TRAINING
Classroom
Classroom sessions (October-April) on Monday evenings at 7 PM
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Introduction to SAR & Mission Basics
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Search Skills:
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Evidence
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Bones
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Safety
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Urban Searches
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Radio use
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Subject Assessment:
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Assessment Skills
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Evacuation Packaging
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Hypothermia Protocol
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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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Belays
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Helicopter Training
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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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Legal Issues with SAR in WA State
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Man Tracking​
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Field
Weekend field training sessions (5 - 7, some overnight)​
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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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Wilderness First Aid​
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Rescue Skills:
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Subject Assessment
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Evacuation and Field Practice
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CPR/BBP/AED
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Mock Searches
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Field Navigation I:
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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:
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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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Man-Tracking Field
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Mock Search Practical: 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/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