Posts by Anna DeBattiste

by Mo Mullenax and Kyle Griffin. Photos by Howard Paul. Scenarios at SARCon provide an opportunity to apply new skills learned at the conference in a live, hands-on setting. What’s better, attendees get the opportunity to apply these skills in a mutual aid setting with other teams from across the state of Colorado. These are…

Did you know that CSAR’s Public Information and Education Program has eight members from seven different teams?  The PIE program has existed in its current format since 2022, when it expanded from public information to include public backcountry safety education.  Its acronym came about when Jeff Sparhawk said, “Because who doesn’t like PIE?”  CSAR members…

It was 2019, and Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG) had just been asked by Summit County to raise $1.575 million toward the total for a badly needed new headquarters building, many years in the planning.  The team was dumbfounded.  They had never had an organized fundraising program, committee or process before.  How could they raise…