Think Out Loud

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s office is planning to overhaul its approach to search-and-rescue efforts. As first reported by the Oregonian/OregonLive, Sheriff Craig Roberts says he wants to stop working with outside groups of trained volunteers like Portland Mountain Rescue and instead rely on his own in-house team. The change is likely to take place over the next six to 18 months and threatens the existence of independent groups that have been doing difficult rescues on Mount Hood and elsewhere for decades. We hear from the sheriff and from Mark Morford, rescue leader and board member for Portland Mountain Rescue.