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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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Now is the time to plan for fall 2011 and winter 2012 courses. Plan early and get the dates that will best meet YOUR schedule. Contact Rick today with any questions Learn More
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Upcoming Courses
December 3, 2011
Spokane, WA
SMS Practicum
Contact: CLASS FULLJanuary 20 – 22, 2011
Corvallis, OR
Search Management Systems (SMS)
Contact: CLASS FULLFebruary 17 -19
- Snohomish, WA
Contact: CLASS FULL - More Courses
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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
