[Gondring]

Recently, the Geological Society of America (GSA) held a session on field safety. Much of the panel discussion dealt with the training that the USGS (United States Geological Survey) requires for its personnel before they can carry firearms--and many of the audience comments dealt with times that firearms have come in handy, not just for defense, but for signaling.

The USGS is required by politics to train its people for protection against 4-legged threats--not 2-legged.

[george76]

Following the tragic death of a Colorado Geological Survey researcher, programs nationwide are considering new safety guidelines for the outdoor industry.

Police arrested Robert R. Amos, also known as Dennis Cook, after finding the body of 24-year-old Alyssa Heberton-Morimoto on Tuesday. Her body was found roughly 15 miles south of Fairplay in a remote part of the San Isabel National Forest.

Vince Matthews, the director of the CGS says he has received hundreds of e-mails and phone calls from organizations ranging from the U.S. Forest Service to the Division of Wildlife with condolences and questions on what they need to do for improved safety of their employees in America’s forests.

“Everyone who has people who go out alone is concerned about this and re-examining their safety procedures,”

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