DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review, Millerton
Town of Millerton
Dutchess County
Technical Rope Rescue Training: On April 21, Forest Rangers from DEC Regions 3 and 4 held a technical rope rescue exercise at Taconic State Park in the town of Millerton. The exercise consisted of a simulated rescue from a technical area on the Brace Mountain Trail. Rangers used a high-angle alpine lower with a deflection system to remove a subject from a narrow shelf of a waterfall. Rangers are working with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation staff to prepare for potential backcountry incidents in the area.
Technical rope rescue training
Technical rope rescue training
Technical rope rescue training
Technical rope rescue training