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TRAINING
Classroom
Classroom sessions (Late September-Early April) on Monday evenings at 7-9 PM
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Introduction to SAR & Mission Basics
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Survival Skills
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Search Techniques:
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Types 1-3 (Hasty, etc)
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Type 4 (Evidence)
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Bones
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Safety
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Urban Searches
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CPR/AED​
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Packaging and Evacuation
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Evacuation Packaging​
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Litter and wheel​
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Basic Rescue Knots:
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Useful Knots
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Basic Low Angle Rope Assists
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Helicopter Safety
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Navigation:
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How to Read Maps
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Topography
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Grid Location
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UTM/USNG
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How to Use a Compass
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Bearings and Back-Bearings​
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Triangulate Position
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GPS Usage
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Basic Mapping Technology
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SARTopo​
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Avenza
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Legal Issues with SAR in WA State
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Communication (Radios, location etc)
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Man Tracking​
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Field
Weekend field training sessions
(4-5 overnight)​
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Survival and Search Weekend​​
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Basic Survival
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Search Skills:
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Search Types
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Strategies
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Terminology​
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Team building​
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Mock Search​
​Wilderness First Aid​ Weekend
Classroom: 2 - eight hour days
No overnight
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Subject Assessment
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Subject Stabilization (inc. Hypothermia Protocol)
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Rescue Skills Weekend
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Subject Assessment
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Subject Stabilization
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Evacuation and Field Practice
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PPE, BBP
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Mock Search
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Field Navigation I Weekend
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Field Navigation Skills and Exercises
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Compass Use
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Map Use
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Pacing
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Triangulation
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Field Navigation II Weekend
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Map and Compass Final Exercise
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GPS Use
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Radio Use
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Mock Search Practical
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County-wide Mock Search Exercise
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Searchers are required to provide their own equipment. Check out the equipment list.
Additional Requirements
Complete one time, no renewal required:
Complete every year:
Complete every two years:
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Boy Scouts of America Youth Protection Training ​(Venturing Crews)
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CPR/AED
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Wilderness First Aid - can be completed with the unit or externally
Complete every three years:
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Topical online exams as provided by the unit
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Individual Recertification