Natrona Co. Emergency Management Gets Grant for Special Headsets

Natrona County Emergency Management has received a $24,750 grant from Phillips 66 for special headsets for first responders at emergencies, according to a press release.

“This technology has already allowed us to better respond to emergencies through clearer communications during response efforts on land, water, and air," said Michael Cavalier, Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management.

Natrona County Emergency Management

"Not only were we able to communicate better, but our personnel didn't have to sacrifice hearing protection while communicating with team members, air crews, and airboat operators during multiple search and rescue operations," Cavalier said.

Phillips 66 contribution showed its commitment to the county's Emergency Management program, he said.

These headsets employ noise suppression technology and connect specifically with the radios used by Emergency Management and Natrona County Sheriff's deputies in loud, or potentially loud, environments.

Natrona County Emergency Management.

Those loud conditions occur during search and rescue operations using all-terrain vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft.

In just the first months of service, Emergency Management and the Sheriff's Office have used these headsets in training events and operations including search and rescue efforts, according to the press release.

Wyoming Mountaineers of Casper College Archival Collection

This collection was found unprocessed but was pieced together in stages over the course of a year, starting with the scrapbook and photo albums created by the WMCC. These items were found first and so were arranged and described at the collection level, and then as processing continued, the climbing vest and pitons were found, followed by various documents and articles written and published on the Mountaineers, all of which brought the collection together.

Highlights of the collection are the artifacts and documentation of the First Graduation Climb on Devils Tower in 1955, the 1956 Rappel off the side of the Casper Gladstone Hotel, and the climbs during the 50th Anniversary of Devils Tower. Documentation on the latter includes a feature in LIFE Magazine.