Today Kenneth Teague, Caldwell County’s Emergency Management Coordinator, taught a group of CERT-trained members of the Caldwell County REACT team some wilderness survival skills.
Today we learned how to build a tarp shelter in the woods, and how to read a compass and map including an exercise orienteering through a field, across a stream and through the woods. It was helpful to get to practice and a lot of fun! Kenneth also gave us some local history of the area and woodcraft.
We had a beautiful day and enjoyed a great lunch of pulled pork, chili, slaw, chips, and dessert provided by Trina Teague. We plan on having additional classes and exercises of this nature.
- Trina Teague with her shelter
- This was the leftovers!
- Mark Barrera at lunch wearing his compass in case he gets lost.
- Mark Barrera, Hunter Mise Ted and Phyllis Huntley, and Irv Kanode
- Kenneth Teague
- Irv Kanode, Trina and Kenneth Teague
- Irv Kanode with his compass and map
- Sherri Bogdan, Phyllis Huntley, Hunter Mise, and Ted Huntley listen to Mark Barrera explain one of his shelters