MEMBERSHIP - TERMS YOU MIGHT BE AFRAID TO ASK ABOUT
Membership Home >> Terms You might be Afraid to Ask About| CMRU | Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit. |
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| OMRC | Oregon Mount Rescue Council. An organization comprised of mountain rescue units throughout Oregon. CMRU is a member. |
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| MRA | Mountain Rescue Association. An international association of mountain rescue units. CMRU is a member. Other units are: Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR), Eugene Mountain Rescue (EMR), Deschutes County Mountain Rescue Unit, and the Crag Rats (out of Hood River). |
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| LEB/LEC | Law Enforcement Building/Center. A building at 5th and Jackson Streets in Corvallis that also houses the Corvallis Police Department and the Benton County Sheriff's Office. |
| PUBLIC WORKS DAY ROOM | Room/Building on Avery Drive, off of SW 3rd, part of Benton County Public Works. This is where most of our evening meetings and training sessions are held. |
| SAR | Search and Rescue. CMRU is one of several SAR units in Benton County. |
| SAR CERT. | A certification obtained from the State of Oregon through a Sheriff's Department after receiving certain training and taking an examination. CMRU requires its field members to be SAR certified. |
| KEVIN | Kevin Higgins. Benton County Emergency Services Coordinator, the liaison for all local SAR units with the Benton County Sheriff's Department. Known as "410" on the radio. |
| CRCC | Corvallis Regional Communications Center, otherwise known as "dispatch." This group provides 911 answering services for all Benton County fire and police units, and they do weekly tests of our unit notification system Wednesday evenings at 1900 hrs. |
| A FRIEND | A device used in rock climbing. Also, a type of person you might find in CMRU. |
| TRAINEE | The entry level of membership in CMRU for people who have had no previous mountain rescue training with an MRA team. CMRU has two trainee levels: Trainee-LD, meaning limited deployable and Trainee-FD, for fully deployable. |
| SUPPORT | Second level of membership in CMRU. We encourage every Trainee to attain this level as rapidly as possible. It requires SAR Certification, advance medical training, plus demonstration of basic rescue and mountaineering skills. |
| RESCUE | Third level of membership in CMRU. Above Support level, Rescue level requires advanced training and testing. Rescue members are generally the leaders of a mission. |
| MISSION | When we go, find and rescue someone. |
| TRAINING MISSION | When we simulate a part of going to find and rescue someone. |
| TRAINING | An on-going process in which all members participate, designed to increase and enhance individual and team skill levels. |
| DUES | Annual dues are currently $15 payable on the first of November. |
| WELCOME | What we heartily extend to people such as yourself. |