SCCSSAR OES Type 1 Team

This specialty team provides a forum for members to develop skills in high angle rope rescue systems and become experienced in higher altitude SAR requirements. This team is chartered to provide an OES Type-1 hasty team to support SAR responses requiring high angle rope work and/or operation above 7000 ft elevation on a statewide basis.

A number of members of this specialty team are interested in climbing and mountaineering pursuits. The team has dedicated training sessions at least 2-3 times a month and will often spend weekends - both summer and winter - in the Sierras on survival and skill development exercises. SCCSSAR members interested in joining this specialty team must have at least one year's experience as a ground team member with the team, have good low angle rope skills and demonstrate a higher physical fitness level than that required for the general membership.

Although SCCSSAR provides rescue equipment for use by this specialty team, members of the Type-1 team provide their own additional survival, camping and snow/ice related equipment.