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Oregon Search & Rescue : Answering the Call.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Voelz, Glenn.
- Series:
- Brief History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Search and rescue operations--Oregon--History.
- Search and rescue operations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2023.
- Summary:
- Oregon's long tradition of volunteer search and rescue dates back to the territorial days, when Good Samaritans and mountain men came to aid those in need.On the coast, surfmen of the U.S.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Pre-1920s: Mountain Men, Good Samaritans and Life-Savers
- 2. The 1920s and 1930s: The Golden Age of Volunteer Search and Rescue
- 3. The 1940s and 1950s: World War II and the Birth of National SAR
- 4. The 1960s and 1970s: Outdoor Recreation and Growing Demand for SAR Services
- 5. 1980s to the Present: SAR Professionalization and Government Involvement
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4396-7964-9
- OCLC:
- 1417196523
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