page_title: California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association
section_title: CRMRA accreditation and re-accreditation
hierarchical_section_title: California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association / CRMRA accreditation and re-accreditation
caption_attribution_description: English: in March 2016 the California Region of the MRA met in Mammoth Lakes California to test in "Snow and Ice" for their yearly Re-Accreditation test. The 2016 Re-Accredidation was hosted by Inyo County Search and Rescue.
context_page_description: The California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association consists of 20 accredited teams throughout California and also includes one team from Nevada. The California Region is one of the eight regions within the Mountain Rescue Association which is a national volunteer organization in the United States dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education.
context_section_description: In order for a team to become a member of the CRMRA they must be sponsored by an existing team and complete three separate accreditation tests in the categories of Search and Tracking, Technical Rock, and Snow and Ice. The tests are evaluated by long time members of the MRA from other CRMRA teams and new teams are eventually voted into the CRMRA based on their performance in these three main areas. Typically, new teams join as Associate Members and then go through the accreditation process over the next several years.
  Once a team is part of the CRMRA they are expected to re-accredit once a year. Each year the test is hosted by one of the teams in the region and rotates between Search and Tracking, Technical Rock, and Snow and Ice. During the yearly Re-Accreditation testing each team is evaluated by two senior members from other teams in the region and given a score between 0 and 18 points. Teams need a score of at least 12 points to pass; if they receive lower than 12 points they are given the opportunity to do a make up test on a future date.  The subject areas are: Leadership, Operation Plan, Communication, Safety, Medical and Technical.
caption: California Regional Mountain Rescue Association in Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2016
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