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Originally Posted by mm
I think that the Lima = LEO units
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The unit designators listed above are all for protection rangers (law enforcement officers) so the Sierra units, the November units, and such are all LEO's. Lima has to mean something else.
The Echo and Papa designators now make more sense with what I'm hearing. The India unit traffic suggested that he was at Indian Gardens, but I could be wrong on that one. The Ranger 1-4 designators are used by people who seem to be in meetings a lot, so as I said before they have to be the Chief Ranger's Staff. I think the District Rangers must have designators such as Sierra 1, November 1, etc.
The next thing to figure out is what the number series mean. Sierra 13 means what? A geographical assignment?
At Yosemite there are also Hotel units and that designator is for Yosemite Valley horse patrols. The Valley gets very concentrated use, probably more dense than the South Rim of the Canyon, although Grand Canyon has a challenge on the South Rim. In Yosemite horse patrols are needed as trying to get around in a vehicle can be difficult due to heavy traffic. Rangers on horse patrol can spot possible car burglars, food left in sight in vehicles, and bear problems better than foot and vehicle patrols can. I heard a unit call in service on horseback today, but the he used the Sierra designator.