Bob,
My father was a guide in the mid seventies through the early eighties. I remember him telling me that as a guide you were on a list to be called by S&R. One of the stories he told was pulling cows to safety with his sled when the Sky flooded. Had the sled on Main St. in Sultan the same flood. I don't know if things have changed, but it is a good idea to have that type of volunteer base to utilize. Dad passed the guide service to his brother and I remember him talking about helping S&R on the Cowlitz too.