
at San Dimas Sheriff's Station at (909) 599-1261 ext 4295,
or write
to us at the following address: San Dimas
Sheriff's Station
122 N. San Dimas Avenue
San Dimas, CA 91773
Attn: Reserve CoordinatorAll donations
are tax deductible. You may also designate the San Dimas Mountain
Rescue Team as the recipient of your United Way contribution
where you work.
Support
your local team... The life you help save may be your own.
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