General Information, Table I
Tables indicating some of the results of the first effort to gather statistical information on the activities of organized mountain rescue groups in North America follow. Twenty units reported, or about 60% of the known mountain rescue groups on the continent.
TABLE I General Information
State
Number of Rescue Members
Number of Operations Conducted
Number of Man-days in Field
Number of Alpine Operations
Number of Lowland Operations
*Arizona
31
16
181
12
4
California
38
85
457
72
13
Colorado
40
47
603
9
38
*Montana
23
3
10
0
3
*Oregon
110
20
624
12
8
Vermont
13
0
0
0
0
*Washington
408
50
1605
32
18
Wyoming
30
3
53
3
0
TOTAL
693
224
3533
140
84
* Indicates that all known units in the state reported.
In the above table “rescue members” is used to indicate personnel trained and able to work effectively in the field, as differentiated from other members of rescue groups who perform essentially administrative chores. Mountain rescue units inevitably become involved in some lowland operations in reciprocity for air support or because their skills are required on cliffs, in wells, mineshafts, etc.