hey did you know that the cache Rest Relaxation and Research was near a news story?? it seems some kids blew a pipe bomb at the bus stop across the street from the cache... I was near by today filling soda machines as they finished cleaning the site... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trisha" To: Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Another cacher finds body near Las Vegas > > I quickly scanned the other emails and see that some questions were > asked...I will have some more time this weekend, I hope, and will > offer a more detailed (and intelligent) answer to Jake's question(s) > in a few days.... > Trisha > > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:27:31 -0700, "Brian - Team A.I." wrote: > > > > > > > > > MCSO has a more direct need to know, and it seems clear > that they were trained in GPS technology. I'm actually glad they do > understand it. Some of the field units (deputies, not SAR) are > starting to get their own units for collision investigation purposes. > Local PDs don't have such a need, as street addresses work perfectly > well for > them. DPS should use them, but currently doesn't. However, in the > new CAD system we're getting next month, GPS info is used, but we're > still not > being trained on it. Go figure. Usually, if it isn't asphalt, it > isn't ours. :/ When sending our Ranger helicopters out on LE or SAR > missions, they ask for coordinates. If the local PD can't provide > them > (usually the case), I find it for them to make the job easier for my > guys. > But as I said before, most of the people in the center don't > understand the > technology, and give me the "get a life" speech when I tell them about > what I do > on my days off (I'm in better shape than most of them, so go figure). > I think more than anything, they're afraid of learning it > because it sounds complicated. I should suggest to my supervisor > about > teaching a class on GPS technology and how to find where the > coordinates > point. > > Brian > Team A.I. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > RAND HARDIN > To: AZ-Geocaching > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:37 > PM > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Another > cacher finds body near Las Vegas > > Jake asked about whether law enforcement would understand > waypoints: > > About a year ago I found a newly stolen vehicle abandoned in Bulldog > Canyon. I called the sheriffs dept and gave them the necessary > information about the vehicle and location. I then asked the > dispatcher, > if I gave her coordinates to the vehicle if that would help. She > said: > "definitely!" She told me that their search and > rescue units are equipped with GPSrs. I imagine if we > discover something anywhere "off trail" that search and > rescue would be notified. I don't know about local police > though, but I would imagine that police helicopters would be > equipped. > > Rand (RandMan) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > insomniak@cox.net > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:47 > PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Another cacher > finds body near Las Vegas > Perhaps we should consider posting instructions on what to > do when coming across someone's unfortunate demise.I'm kinda > curious > my self as to what are the proper steps to help out law > enforcement. > Is it necessary to contact "9-1-1" or would it be more appropriate > to contant a non-emergency number?Which agency to do contact when > you are (insert your favorite caching location here.)?If you are > out > of range for your cell phone to work, how do you go about > contacting law > enforcment? Will dispatchers be able to understand you > giving them waypoint information?There are other > questions I can't think of now, but I'm sure I will later.I think > Brian of Team A.I. (my team) and Trisha would probably have alot > of > information. It only seems likely that more cachers will find > these > types of things, and knowing what to do ahead of time.Jake - Team > A.I. > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com