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2013 Washington State SAR Conference |
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Friday, 17 May 2013 06:20 |
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The 2013 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference was held May 6-12 at the Kittitas Valley Events Center in Ellensburg, Washington. Participants at this year's conference came from search and rescue units, law enforcement agencies, fire services, and military units from both Washington State and around the country. International visitors included SAR volunteers from four Canadian provinces, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Pre-conference training (May 6-10) featured three courses sponsored by the Washington State SAR Office: Managing Land Search Operations – Basic, High Risk Law Enforcement Search Operations, and Searching for Victims of Predator Abduction. The SAR Team Leader course and the Search Management Systems Practicum were also presented during the general conference (May 10-12). Other pre-conference courses included a Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services course and two K9 training courses from Jonni Joyce Seminars.
The general conference consisted of over 70 separate classes ranging from basic SAR skills and human bone identification to air operations, search planning and management, and leadership. The complete class list is available here: http://www.wasarconf2013.org/schedule .
Sheriff Gene Dana and Deputy Dave Houseberg of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and all the members of Kittitas County Search and Rescue are to be congratulated for hosting an outstanding SAR conference this year!
Pierce County will host next year's Washington State SAR Conference May 5-11, 2014 in Puyallup, Washington (http://www.wasarcon.org) . Mark your calendars and hope to see you there next year!
Chris Long
Washington State SAR Coordinator
State Emergency Operations Center
Camp Murray WA 98430-5122 |
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Written by Bill
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Sunday, 12 May 2013 20:25 |
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SARVAC – WSSARCA - EMD
We would like to take a moment and say THANKS to all of the dedicated volunteers who made the 2013 Washington State SAR conference such a great success. Every volunteer who gave countless hours to find instructors, to coordinate meetings, set up classrooms, find meeting space, send out e-mails, and worked helping other volunteers. These highly motivated and dedicated people need to hear a collective THANK YOU and they need a pat on the back for a job well done. GREAT job was done by the Kittitas County Volunteer SAR Team and Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office in hosting the 2013 SAR Conference.
The 2013 SAR Conference was a great conference with excellent instructors and a wide and varied selection of classes. In that we had many excellent instructors we would like to take a moment to say THANKS to our instructor team for superb job. It takes an extra level of dedication and motivation to give of their time and knowledge and to pass along those skills and information.
We are dedicated to providing that same level of classes and courses for the 2014 SAR Conference being hosted by Pierce County. Please take a moment to say thanks to your friends who helped put on a special conference. Also if you have ideas and suggestions please make sure you send them to us.
Thanks and best regards.
W.O. (Bill) Gillespie Darren Ullmann Chris Long
SARVAC President WSSARCA President Washington State SAR Coordinator
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 20:29 |
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WASHINGTON STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER MONTHLY REPORT March 2013 |
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Friday, 01 March 2013 00:00 |
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WASHINGTON STATE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
MONTHLY REPORT
March 2013
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CATEGORY
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2013
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2012
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YTD 13
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YTD 12
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DOE INCIDENTS
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0
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0
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1
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0
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FIRE
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24
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9
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31
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22
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HAZMAT
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211
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232
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594
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681
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OTHER
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85
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67
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243
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209
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911 OUTAGES
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1
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2
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2
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8
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SAR
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46
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40
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134
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134
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TERRORIST
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0
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0
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0
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0
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*WEATHER
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2
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8
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10
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17
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CGS INCIDENTS
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TSUNAMI DEBRIS
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4
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0
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6
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0
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TOTAL
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373
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358
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1021
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1072
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ESAR (NOT INCL IN TOTAL)
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(8)
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(5)
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(17)
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(13)
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**ADDITIONAL WEATHER ALERTS (NOT IN TOTAL)
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(16)
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(0)
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(65)
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(0)
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 18:39 |
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Washington State SAR Missions for 2013* |
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 00:00 |
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(*as of 30 April, state Mission Numbers issued for SAR, Avn SAR, Beacon(ELT/EPIRB), PLB, and Evidence Search)
Adams 0
Asotin 2
Benton 4
Chelan 9
Clallam 3
Clark 5
Columbia 0
Cowlitz 11
Douglas 0
Ferry 2
Franklin 2
Garfield 1
Grant 2
Grays Harbor 0
Island 4
Jefferson 0
King 35
Kitsap 7
Kittitas 10
Klickitat 1
Lewis 1
Lincoln 0
Mason 3
Okanogan 1
Pacific 1
Pend Oreille 1
Pierce 12
San Juan 2
Skagit 12
Skamania 6
Snohomish 24
Spokane 1
Stevens 2
Thurston 2
Wahkiakum 1
Walla Walla 0
Whatcom 9
Whitman 0
Yakima 6
Subtotal 182
Evidence Search 23
TOTAL 205 |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 19:19 |
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New IRS requirement PLEASE READ |
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:18 |
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Due to an IRS requirement, the State of Washington must register everyone it sends payments to as a “payee” (formerly “vendor.”) This requires the completion of a state form (“Statewide Payee Registration”) by each Emergency Worker. This form includes registration information, payment option selection and an IRS form W-9. Copies of the form and instructions tailored for Emergency Workers may be accessed from the Search and Rescue Forms page of the Emergency Management Division web site: http://www.emd.wa.gov/search_rescue/sar_forms.shtml (bottom of the page.) Additional information on this process is available on the Office of Financial Management (OFM) web site: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/isd/vendors.asp . The Emergency Worker Program (WAC 118-04) claim forms are being updated to include instructions for payee registration and replacement of the Social Security Number with the “Statewide Vendor Number” issued to each “payee” by the state Office of Financial Management when they complete the registration process. Emergency Workers may substitute the Statewide Vendor Number for the Social Security Number on the existing claim forms. Also, please note, unless an Emergency Worker selects, under payment options on the form, to have their claim reimbursement deposited directly to their bank account they do not have to supply personal banking information.
In order to speed up the claims reimbursement process, we recommend that each registered Emergency Worker complete the “Statewide Payee Registration” form as soon as possible; you don’t have to wait until you file a claim.
Chris Long
State SAR Coordinator
Emergency Management Division
Washington Military Department
Camp Murray WA 98430-5122
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:19 |
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