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BASIC SEARCH AND RESCUE SKILLS
Developed by Rick LaValla, Rick Hood, Richard Smith, Norm Lawson, Guy Kerr
(a 2 to 5 course)
SAR management and SAR field response has changed greatly in the past few years. Searches no longer last for days or weeks. Usually they are over in 24 to 48 hours. This Course and Handbook recognizes these changes and focuses on current SAR field “best practices” and techniques.
The Course and Handbook was written to provide:
- 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 experienced SAR field and management personnel.
- Information about the duties and tasks of SAR field responders.
- Current information on SAR field responder clothing, equipment, and how to best utilize these items.
- Details on the latest search techniques, what methods work best, how to search in the field, and how to get the best results during a search.
- Information on SAR specialties such as tracking, survival, emergency medical care, and subject packaging and transport.
Course Content:
- Introduction: SAR Overview; Getting Involved with SAR.
- Outdoor Skills, Equipment: Fitness for SAR; Clothing; Outdoor/SAR Equipment; Field Health and Hygiene; Navigation; Foot Travel; Environmental Hazards in SAR; Animal, Insect, Snake Hazards; First Aid.
- Search: Search Management Crucials; Search Area / Confinement; Lost Person Behavior; Search Tactics and Resources; Search Principles and Techniques (How to Search); Search Team Leader; Tracking; Inland Water Search; Evidence Handling.
- Rescue: Rope Rescue Equipment; Rope Knots and Skills; Rescue and Evacuation
- Survival: Survival (Body Management); Short Term Survival Skills.
- Other Topics (Addendums): Callout / Check-In; Check Out, Post Mission; Critical Incident Stress; Communications; SAR Technology; Helicopter Operations; Air Observer Guidelines; Cold Weather Nutrition; Hypothermia; Snowmobile/Winter SAR; SAR Transportation; Mountain Bike SAR; Search Management Actions; ICS Orientation; Legal Aspects; Urban Search; PSAR; Basic SAR Skills Benchmarks.
For more information contact Rick@SearchAndRescueTraining.com
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NEW TRAINING COURSES ARE NOW BEING FINALIZED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CO, WA (2), NM, and WY.
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- You can plan now for this fall or next spring training. Get the dates you want, that will best meet YOUR schedule. Rick at SearchandRescueTraining.com is available to work with you on dates, course cost etc.
- For planning purposes, typical cost for the "Search Management System (SMS)" workshop (just updated in April of 2008) is approximately $125.00 per student plus a $40.00 per student 300 page workbook. The cost includes all instructor travel, fees etc. Your training will also be advertised on the web site if you wish to open the course to personnel outside of your area. Please contact Rick for a firm quote.
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“Really enjoyed the class. I've been telling the SAR coordinator that MSO was a good class but something was missing. This seminar fills that gap nicely.”
“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
