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United States Search and Rescue Task Force
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Avalanche Bulletins - Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center
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Delaware Valley Orienteering Association
Disaster...
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
The Elk Bath picture above, was taken by the Alaskan Type I Incident Management Team (John McColgan) on August 6, 2000 on the East...
Avalanches
Avalanches can happen wherever there is snow lying on ground of sufficient angle. Accidents in recent years in most mountain areas
Avalanches
Avalanches can happen wherever...
Special Services Unit
The Special Services Unit of the United States Search and Rescue Task Force handles general community relations and other areas of responsibility that do not...
Children’s Education and Games
How familiar are you with nature and animals in the outdoors?
Take the quiz below and find out! The answers are either "True" or "False".
The...
Dog Bite Safety
Preventing and Avoiding Dog Bites
An estimated 4.7 million people in the United States are bitten by dogs each year. While some 2,500 of these...
Wind Chill Chart
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
Wind
Chill Index
Environmental Temperature °F
Calm
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Tornadoes
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
One of the most destructive natural phenomena, tornadoes are swirling winds that spin at phenomenal speeds of up...
Children’s Education and Games
How familiar are you with nature and animals in the outdoors?
Take the quiz below and find out! The answers are either "True" or "False".
The...
Predicting Weather
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
What Is Weather?
Weather simply refers to the condition of the air on earth at a given place and...
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