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Thank you for considering donating to Everett Mountain Rescue Unit.  We are a non-profit, all volunteer organization that depends on the generosity of individuals such as yourself to accomplish our mission of saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education.

Currently EMRU is in urgent need of a new rescue truck. The truck is a Ford F450 with a Service Body including generator, winch, flood lights, and technical rescue items.  The cost of the truck is around $70,000 and it is similar to this one:

 Click here to view a Truck Fundraising document.

Though we occasionally accept donations in the form of goods and services, our main need is cash to fund ongoing operations.

In order to stay current on rescue techniques and gear standards, we must regularly send  EMRU members to trainings, not infrequently out-of-state, such as the annual Mountain Rescue Conference, wilderness first responder, and technical rigging training, often involving expenses of several thousand dollars. Operational expenses are incurred when members participate in  local trainings and during missions.
 
The list at the bottom of the page shows some of the equipment that your donations can go towards.

We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization so your donations are fully tax deductible.

To donate using your credit/debit card or using PayPal, use the button below.

 

Our needs generally fall into areas of training, technical equipment/gear, vehicle maintenance, and educational resources.  EMRU maintains two vehicles for use on missions and trainings as well as specialized emergency rescue equipment  needed to assure positive outcomes of wilderness rescue and search scenarios for our 70 some members. We also perform valuable community services free-of-charge.  Though all members must have their own basic mountaineering and climbing equipment, the EMRU-owned tactical and technical equipment is often quite expensive to purchase and maintain and wears out over time.

If you would like to make a contribution for a specific purpose, or in remembrance of a specific person or mission, please email treasurer@everettmountainrescue.org with the information including your name, and when you donated.

Thank you for your support!

 

To donate via check, send the check payable to:

Everett Mountain Rescue
5506 Old Machias Rd.
Snohomish, WA 98290

Thank you for your donation!

 

Examples of Rescue Gear Used by Everett Mountain Rescue Unit

Here is a listing of some of the gear and equipment we use. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to the Treasurer at yonagary@verizon.net.

Item Cost Usage
$715 The cascade litter is used when a patient is injured and unable to move. It splits into two halves so that two rescuers can carry it in easier. It has a smooth bottom for use on snow and brush and is structurally stable enough for use in high angle rope rescues. Mountain rescue uses different types of litters for different situations.
$1135 A litter wheel and frame allows search and rescue personnel to move a patient along a mountain trail with less effort and fewer resources. 
   $200 Climbing ropes are essential to mountain rescue. Dynamic ropes, that stretch a lot, are used for climbing. Low-stretch ropes are used for lowering and raising patients up and down steep and vertical terrain. The dynamic ropes cushion a climber when they fall. Static ropes minimize fall distance when rescuers and a patient are tied into the same rope.
   $165 A Kootenay Carriage is a very large pulley that is specifically designed for transporting patients along a high line. This is done to get a patient across a ravine or river. The large size lets the pulley ride over the knot that occurs when two ropes are tied together.
   $80 A brake rack is used to lower a patient down a hill or cliff. A low stretch rope is attached to the litter and then fed through brake rack. The design of the break rack allows a single rescuer to lower the patient, the litter and from one to five other rescuers by themselves.
   $349 The 540 belay device is a critical piece of gear that is hopefully never used. It is designed to stop the fall of a patient and litter if the main rope system fails.

 

$60

$30

 Rescue Pulleys and Caribiners are used to build complicated pulley systems that raise and lower injured patients up and down cliffs and hillsides. They are specially designed for the heavy loads of rescue situations.

 

$70

$240

$99

$200

$155

Everett Mountain Rescue is spearheading the development of quick response patient survival kits. Too often rescuers reach a patient and find that the patient doesn't have any of the necessary gear to survive in the elements for the night. They are often wet and cold and hypothermic. As a result, rescuers end up sharing their precious personal gear to help keep the patient alive.

The quick response patient survival kits are designed to be lightweight and portable enough for rescuers to carry in their packs yet capable enough to stabilize a patient and see them through tough weather.

We are still working out exactly what needs to be in a quick response patient survival kits but we know there are a number of must-haves. First of all, it needs to be split into a number of separate waterproof bags so that it is not too much for any one rescuer to carry. It also needs to have a simple shelter that will protect the patient and care-givers from the worst of the elements. The shelter pictured here doesn't have a floor in order to save weight. A sleeping bag and a bivy shelter are included in order to keep the patient warm and dry. An inflatible mattress is included in order to get the patient up off the cold ground.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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