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Show the bare minimum of illumination. Organized search and probing at the accident is far easier to execute with area illumination. Only the accident site commander who has tried to direct a search by headlamps alone can fully appreciate the value of floodlights. Handy, inexpensive and portable light sources can be stocked in the form of gasoline lanterns with extra mantles, fuel and a supply of kitchen matches in a waterproof container. Large, propane- fired floodlights are available which provide ample light for a major search operation, but their bulk and weight verge on the inconvenience for backpack transport. Such floodlights may be profitably stocked in main caches if mechanical transport is apt to be available. In large, lift- served ski areas where most prospective accident sites can be reached by downhill travel from a lift terminal, an illumination package can be assembled for quick loading on a ski patrol toboggan. This consists of a small, portable gasoline generator, an electric floodlamp, a supply of fuel, and spare lamps. 30 |
