Range Officer Newsletter
WSA RANGE OFFICER NEWSLETTER
MAR - 2007
Greetings from your new WSA Training and Safety Officer. I am Jim Mercer,
gembeau@aol.com, 525-0390. I work out of town 14-16 days per month so email
is best.
It is the TSO’s job to oversee the training of new Range Officers and to
keep existing ROs informed about your Range. WSA wants you all to know that
we ARE enthusiastically accepting new RO trainees. Over the last three
years our number of ROs has declined by almost ten percent, while range
membership and use has grown substantially. Having more Range Officers to
share the workload should eventually allow us to reduce the service time
quota from the current 35 hour requirement.
Any WSA member who wants to become a Range Officer can simply show up at
the range for a training session during any four hour period that the range
is open to the public. This is done for two four hour sessions. The
training packets in the top drawer of the filing cabinet in the Range House
are to be given to Trainees on their first training shift. During the
shift, show the Trainee how to run the Range. Make sure he understands the
items listed on the training sheet and initial them. Send him to the next
WSA meeting, early, 6:00 pm as it says on the form. At 6 o’clock he
meets with the TSO (who’s always there at 6:00) and gets checked out.
Done deal.
While we’re happy to bring in more ROs, be sure that potential Trainees
understand right up front that they must work at least the required 35
hours per year. Otherwise, what’s the point?
You all provide a great service to the shooting community in this area.
The Range simply could not exist without you, and you are deeply
appreciated. Maintaining this Range also provides an invaluable resource
to Davis County Law Enforcement personnel who make good use of it for their
training.
The WSA membership cost is a terrific deal for our shooters, and it all
goes into the maintenance of your Range. None of our staff gets paid
anything, except the prizes given to hard working ROs at the RO party.
Your Committee consists of six volunteers who each do a specific job to
help keep the range running smoothly. It’s a couple hours of work per
month, plus the meeting. Over this past year, some of you have expressed
an interest in running for office. The time to get on the ballot is now.
Contact Secretary Paul Roubinet, 298-9380, roubinet@redrock.net to make
it happen. Please.
If you have any questions about Range service, Committee service, or other
Range related stuff, contact me anytime. Please email me with any
suggestions about safety or training of RO's Also, you can contact your
Committee anytime about any concern by dropping a note in the safe slot.
Thanks!
Always remember that range safety comes absolutely first! If you see Range Officers
engaging in unsafe or negligent practices, do not hesitate to notify the X.O. (Ted).
You can use the suggestion box whenever you want to contact any Committee member.