California Region

The Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) is a national volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education. The California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association consists of over 20 rescue teams from thoughout the state of California. Majority of the members are unpaid volunteers who are highly trained. Accredited teams must meet the high standards of the MRA and must be re-evaluated every five years in each of the three search and rescue skills: Search and Tracking, Technical Rock, and Snow and Ice. California MRA teams not only respond to search and rescue operations in the unit's area of responsibility, but will also respond to mutual aid calls anywhere in the state to assist other agencies.

If your unit is interested joining click here to go the the national MRA website for membership information

Courage. Commitment. Compassion.

September 17, 2011 - Region Election Results

Elections for region officers was held at the September 17, 2011, region meeting in Contra Costa County.

Chair	Art Fortini	Sierra Madre
Vice Chair	Dan Land	Montrose
Secretary/Treasurer	Antonio Arizo	Ventura

September 10, 2011 - Tehachipi Mountain Search and Tracking Accreditation

Tehachapi Mountain Search and Rescue of Kern County successfully passed their Search and Tracking accreditation test. The test was conducted in Walker Pass near Lake Isabella. The ELT search and tracking search was conducted simultaneously. Members of BAMRU, China Lake, Malibu, Montrose, and Ventura evaluated the team.

Last Updated: 01/02/2012 - 05:58