2014 search and rescue annual report
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2014 SEARCH AND RESCUE ANNUAL REPORT
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Photo courtesy: Tara Behunin, 2014
2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report Note from the Chairman: Reflecting on the past year, we have experienced significant changes. As a search and rescue community, we lost our friend Sheriff Lynn Yeates. We are grateful for him and his years of service. Specific to the Search and Rescue Advisory Board, Sheriff Lynn Nelson stepped down from his position as Chairman. We sincerely thank Sheriff Nelson for his 17 years of hard work, leadership and dedication to ensure the success of this state program. I was nominated to serve as Chair and in addition to this change, the Advisory Board welcomed Sheriff Nathan Curtis from Sevier County. We are excited to work with Sheriff Curtis and gain valuable input through his knowledge and experience. As we press forward into another year of search and rescue throughout this great state, we reflect on the past year. Key statistics include: -$272,684 total funds distributed to participating counties -23 participating counties -923 people rescued by search and rescue team efforts In fiscal year 2014, we saw an increase in search reimbursement requests. With our priority and intent to always reimburse 100% of all approved search and training requests, only 15% of the total dollar amount of equipment requests were reimbursed. We appreciate your time, efforts and participation to support the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program. Most importantly, we thank you for your service to the citizens and tourists of Utah.
Sincerely,
Sheriff Steve White, Chair
The Search and Rescue Advisory Board: Steven White, Utah Sheriffs Association, Chairman Jim Porter, Utah Search and Rescue Association, Co-Chairman Monte Coleman, Utah Search and Rescue Association Nathan Curtis, Utah Sheriff’s Association Cory Pulsipher, Utah Sheriff’s Association Kris Hamlet, Director, Utah Division of Emergency Management Deb Burcombe, Citizen-at-Large
Board Support Kevin Bolander, Legal Counsel, Utah Attorney General’s Office Tara Behunin, Admin Support, Utah Division of Emergency Management (*These members are appointed to meet the terms according to Section 53-2a-1103).
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report
The House Bill In 1997, John L. Valentine sponsored House Bill 32, creating the Search and Rescue (SAR) Financial Assistance Program. The Act, relating to public safety, imposes a Search and Rescue surcharge or fee to off-highway registered or renewed vehicles, registered or renewed motorboats and sailboats, and annual wildlife habitat authorizations. These contributions are deposited into the State General Fund and dedicated to the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program. These funds are available to reimburse counties for any reasonable costs incidental to search and rescue activities, not including any salary or overtime paid to any person on a regular or permanent payroll, including permanent part-time employees. Some of the approved costs are as follows:
Rental for fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, snowmobiles, boats, and generators;
Replacement and upgrade of search and rescue equipment;
Training of search and rescue volunteers; and
Any other equipment or expenses necessary or appropriate for conducting search and rescue activities.
The Search and Rescue Advisory Board has established the reporting requirements and reviews all submitted expenses. Currently, the statutory reference, authority and requirements for the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program can be found in Utah State Code: 53-2a-1101 through 53-2a-1104.
Search and Rescue Data In Utah, each SAR mission is assigned a unique incident number to identify all reported events. All reports are filed with the Division of Emergency Management (DEM). The data from these incidents is entered into the SAR database and used to generate the statistics found in this report. The primary source of this data comes from the County Sheriffs’ Offices, who respond to the majority of the missions in the state. All the data found in this report is derived from the reports submitted by the county sheriffs. The database includes only partial data. If DEM does not receive a report, then the SAR missions for that county are not portrayed in the annual report.
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report
The following graph displays the total funds distributed to the counties for State Fiscal Year 2014.
Total Fund Distribution
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Search Training Equipment
This graph shows the total funds distributed according to how the money was spent for State Fiscal Year 2014.
Total Fund Distribution
Equipment
$53,106
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Training
$99,690
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$120,068
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Total funds distributed in State Fiscal Year 2014 amounted to $272,864.
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report
The following graph displays the total funds distributed to the counties for State Fiscal Years 1998 - 2014.
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Search Training Equipment
This graph shows the total funds distributed according to how the money was spent for State Fiscal Years 1998 -2014.
Total Fund Distribution
Equipment
$2,008,542
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$1,103,855
29%
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$688,850
18%
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Equipment
Total funds distributed in State Fiscal Year 1998-2014 totals $3,801,247.
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report This table identifies the amount of funding reimbursed to each county during 2014. Funding is broken down into the three eligible categories for reimbursement.
This table identifies the amount of funding reimbursed to each county between 1998 and 2014. Funding is broken down into the three eligible categories for reimbursement.
Search Training Equipment BEAVER $0 $0 $0 BOX ELDER $7,735 $0 $0 CACHE $17,413 $20,964 $6,701 CARBON $0 $13,476 $0 DAGGETT $2,247 $9,029 $1,305 DAVIS $0 $825 $5,050 DUCHESNE $0 $0 $109 EMERY $3,884 $0 $1,748 GARFIELD $619 $99 $1,748 GRAND $3,589 $2,671 $6,701 IRON $1,179 $818 $1,748 JUAB $0 $0 $0 KANE $8,590 $162 $1,748 MILLARD $654 $0 $1,748 MORGAN $0 $0 $0 PIUTE $0 $0 $0 RICH $0 $0 $0 SALT LAKE $2,766 $3,215 $6,701 SAN JUAN $8,734 $0 $0 SANPETE $4,654 $1,531 $1,748 SEVIER $543 $6,483 $1,748 SUMMIT $21,923 $1,633 $1,748 TOOELE $0 $2,077 $606 UINTAH $0 $0 $0 UTAH $6,396 $17,119 $6,701 WASATCH $5,481 $2,288 $0 WASHINGTON $18,685 $1,751 $1,748 WAYNE $2,583 $7,292 $1,748 WEBER $2,393 $8,257 $1,748
Search Training Equipment BEAVER $2,540 $3,150 $33,097 BOX ELDER $35,040 $11,560 $1,651 CACHE $76,751 $121,203 $173,159 CARBON $27,729 $40,143 $90,110 DAGGETT $6,659 $42,079 $6,789 DAVIS $6,289 $15,064 $98,966 DUCHESNE $3,144 $533 $38,417 EMERY $51,803 $2,168 $76,270 GARFIELD $13,201 $1,128 $44,850 GRAND $78,106 $20,553 $199,004 IRON $8,073 $6,287 $137,060 JUAB $0 $1,869 $3,865 KANE $43,021 $19,628 $40,131 MILLARD $7,405 $0 $23,939 MORGAN $4,077 $98 $20,320 PIUTE $4,467 $0 $6,380 RICH $210 $0 $0 SALT LAKE $120,756 $88,461 $154,643 SAN JUAN $53,141 $300 $628 SANPETE $9,615 $18,643 $87,417 SEVIER $18,176 $35,721 $72,343 SUMMIT $154,434 $34,204 $84,717 TOOELE $22,132 $11,789 $24,031 UINTAH $1,805 $0 $5,425 UTAH $119,543 $71,500 $141,561 WASATCH $81,395 $15,455 $158,916 WASHINGTON $113,546 $43,552 $103,066 WAYNE $21,048 $7,366 $10,732 WEBER $19,751 $76,427 $171,151
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report
This graph depicts the total work hours as a percentage for 2014 by county. The types of work include volunteer non-paid/non-SAR hours, volunteer non-paid SAR hours, and paid hours.
This graph represents the same data for total search and rescue hours worked by each county during 2014.
Total volunteer non-paid/non-SAR = 1,234 hours Total volunteer non-paid SAR =22,558 hours Total paid personnel=8,227 hours
Total personnel hours for the state in the year of 2014 amounted to 32,019 hours.
Total Hours Worked
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This graph depicts the total work hours, as a percentage, for 1998 - 2014 by county. The types of work include volunteer non-paid/non-SAR hours, volunteer non-paid SAR hours, and paid hours.
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Total volunteer non-paid/non-SAR = 99,398 hours Total volunteer non-paid SAR= 483,446 hours Total paid = 150,967 hours
This graph represents the same data for total hours worked by county.
Total Hours Worked
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Total personnel hours for state in years 1998 through 2014 amounted to 733,811 hours.
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This graph depicts the number of SAR missions occurring by county during state year 2014.
Number of Missions in 2014
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There were a total of 580 missions submitted to the SAR Advisory Board for state year 2014.
This graph depicts the number of SAR missions occurring by county for state year’s 1998 - 2014.
Number of Missions, 1998 - 2014
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There were a total of 9,061 missions submitted to the SAR Advisory Board from 1998-2014.
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This graph depicts the residency of the victims on the SAR reports for 2014. It explains whether the victims are from the county where the search was conducted or from outside of that county.
Victims Residence in 2014
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The total number of victims who live in the counties where the search took place was 341.
Sixty-three percent of victims (582 total) were rescued in a county in which they don’t reside.
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report This graph depicts the residency of the victims on the SAR reports from 1998 through 2014. It explains whether the victims are from the county where the search was conducted or from outside of that county.
Victims' Residence, 1998 - 2014
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The total number of victims who live in the counties where the search took place is 5,346. The total number of victims who live outside of the counties is 6,652.
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report
This graph displays the various activities that required the assistance of the Search and Rescue teams during 2014.
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This graph shows the types of activities that required the assistance of the Search and Rescue teams from 1998-2014.
Types of Activity in 1998 - 2014
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This graph depicts the type of transportation utilized by Search and Rescue teams in 2014.
Types of Transportation in 2014
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This graph depicts the number of hours or miles for the various types of transportation utilized in 2014.
Hours or Miles Reported in 2014
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2014 Search and Rescue Annual Report This graph depicts the type of transportation utilized by Search and Rescue teams from 1998-2014.
Types of Transportation, 1998 - 2014
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Hours or Miles Reported, 1998 - 2014
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