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Classroom

Mondays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
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  • New Member Orientation

    • September 8th

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  • Intro to SAR 48-Hour Packs

    • September 29th 

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  • CPR Certification

  • How to Interact with Subjects with Cognitive Disabilities

    • October 6th

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  • Intro to Bones

    • December 1st â€‹

Coroner's Office​ 

2925 37th Ave SW​

Tumwater, WA 98512

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  • Intro to Low Angle Ropes

    • February 2nd ​

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Emergency Coordination Center

9521 Tilley Rd S, Building E

Olympia, Washington 98512

*Unless otherwise noted 

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Field

Search and Rescue Mission Basics​​

  • October 25th to 26th (overnight)

  • ECC and Millersylvania State Park

  • Mission basics, legal considerations, wilderness and team safety, and search tactics

 

​Wilderness First Aid

  • November 8th and 9th at ECC

  • Subject assessment, first aid, splinting, and wound care, etc. 

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Rescue Skills

  • December 6th to 7th (overnight)

  • Glacial Heritage Preserve

  • Field subject assessment, subject stabilization, evacuation, and litter packaging 

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Navigation and Radio

  • January 24th and 25th at ECC

  • Land navigation, GPS, and radio communication

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Navigation Practice

  • February 20th to 22nd (overnight) 

  • Capitol Forest

  • Field navigational skills and exercises 

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 Training Final

  • March 14th to 15th (overnight)

  • Capitol Forest

  • Final demonstration of all learned skills

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*Searchers are required to provide their own equipment, acquired by the first overnight on October 25th.

Check out the equipment list.

Additional Requirements

 

Complete one time, no renewal required:

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Complete every year:

 

Complete every two years:

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Complete every three years:

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing Search and Rescue services in Thurston County and surrounding areas throughout Washington State.

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