California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association

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The California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association (Also called CRMRA) consists of 20 accredited teams throughout California and also includes one team from Nevada. The California Region is one of the eight regions within the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) which is a national volunteer organization in the United States dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education. [1] [2]

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CRMRA accreditation and re-accreditation

California Regional Mountain Rescue Association in Mammoth Lakes, California, 2016 California Regional Mountain Rescue Association 2016 Re-accreditation Test.jpg
California Regional Mountain Rescue Association in Mammoth Lakes, California, 2016

In order for a team to become a member of the CRMRA they must be sponsored by an existing team and complete three separate accreditation tests in the categories of Search and Tracking, Technical Rock, and Snow and Ice. [3] The tests are evaluated by long time members of the MRA from other CRMRA teams and new teams are eventually voted into the CRMRA based on their performance in these three main areas. Typically, new teams join as Associate Members and then go through the accreditation process over the next several years. [4]

Once a team is part of the CRMRA they are expected to re-accredit once a year. Each year the test is hosted by one of the teams in the region and rotates between Search and Tracking, Technical Rock, and Snow and Ice. [1] During the yearly Re-Accreditation testing each team is evaluated by two senior members from other teams in the region and given a score between 0 and 18 points. Teams need a score of at least 12 points to pass; if they receive lower than 12 points they are given the opportunity to do a make up test on a future date. [5] The subject areas are: Leadership, Operation Plan, Communication, Safety, Medical and Technical. [1]

California Region MRA re-accreditation history

YearDateSubjectLocationHostNumber of ParticipantsNumber of Participating TeamsInformation about ScenarioSource
2022Technical RockSan Bernardino Cave Rescue Team
2021Was planned as March 6, 2021Technical RockSan Bernardino Cave Rescue TeamPostponed due to COVID 19
2020March 7Search and TrackingRonald McDonald house camp, Mountain CentreRiverside County
2019March 1Snow & IceHeavenly Ski Resort, South Lake Tahoe, NevadaDouglas County, NV19
2018March 3Technical RockAlabama Hills, CAVentura County East Valley400+ [6] 16 [7]
2017March 4Search and TrackingStoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area (immediately south of Barstow, CASan Bernardino County450 [8] 24 [8]
2016March 5Snow & Ice Minaret Summit, Mammoth Lakes Inyo County32419 [9]
2015Technical Rock Joshua Tree Sierra Madre [10]
2014March 1Search and Tracking Auburn, CA at the Auburn State Recreation Area Placer County300 [11]
2013March 2Snow & Ice June Mountain Montrose County18 [12] [13]
2012The 2012 re-accreditation did not happen. It was postponed due to lack of snow, it had been scheduled for June Mountain, June Lake. [14]
2011March 5 [15] Technical Rock Alabama Hills, CAVentura County300+ [15] 21 [15] Subjects were treated for a broken lower leg [15] [16]
2010March 6Search and Tracking / Wilderness Malibu Creek State Park [16]
2009March 7Snow and Ice Squaw Valley Placer County [16]
2008March 1Technical Rock Alabama Hills Inyo County [16]
2007Wilderness Red Rock State Park [16]
2006March 4Snow and Ice Convict Lake Altadena [16]
2005March 5Technical Rock Joshua Tree Riverside [16]
2004March 6Wilderness La Brea [14] San Dimas15 [17]
2003Snow and Ice Mammoth Lakes [16]
2002
2001Technical Rock Fossil Falls in Inyo, CoVentura County20014 [18]
2000March 4Search & Tracking [19]
1988September 10–11Rock CertificationMalibu Creek State ParkMalibuSouthern California TeamsThe first day teams searched for two downed aircraft with walk away victims. The 2nd day was spent rescuing 2 subjects that were 300 feet up a loose rock wall.
1986January 25–26MRA Winter [20]

January 26–27, 1985 - June Mountain Rescue hosts "MRA Ice-Climbing Seminar" 45 people from Inyo County, China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Yosemite National Park, San Diego, Sylmar and Malibu, as well as individuals from the Bridgeport office of the California Highway Patrol and the Marine Mountain Warfare Training Center. [21]

January 28, 1984 - Mammoth Lakes Search and Rescue tests in Ice Rescue to become part of the MRA. Silver Lake, High Sierria, California.

Teams in the CRMRA

As of April 2016 the following teams are full members of CRMRA [22] [23]

TeamDate The Team was FoundedDate The Team Became Part of the MRACRMRA History
Altadena Mountain Rescue
Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit (BAMRU) 19661972 [24] also called BAMRU became a candidate team for the CRMRA in 1971, passed Technical Rock at Walker pass in 1971 and Snow & Ice on Dana Glacier in 1972. [25] BAMRU became a member of the CRMRA on November 25, 1972.
China Lake Mountain Rescue Group1958
Contra Costa County Search and Rescue19742011
Douglas County Search and Rescue 2016the only team from Nevada in the Region, became part of the CRMRA in February 2016 after passing their final test in Technical Rock in November 2015 in Woodfords, CA.
Inyo County Sheriffs Posse
Malibu Search & Rescue Team
Marin County Search and Rescue 1970 [26] 2004
Montrose Search and Rescue
Monterey County Sheriff Search and Rescue
Placer County Mountain Rescue
Riverside Mountain Rescue1961
Santa Barbara Search and Rescue [27]
Santa Clara County Sheriffs Search and Rescue
San Bernardino Co. Sheriff's Cave and Technical Rescue'2008accepted as an "Associate Member Team" of the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA), certified in "Technical Rope Rescue." In September 2006, the team completed the "Search and Tracking" certification, and, in February 2008, the team completed the "Snow and Ice Rescue" certification, to become a "Full Member Team" of the MRA. [28]
San Bernardino Co. West Valley Search and Rescue1986 [29]
San Diego Mountain Rescue1967 [30] 1969 [31]
San Dimas Search and Rescue
Sierra Madre Search and Rescue1951 [32]
Ventura County Search and Rescue
Mono SAR (Associate Member) was called June Lake Mountain Rescue1966 (originated in June Lake)2002 (associate membership)

CRMRA business

The CRMRA holds quarterly regional meetings throughout the state for CRMRA elected officials and representatives from teams in the region. Elected positions include:

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