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Ever wonder where and who sponsors the “Search Management Systems” courses? Below is a partial list of agencies, organizations, and teams that have held SMS courses over the last ten years. Many of the agencies, organizations and teams have requested this course many times over the years.
Aberdeen Police Department (SD)
Archuleta County (CO)
Aspen Mountain Rescue (CO)
Arizona Search Track and Rescue
Arizona State Emergency Management
Badlands National Park (SD)
Big Bend National Park (TX)
Buffalo National River (AR)
Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit (OR)
Deschutes County (OR)
Dinosaur National Monument Jointly with Colorado
Northern Community Collage
Elkhorn SAR (MT)
Isle Royale National Park (MI)
Jackson County (OR)
K9 Search and Rescue Team (CO)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (WA)
Lane County (OR)
Lincoln County Sherriff’s SAR Team (WY)
Mark 9 SAR (AZ)
New Mexico State Police (NM)
North Cascades National Park (WA)
Ohio Special Response Team
Phoenix Mountain Rescue (AZ)
Saguaro National Park (AZ)
Skagit Valley community College (WA)
Snomamish County (WA)
Spokane County (WA)
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (MN)
St Joseph Police Department (MO)
Tacoma Mountain Rescue (WA)
Teton SAR (WY)
Tip Top Search and Rescue (WA)
Uinta County Sheriff’s SAR Team (WY)
Vermilion Community College (MN)
Voyageurs National Park (MN)
Wallowa County (OR)
Washington State Department of Emergency Management
Washington State SAR Conferences
Whatcom County (WA)
For planning purposes; cost for a typical Search Management Systems (SMS) 3 day course - average $200.00 per student including 300 page workbook, Initial Response Notebook, instructor fee, travel, and motel expenses. – (Above sample cost is computed assuming a minimum of 25 attendees). Contact Rick to work with you on dates, course, cost etc. A FIRM QUOTE IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
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Wilderness Search and Rescue Training:
Basic Search and Rescue Skills
SAR management and SAR field response have changed greatly in the past few years. Searches no longer last for days or weeks. Usually they are over in 24 to 48 hours. Guidance to SAR field responders on the best practices and techniques to use and is designed to be used by both new SAR field responders and experiences SAR field and management personnel. A CD of this course is available to conduct your own “BASIC SAR RESCUE SKILLS” training. Slides are unlocked on this CD so you can add or subtract slides to meet your own organizations training needs.
Course length: 2 – 3 days.
Search Team Leadership Skills
(How to Search and How to Lead a Search Team)
This course covers skills needed in order to be able to perform as a leader of a search team. Some of the units covered in this course are, team leader duties, responsibilities, overview of a search team, how does a team leader lead, tasks, job description, team leader knowledge and skills.
Course length: 2 – 3 days.
Search Management Systems (SMS)
Regardless of how large or complex a search becomes, the proper initial actions are identical and crucial to success. Effective initial actions can maximize subject survivability and detention, minimize cost, and establish a firm foundation for those incidents that become unusually complex. The SMS course focuses on providing participants the tools needed to confidently make decisions which will maximize the saving lives. This course meets the requirements for DHS/FEMA NIMS IS-200 and NWCG NIIMS I-200. This is our most popular training course.Course length: 24 hours.
SMS Practicum
This new 8 hour course was designed to give students supervised practical application management training previously studied. This course is the “next step” for students that have completed the SMS, SMIRC, or other management training courses such as Management the Search Function (MSF), Managing Search Operations (MSO), and the NASAR Managing the Lost Person Incident (MLPI).Course length: 1 day.
Search Management for the Initial Response Incident Commander (SMIRC)
Most SAR incidents are received by personnel who have little or no background/knowledge of SAR, yet because they are the responsible agency they must begin actions. The authors of this course have developed a “best practices” SOP (6 steps) and field guide that leads the course participant though the “must do” task for the first operational period (0 to 24 hours).-
An Instructor CD of this course is available to conduct your own SMIRC training. Slides are unlocked on this CD so you can add or subtract slides to meet your own organizations training needs.
Course length: 2 days.
Urban Search and Rescue Training:
Urban Search Management For The Initial Response Incident Commander
Managing urban search and rescue operations can be among the most difficult and challenging Search and Rescue task the experienced Incident Commander may ever be asked to undertake. No text or course has previously existed that focuses and adapts the principles of wilderness rural search management on the urban situation.Course length: 2 days.
Why use Goodman and associates for your training needs?
We are the only national search and rescue training company requiring all instructors have at least 15 years field experience participating as a SAR team member, team leader, ICS General Staff, and ICS Command Staff. Plus ALL SAR management instructors have a history of representing agencies as Incident Commanders. Instructors have proven instructor skills and have conducted training throughout North America, Canada, United Kingdom, Arctic and Antarctica All Goodman and Associates instructors have presented SAR Papers and periodicals nationally, and have a history of presenting workshops at national international SAR conferences.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS TRAINING?
This seminar is designed for experienced rangers, deputies, SAR team members, land management law enforcement officers, rural fire and emergency services personnel, and other paid and volunteer personnel responsible for initiating or implementing search actions for missing persons. In short, it’s appropriate for anyone who has had experience and is concerned with what to do when faced with a missing person report.
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Many courses have been schedule for the 2012 year. However, all are closed for outside attendees. As we contract more courses we will post on website if they accept outside attendees.
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Would you like to host a course?
We have had a number of inquires about attending courses outside their own area. If you are tentative about hosting a course because of not thinking you could fill one, please contact Rick@SearchAndRescueTraining.com and he will send out email to a number of folks that are looking for courses to attend. We have had inquires from most states and even Africa wanting to attend courses. By attracting outside participation course cost can also be reduced.
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Developed by Hugh Dougher for police, deputies, firefighters, rangers, searchers and others who respond to reports of missing persons.
Initial Response Notebook
More Info Here
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“The planning process works! Once we get people trained under this new system things will run much smoother.”
” Just a note to say I enjoyed the class. The course was outstanding and it brought out the true sense of the "real" searches.”
For More Information Contact
Goodman & Associates
9519 Admiral Dewey Ave. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111
505 238-8669
Rick@SearchAndRescueTraining.com
