EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1 or Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department (406) 497-1120
Search & Rescue Equipment
A search can happen anytime; your gear should be ready all the time.
ATV Gear
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Full Face Helmet
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Goggles
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Leather Gloves
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Boots (over the ankle)
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Individual First Aid Kit
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Small Backpack
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Wire/Fence Cutters or Bolt Cutters
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Hydration
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Repair Kit
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Spark Plugs for your ATV
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Spare Fuses
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8" Crescent Wrench
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Heavy Duty Multi-tool or High Leverage Combination Pliers
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Screwdriver with multiple bits
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ATV Jumper Cables
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Electrical tape
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Bailing Wire
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Tire Plug Kit
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Fit-A-Flat or Slime
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Small Air Compressor
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Tow Strap
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Snatch Block
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Snowmobile
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Full Face Helmet
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Ski/Snow Goggles for day and night (different lens or goggles)
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Small Bag (to be worn)
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Individual First Aid Kit
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Hydration
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Avalanche Shovel
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Avalanche Probe
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20 feet of Parachute Cord
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15 feet of 1inch tubular webbing.
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Fire Start Kit (match, lighter, flint, etc.)
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Extra Socks
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Extra Gloves
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Extra Hat
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Headlamp/Flashlight
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Emergency Food
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Small Saw
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Balaclava
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Avalanche Beacon
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Repair Kit
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Spare Spark Plugs
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Spare Belt
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8" Crescent Wrench
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Heavy Duty Multi-tool or High Leverage Combination Pliers
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Electrical Tape
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Snowmobile Tow Strap
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Swiftwater Rescue
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PFD (Coast Guard Type III/IV) may be a rescue PFD
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3x Locking Carabiner
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Tether with Locking Carabiner
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River Knife
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Whistle (no cork balls)
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10 - 15 feet of 1-inch tubular webbing
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2x Pulleys (one must be Prusik minding
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2x Prusik Loops
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Strobe
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Clothing
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Thermal Protection (drysuit and liner or 7mm wetsuit)
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Helmet
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Footwear
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Neoprene Gloves
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2x Throw Bag
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Glow Sticks
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Individual First Aid Kit (in dry bag)
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Sunscreen
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Baby powder (for a wet suit)
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Towel
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Optional
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Swimsuit
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Drybag
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Snorkel
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Fins
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Technical Rope Rescue

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Small Backpack (<4000 cu in)
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Climbing Helmet
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Gloves
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Eye Protection
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Climbing Boots
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Climbing Harness
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Rappeling Device (ATC)
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5x Locking Carabiners (22kN+)
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2x Non-Locking Carabiners
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Small Prusik Minding Pulley
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5 meters of 7mm cordelette
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Sewn Prusik
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Spectra Runner (20kN)
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Short Purcell prusik
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Long Purcell prusik
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48 inch sewn/tube webbing runners
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Headlamp w/ spare batteries
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Personal First Aid Kit
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