Mock Search and Rescue Drills 

Searching wilderness areas with and without Horses. Including types of search patterns, Critical Separation, Terrain issues, Weather issues, and Temperature issues. 

Crime Scene Preservation 

Proper techniques on how to preserve a crime scene until it can be released to a sworn officer of the law. Including protecting evidence and clues from the effects of weather and wildlife. 

First Aid & CPR 

Basic First Aid and CPR

Basic Search and Rescue 

Certification at Cambridge. Mandatory for all active members.  

Communications 

Training techniques include using a unified communications structure, proper radio protocols, and communications with multiple agencies 

Map reading

Covering map reading, topo maps, transparencies. Basic instructions on GPS units and compasses.

Radio Procedures

all aspects of radio use

Victim Behavior

Lost people are usually predictable. Their behavior can be charted depending upon age, gender, interests, physical and mental condition, time of day, weather, and terrain.

Search Strategy

The way a search is actually run depends on several variables: the length of time the subject has been missing; whether or not the subject's last seen place is known; weather; approaching weather; terrain; the subject's behavior profile; and the number of available searchers.

Clue Searches

Each searcher looking for the lost subject must be aware of items the subject has left behind, such as clothing, candy wrappers, cigarette butts, keys, or backpacks. Team members are trained to look up, to each side, and behind them every few steps while looking for these clues.

What is Incident Command

A widely used standard plan for managing an emergency scene having an incident commander and then breaking the emergency down into four working sections depending on the size and need of the scene. Most of our callouts will have us working under an incident commander – and perhaps a chain of command. We will learn how this system works.