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=== CALL SIGNS ===
Each patroller is now assigned a permanent Radio Call Sign designation
which can be found in the Patrol Roster and is posted in the Operations Office. This call sign is 
distributed to Grass Valley and Minden dispatch, and will be used to contact patrols who do not sign
out of their patrol areas in a timely fashion. 

In the event the Patrol Leader who signed into service at a given trailhead is not available, the radio dispatcher will attempt to contact the following persons, in order:
# Patrol Leader (by radio, then cell phone)
# Mountain Manager (by cell phone)
# Patrol Director
# Operations Officer
# USFS Liaison

The permanent radio designation for Patrol Director is Nordic 1.

It is of utmost importance that patrols are signed into and out of service. If patrols do not sign out of service in a timely fashion, it could result in an unnecessary search and rescue effort being launched.