Volunteer Resources

Crew Leader Forms

• Project Paperwork Summary
  Excel | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Mid-Oregon Volunteers, Project Paperwork Summary
  Word | PDF
• Volunteer Application Form
  Word | PDF | Online - Revised January 2011
• Volunteer Sign-in Sheet
  Excel | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Project Report Form
  Excel | PDF - Revised March 2011
• Tailgate Safety Session & Tool Checklist (TSS)
  Excel | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Trailhead Communications Plan (TCP)
  Excel | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
  Word | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Crew Leader Checklist
  Excel | PDF

Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

• Approved by Region 5 Regional Forester

  • Trail Work
    Word | PDF
  • Chainsaws
    Word | PDF
  • Crosscut Saw
    Word | PDF
  • PCTA Sponsered Volunteer Agreements
    Word | PDF

• Recommended but needs local Forest approval

  • Livestock
    Word | PDF
  • Rigging using Griphoists
    Word | PDF
  • Rock Drill Operation
    Word | PDF

Injury Info Packet

• Volunteer Injury Instructions
  Word | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Trailhead Communications Plan
  Excel | PDF
• Emergency Action Plan
  Word | PDF
• SOAP Note
  PDF
• CA-1 Report of Injury
  PDF
• CA-16 Authorization for Examination or Treatment
  PDF
• Witness Statement
  Excel | PDF

Volunteer Admin Forms

• Funding Guidlines
  Word | PDF
• Advance Request Form
  Excel | PDF - Revised January 2011
• Reimbursement Request Form
  Excel | PDF - Revised January 2011
• USFS Volunteer Agreement
  Word | PDF

Youth Volunteer Forms

• Emergency Medical Release
  Word | PDF
• Participant Waiver
  Word | PDF

Other Volunteer Forms

• Trail Crew Volunter FAQ
  PDF
• Volunteer Vacation Checklist
  Word | PDF
• Individual Volunteer Form
  Excel | PDF - Revised March 2011
• Project Scouting Form
  PDF - Revised April 2011

Handbooks and Safety

• PCT Criteria for Location, Design, Signing and User Facilities
  PDF
• USFS Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook
  HTML Book | PDF Book (30MB) | Order Hard Copy
• Forest Service Publications
• USFS Chain Saw and Crosscut Saw Training Course - Student's Guidebook
  • Chapter 1 Course Information and Safety Requirements PDF, 740 KB
  • Chapter 2 Chain Saw Use and Maintenance
    PDF, 912 KB
  • Chapter 3 Chain Saw Tasks and Techniques
    PDF, 1.8 MB
  • Chapter 4 Crosscut Saw Tasks and Techniques
    PDF, 1.5 MB
• USFS: An Axe to Grind
  PDF
• USFS: Hand Tools for Trail Work
  PDF
• Preventing Heat-Related Illness
• Volunteers in the Forest Service: A Coordinator’s Desk Guide
  • Complete Guide - PDF, 13.85MB
  • Part One - PDF, 4.74MB
  • Part Two - PDF, 2.73MB
  • Part Three - PDF, 3.40MB
  • Part Four - PDF, 3.08MB
• Missoula Technology and Development Center Resources
• USFS: Head Protection
  PDF
• USFS: Hard Hat Tech Tips
  PDF
• Use of Adhesive Stickers on Hard Hats
  PDF
• Backcountry Lightning Risk Management
  PDF

Tools

• Forestry Suppliers
  If you are a PCTA volunteer group looking to make a purchase from Forestry Suppliers. Please contact the PCTA office for our account number.
• Grainger Industrial Supply
  If you are a PCTA volunteer group looking to make a purchase from Grainger Industrial Supply. Please contact the PCTA office for our account number.
• Wood Product Signs
• Replacement Crosscut Saw Handles
• The Axe Hole
  Buyers, sellers and collectors of Old Vintage Logging Tools

USFS Notices

• Prevention of Sexual Harassment
  PDF
• Every Second Counts Chainsaw Safety Video
  WMV, 7 MB
• Volunteering for Trail Maintenance Video:
  320x240 WMV, 28MB

Miscellaneous Resources

• PCT Boy Scout Patches for Adventures on the PCT
  PDF
• Historical Photographs of Northwest Logging

Trail Skills College Curriculum