St. Louis County Sheriff's
                            Volunteer Rescue Squad

(Effective January 1, 2002)

Serving the citizens of St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA, in the areas of 
Wilderness Search and Rescue, Boat and Water Safety, and First Aid & Public
Safety since 1958.

The Rescue Squad is composed of 55 volunteers situated throughout St.Louis County,
located on the north shore of Lake Superior in Northeastern Minnesota.  The Squad
averages 230 calls per year, consisting of some 50-60 wilderness operations, 20-30
water operations, 90-110 road operations, and 30-40 medical and miscellaneous 
missions.  The Squad is composed of a southern unit based in Duluth and a northern
unit based in the town of Cook.  Due to the county's size, emergency services 
elements are dispatched from one of two CAD (computer aided dispatch) enhanced
9-1-1 centers, and each Rescue Squad unit is dispatched from its respective
9-1-1 center.  Dispatch is by radio pager over the county sheriff's primary law
enforcement frequency.  Our snail-mail address is:  St. Louis County Sheriff's
Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 16187, Duluth, MN 55816-0187.  To contact the
Rescue Squad by land-line, dial (218) 726-2338 during regular business hours, or
(218) 726-2343 to reach the Patrol Division Office 24 hours a day. To contact the
Rescue Squad garage in Duluth, dial (218) 729-8723.  An answering machine will 
take your message if nobody is there.  

To obtain rescue services anywhere in St. Louis County, local residents dial 911.

Rescue Squad Officers

Captain Al Shovein -- (218) 343-3230 (Squad mobile)
First Lt. Tom Crossmon -- (218) 723-1787 
Second Lt. Mark McKeever -- (218) 626-3101 
Second Lt. (SEC) Tom "Barney" Bernard -- (218) 525-4425
Second Lt. (TRES) Ray Sink -- (218) 343-0428 (mobile)
Sergeant Rick Slatten -- (218) 628-5258
Sergeant Jon Koop -- (218) 525-6119
Sergeant Paula Castleman -- (218) 626-1074 (AARF Firefighting Center)
Sergeant Brian Saari -- (218) 393-4902 (mobile)
Sergeant Jim Herman -- (218) 724-1076
Command Post Phone Numbers: 
Base Camp Vehicle 602 -- (218) 343-0824 or 343-0684
Base Camp Vehicle 604 -- (218) 343-2814

Fax Number:  (218) 729-8723
E-Mail:  slcrescu@cpinternet.com
kaizen@cpinternet.com
digger553@home.com

To contact the North Unit, contact "Midway" 911 Communications at (218) 749-6010
or the Cook Squad Garage at (218) 666-2190

We will update these procedures as changes occur.  Thanks for checking us out!