I was reading the report about the hiker rescue on Santanoni this past winter.
The only suggestion offered by the rangers was that a phone call to the emergency dispatch line vs a call to 911 would have resulted in a quicker response from rescuers and rangers. This was reinforced when I was speaking with one of the other day.
The 911 operators deal with all sorts of mayhem, the vast majority of which are not back country injuries or emergencies.
Calling 1(877)457-5680 connects to a dispatcher who knows what questions to ask and gets the call to the local ranger and authorities. Probably a good idea to store the number in your cell phone and have it available to friends and family at home.
Placed this in General Backcountry so that NE readers who travel to the NY mountains wouldn't miss it.
The only suggestion offered by the rangers was that a phone call to the emergency dispatch line vs a call to 911 would have resulted in a quicker response from rescuers and rangers. This was reinforced when I was speaking with one of the other day.
The 911 operators deal with all sorts of mayhem, the vast majority of which are not back country injuries or emergencies.
Calling 1(877)457-5680 connects to a dispatcher who knows what questions to ask and gets the call to the local ranger and authorities. Probably a good idea to store the number in your cell phone and have it available to friends and family at home.
Placed this in General Backcountry so that NE readers who travel to the NY mountains wouldn't miss it.
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