Meet the team members of Pocono SAR. These folks are dedicated to volunteering their time and talents to go out in all types of weather, any type of terrain, weekday, holiday, or weekend 24 hours a days 365 days a year…….
SO OTHERS MAY LIVE!!
Operations Officers:
Chris Rudolph- Chief
Member Since: 2000
Managing the Search Operations/ Search and Rescue Responder/ Trailing K9 Handler/ Field Team Leader/ Field Team Member/ Rope Rescue I/ Water Rescue Emergency Response/ Water Rescue Advanced Lines Systems/ Emergency Boat Operations/ Ice Rescue/ Structural Collapse I/ Structural Collapse II/ Trench Rescue Operations/ HAZ MAT Operations/ Avalanche Awareness Training/ Terrorism Response Awareness/ DOI B3 Aircraft Awareness Training/ Amatuer Radio Operator Techician Class/ EMT/ CPR/PA State Fire Acdemy Instructor/Essential of Firefighting/ Advanced Firefighting
Adam DePaul- Deputy Chief
Member Since: 2005
Managing Search Operations / Field Team Leader / Field Team Member / Ropes & Rigging / Rope Rescue I / Rope Rescue II / Water Rescue Emergency Response / Water Rescue Advanced Line Systems / Emergency Boat Operations / Ice Rescue Awareness / Ice Rescue Technician I / Ice Rescue Technician II / Cave Rescue / Confined Space Rescue / National Canoe Safety Patrol / ARC Water Safety Instructor / HazMat Awareness / HazMat Operations and Emergency Response 40 hr. Training / EMT / Wilderness EMT / ARC Instructor-Trainer: CPR/AED, First Aid, Oxygen Administration, Bloodborne Pathogens, K-9 First Aid, Lifeguarding / FEMA: ICS 100, 200, 700, 800, 300, 400, IS-35.11 / ARC DSHR National Disaster Responder: Manager, EOC Liaison / Amatuer Radio Operator / Interagency Aviation Training: A-101, A-104, A-105, A-106, A-108, A-109 & A-113
Damien Wells- Captain
Member Since: 2003
Field Team Leader/ Field Team Member/ First Aid/ CPR/ DCNR Certified Airscent K9 Handler/ Ropes & Rigging/ Rope Rescue I/ Water Rescue Emergency Response/ Water Rescue Advanced Lines Systems/ Haz Mat Awareness/ Structural Collapse I/ Structural Collapse II/
Britney Ruth- 1st Lt.
Member Since: 2010
Field Team Leader/ Field Team Member/ Airscenting K9 Handler/ Managing the Search Operations/ EMT/ CPR/Emergency Vehicle Operators Course/ Water Rescue Emergency Response/ Water Rescue Advanced Lines Systems/ Rope Rescue I/ Structural Collapse Operations I/ Trench First Respoder/ ICS 100, 200, 700, 800/ HAZ MAT Operations/Aircraft Emergency Awareness
Audrey Hagerty- 2nd Lt.
Field Team Leader / Field Team Member / Water Rescue Emergency Response / Water Rescue Advanced Line Systems / Emergency Boat Operations / Cave Rescue / Confined Space Rescue / EMT (Pending) / First Aid / CPR / Emergency Vehicle Operators Course / FEMA: ICS 100, 200, 700, 800
Administration Officers:
Carol Evans- President
Member Since: FOUNDING MEMBER 1997
Field Team Leader/ Field Team Member/First Aid/CPR/
Dave Svensson- Vice President
Member Since: 1999
Field Team Leader/ Field Team Member/First Aid/CPR/
Treasurer- Open- currently filled by the President
Secretary- Open
MEMBERS:
Audie Pierre
Member Since: 1998
Field Team Member/First Aid/CPR/
Hermann Vollmer
Member Since: 2004
Lewis Kappes
Member Since: 2006
Don “Wild Eagle” Wuebber
Member Since: 2005
Bryon Bonser
Member Since: 2008
Elizabeth “Lisa” Alverio
Member Since: 2009
Field Team Member/First Aid/CPR/
Barbara Austin King
Member Since: 2009
Nathan Garis- Probationary Member/ Junior Member
Michele Garis- Active Member
Michael Sarnelli- Probationary Member
Jake Brown- Probationary Member
Anthony Candela- Probationary Member
K9 Members:
“Storm“- 2 year old Greman Shepherd who is used for Tracking/ Trailing
Cody at 9 weeks old
“Cody“- 6 month old Yellow Lab *IN TRAINING* who will be used for Airscent work. He has had hundreds of hours of training in search, obeidence, agility and socilization. He is on track to be field certified by Summer 2012.
IN MEMORY OF PAST MEMBERS:
Deputy Chief/ Past Chief Richard A. Marshall
Rick was a founding member of PSAR in 1997 coming together with other folks in the SAR community to form a brand new team. Rick was always thinking of others before himself. He helped the team accomplish many first steps to allow the team to flourish as it has in the past 15 years. He will be remembered by all who worked with him.
K9 Brusso- Brusso was a 6 year old German Shepherd dog used for tracking/ trailing. Brusso’s last tour of duty was 9-11-2009. Brusso had 3 years of SAR work under his collar and participated on several searches and hundreds of hours of training.
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K9 Chase- Chase was a 1 year old yellow lab who was in training for Airscent work. Chase had dozens of hours of training and was on pace to be field certified in the fall of 2011.
Honor Roll: The Honor Roll members are members of the team that have served for many years and have moved on or retired from Search and Rescue.
Peter Lyon- Member 1998-2005
