Northern Michigan University: RE 356 Wilderness Stewardship

Course Winter 2016

Risk team-Ross Dammer and Brian Polston
Contents: Safety Information, Tentative Itinerary, Student & Instructor Roster,
Emergency Contact Person's, SPOT Satellite Locator Info and Travel Routes.
Course Location: McCormick Tract Wilderness Ottawa National Forest, Kenton Ranger
District, USFS
February 27th March 6th, 2016 in McCormick Tract Wilderness
Instructors
Peter Bosmas cell phone # 269-779-7809, cant receive texts*
Andrew Niemann cell phone # 906-235-9915
*an emergency vehicle will be left at White deer Lake Trailhead. A silver Honda Ridgeline,
Michigan plates# DFJ3842 keys will be with instructors.

Emergency Contacts
Kevin Clegg: 906-251-1873
Email: Kevinclegg@gmail.com
Kevin Clegg is our in-town contact and field coordinator for the course. Any
questions should be sent through Kevin
Marquette County Search and Rescue 911
NMU Public Safety and Police Services 906-227-2151
NMU School of Health and Human Performance 906-227-2130
Tom Strietzel: USFS, Kenton Ranger District of Ottawa National Forest 906-852-3501
SPOT Satellite Locator Device Prompts, Settings and Contacts
The underlined and bolded headings are potential types of message you may receive from RE
495s SPOT locator device.
*Peter Bosmas cell phone #269-779-7809, cant receive texts*
*Emergency vehicle person Cell Phone # *
*An emergency vehicle will be left *
Check in/OK: Checking in, everything okay. In route to camp, at camp or just saying hello ;)
*Could also use this message if we decide to deviate from original itinerary but will continue with
course as planned.
Message sent to:

kevenclegg@gmail.com
9062511873 - Kevin Clegg
Custom Message: Need assistance, W.D.Lake Trailhead Parking Lot ASAP. Non-EMS event.
*Any time this button is used well make a number of serious attempts to call Kevin Clegg on our
cell phone. Will leave message if no answer. Be aware its a slim chance of us finding service in
McCormick.
*If we need to meet Kevin Clegg at the northern trailhead parking lot entrance of McCormick,
many attempts to reach him via cell phone will be made. If calls cannot be connected we will
assume use of southern White Deer Lake Trailhead parking lot. If repeated custom message
shows a route towards the northern end of McCormick near the Yellow Dog River assume well
meet at that trailhead parking lot in the northern region. If in very remote region, it may take our
team up to 24-48 hours to reach the trailhead. Will continue hitting the custom message button
to send updated locations.*
Message sent to:

kevenclegg@gmail.com
9062511873 - Kevin Clegg
Help/SPOT Assist: Call 911. Need assistance ASAP. If able, will send team toward W.D.Lake
Trailhead parking lot.
*Any time this button is used well make a number of serious attempts to call Kevin Clegg on our
cell phone. Will leave message if no answer. Be aware its a slim chance of us finding service in
McCormick. Peters cell phone will not receive texts.
*Similar to the custom message, if you see multiple help/SPOT Assist messages be sure to
note which direction group is heading. Will use northernmost trailhead if needed, but assume
were headed to the White Deer Lake Trailhead if you dont hear anything else or if you see
were heading south instead of north.
Message sent to:

kevenclegg@gmail.com
906-251-1873 - Keven Clegg
S.O.S: If this is displayed in a message it can be assumed that local search and rescue, EMS
and other local LEO departments have automatically been notified of our location and will
attempt to find us at our exact location. Field coordinators and other emergency contacts should
contact local authorities ASAP and expect to be contacted from local authorities.
*Any time this button is used well make a number of serious attempts to call Kevin Clegg on our
cell phone. Will leave message if no answer. Be aware its a slim chance of us finding service in
McCormick. Peters cell phone will not receive texts. Will also be contacting EMS if possible.
*Be aware that the use of this message might indicate one or more persons in our team needs
immediate medical treatment and/or walking out or self-extraction is impossible.
Message sent to: Kevin Clegg and Jacquie Medina via phone and/or text.

Emergency Procedures
In the event of an injury or illness:
Assess the victim to determine level of care needed. Instructors and/or students should
provide medical care consistent with their capabilities and/or level of medical certification.
Maintain a SOAP note for the victim and any other necessary documentation of events, time,
and environment. Complete incident report as soon as possible.
If the necessary care is beyond the scope of what can be provided in the field or exceeds the
level of medical certifications present an evacuation should be organized and implemented.
An evacuation timetable should be consistent with the severity of the injury, group ability,
resources and the environment.
If the group cannot evacuate the victim due to the extent of the injury or illness, resources or
environment, an instructor and one other will return to the vehicles and call for help.
If students are traveling without an instructor and there is an illness or injury
requiring medical attention the same procedures should be followed. The following additional
procedures should be considered:
If the injury or illness is considered minor and can be treated in the field, the instructors must
be notified of the occurrence as soon as possible. Students should be prepared to describe
the injury or illness, the events leading up to and any medical attention provided.
If the injury or illness is considered major, three students should be sent to contact the
instructors. Students should be prepared to describe the injury or illness, the events leading

up to and any medical attention provided.

If the injury or illness is considered major and immediate evacuation is necessary, two
students should travel to the vehicles to call for help. At the same time, two students should
contact the instructors. Depending on the severity of the emergency, the students should
make contact with the instructors before calling for help.

Student and Instructor Roster

Peter Bosma
Andrew Niemann
Dammer, Ross
Duffy, Danielle
Krupp, Joseph
Ozrovitz, Justin
Pitawanakwat, Dave
Polston, Brian
Prizer, Gabe
Richards, Amelia
Schneck, Mike
Swank, Haley
VanderPloeg, Karyn
(picture of all of the students and instructors)
Travel Information (budget and transportation squad Joey
and amelia)
(how are we getting from the PEIF to the Trailhead)
Directions and map
Bus and emergency vehicle will leave the PEIF and travel to Wright St. and continue
going west on Wright St. to the corner of Wright St. and US-41
Turn right, continue west on US41 W to CR607 (Peshekee Grade) after crossing the
Peshekee River approximately 41 miles from the PEIF at NMU.
Turn north on CR607 (Peshekee Grade) for 9 miles, arriving at the McCormick Tract
Wilderness Area at the White Deer Lake Trailhead. . (16T 0420900 5165900)

Tentative Itinerary
Its very possible the group will deviate from our tentative itinerary. This will most likely
be due to a number of variables such as group capabilities, terrain, weather, safety of
stream/water crossings, time constraints, etc. In the event of a deviation of itinerary well
be sure to update our SPOT locator device every 24 hours with an Okay-Checking-In
message to give our new camp location and status of the group. UTMs are given for
each camp location, its to be assumed these are in the vicinity of the coordinates given,
not exact locations.