Rescues

Post by **Josephine** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:48 pm

interesting article about rescue techniques and the ongoing debate about who should pay for a rescue.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1218/p02s02-usgn.html

Post by **Josephine** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:55 pm

just out of curiosity - if i severely injure myself at the gorge, who pays for the rescuers/equipment to get me out? i always assumed that my insurance would cover it - but i hopefully the worst that'll ever happen is a sprained ankle.

Post by **pigsteak** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:58 pm

taxpayers.

Post by **Spragwa** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:10 pm

Very true.

Post by **Legion** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:58 pm

I'm not entirely sure what the situation is at the Red, but I think it's worth mentioning that in this country mountain rescue is handled almost entirely by volunteers and without any charge. The few exceptions to this would be a handful of National Parks, such as Yosemite, that have paid rangers performing SAR duties.

Although there is no charge for SAR by an MRA team (www.mra.org), you can and probably will be billed for ambulance transport, just like any type of accident.

Post by **Alan Evil** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:18 am

http://www.casperstartribune.net/ap/hea ... 5kui82.txt

Post by **ElectricDisciple** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:03 am

When they were talking about the search and rescue they mentioned the use of military to do some of the rescue/recovery. ABC news reported that they don't charge anybody for their work, because they use the time for training purposes. But for the volunteers, I don't know.