Special Signs At Sprawling Simsbury Park Can Help Responders Find You

SIMSBURY, CT — Talcott Mountain State Park is a mountainous and scenic hotspot for those who love the outdoors, with its vast network of trails and breathtaking vistas at the top of the mountain.

But it can be an unforgiving place should you encounter trouble.

Thanks to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Co., there is a way to assist those who could help you should a disaster strike.

With DEEP support, the SVFC has installed numbered sign markers throughout the park's trails.

The SVFC urges those using the trails to keep an eye on them while utilizing them and, should trouble befall you, you can tell dispatchers the number sign you most recently remember or see.

Those signs correspond to maps carried by responders, and they can more quickly come to the aid of an injured or ill person on the trails.

The SVFC last week promoted the signs while also letting the public know about a training exercise July 12.

That's when SVFC members participated in high-angle rope rescue training, sharpening their skills in technical rescues involving steep terrain, the type of terrain common at Talcott Mountain, which is located on Summit Ridge Drive.

"This on-site training at various hazard locations throughout our town takes place several times a year to keep our crews proficient in rope rescue operations," wrote the SVFC.

To see images from the SVFC's recent Talcott Mountain training exercise, click on this link.

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