Workshop to avoid hazards in winter driving set Jan. 16

by Carol Schmidt
MSU-Bozeman News Service

01/17/2002 Bozeman--A workshop that will train participants to survive hazardous conditions while driving in winter weather will be conducted by the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) housed at Montana State University Wednesday, Jan. 16 at the Bozeman Holiday Inn.

The course will focus on preparing for the possibility of being stranded in life-threatening weather. Equipment and clothing needed to survive the cold, techniques of building a fire, symptoms of hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning and their treatment will be taught.

The workshop would benefit anyone exposed to extreme elements, including public workers who are at risk for becoming trapped in bad weather or who may chance upon stranded motorists and require emergency skills.

Steve Jenkins, director of LTAP, will conduct the workshop. Jenkins has been teaching winter survival skills in Western states for more than 10 years. He has worked with law enforcement, search and rescue, fire departments, tribal governments and local agencies about safe practices in winter operations. Jenkins has also used his winter survival skills. In years of winter travel throughout the West, he has spent several cold winter nights outdoors or stranded in a vehicle.

Cost of the all-day workshop is $30. For more information, including registration information, contact the LTAP office, 994-6724.

Send questions or comments to Carol Schmidt: cschmidt@montana.edu. Or you can send letters to Carol Schmidt, MSU Communications Services, 416 Culbertson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717.

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