Southwest Rescue

05/23/2026

Successful throwbagging is about options. That requires understanding the vectors and terrain that we are using. As always, dont be downstream of a Rope, and dont wrap a rope around your hand.

05/14/2026

Shallow water crossing (wading) is a crucial skill for rescue personnel. Almost all flood rescues contain an element of wading. Crucially, the ideal training spot should contain water that is powerful enough to be challenging, while not being easily swimmable. This site has about 18 inches of water, and swimming was possible but miserable. Walking was by far preferable, but not easy.

03/21/2026

Steep angle terrain produces a variety of challenges for a basket attendant. Being comfortable changing positions is important. In this clip, you can see the attendant make the change at the top of the cliff, but the identical position could have been utilized throughout.

10/23/2025

10/01/2025

Taylor Folk just completed his SRT Apprenticeship. Taylor chased down 6 classes in 4 states for a total of 264 hours of apprenticeship to arrive at this goal.

04/17/2025

Do our personal skills drills. This is one of the more physically demanding skills that we do, and it requires a lot of moving pieces.

04/07/2025

Just finished a WRT-Pro with the Fort Lewis College Adventure Education program. Really cold, but a bunch of great attitudes!
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04/04/2025

First and most recent International courses. It's a journey that I'm still loving, and hope to continue on. This year, we will be back in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Costa Rica.

04/02/2025

By far, the most entertaining part of traveling internationally is explaining "Marrow Streep" (aka Dr. Bones) and the mulage bottles of blood to Customs agents. But, the teaching they yield is invaluable, so explaining bottles of blood will continue.

03/31/2025

We have extra spots on a RRO/RRT course with a focus on REMS/RATS populations. Contact us to reserve a spot.