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Managers on Call

• PastManagersOnCall (for trends)
• November, 2008: Brett Wuth
• December, 2008: Ron Hann

Standard Procedures:

The assigned Manager-on-call arranges for themselves or some other manager to be available for every day of their month. Being available means the manager is within 30 minutes of the town of Pincher Creek during night time hours. The assigned Manager-on-call lets the Call Out Committee Chair know who is taking on-call.

At the start of the month, the Manager-on-call

• contacts the previous Manager-on-call, confirming hand off and checking on any outstanding issues
• tests our primary emergency contact number, 627-2262, by calling the number and informing the people that answer (STARS) that "this is Pincher Creek Search and Rescue. I'm performing the monthly test of our emergency phone line. Do you have information on how to get a hold of us?"
• Contacts the Call-Out Committee Chair reminding her that you're the Manager-on-call and determining if any of the Call-Out Committee members will be unavailable for significant periods during the month.
• Contacts the Equipment Committee Chair to determine if any equipment is likely to be out of service during the month and confirm that regular inspection/maintenance is done.
• Change the Call-Back Number to be forwarded to you.
  • Dial 310-8682
  • If it asks for a password press *, otherwise go to the next step.
  • Enter the area code and telephone number followed by the pound: 403 627 5804 #
  • Enter the password followed by the pound
  • Main Menu - Advanced Call Forwarding - press: 1
  • To Call Forward - press: 1
  • Enter the phone number where you can most often be reached (cell?) followed by the pound. For example: 403 627 2460 #
  • To forward all calls, press: 1
  • hang up

• send an e-mail to pcsar-members@castrov.cuug.ab.ca saying that you're the manager-on-call for the month.