Benton County, Oregon
http://www.co.benton.or.us/sheriff/ems/sar/academy.php?
Printed on Jun 19, 2013 @ 12:02 AM
Benton County Emergency Services – Search & Rescue Certification Courses
The 2013 Class is now FULL. Thanks for your interest and check back again next year.
The class schedule for the 2013 Benton County Search and Rescue Certification Course can be viewed by clicking here. The dates will remain the same but topics may be moved around to accommodate the instructors. The course will begin on Thursday, March 7th and end on May 5th. Classes are held Thursday nights 6:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday’s starting at 8:00 a.m. with various end times. The registration form is available here and the deadline to turn it in is February 16th .
In-process Benton County SAR members will have priority for limited seating. Current SAR members are also welcome to attend class sessions to refresh on their skills.
The following curriculum will be covered during the SAR Course and other topics may be added.
- Benton County SAR Plan
- Bones in the Field
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Canine Resources
- Clothing & Equipment
- Communications
- Crime Scene Investigations
- Critical Incident Stress
- ELT
- Emergency Responder Preparedness
- Environmental Injuries
- Equine Resources
- Fire
- Gear Fest
- HAZMAT Awareness
- Helicopter Operations - NG
- Intro to ICS
- Intro to SAR
- Leave no Trace
- Lost Subject Behavior
- Oregon Revised Statue 404
- Rescue
- Search Leadership
- Search Techniques & Strategies
- Shelter
- Tracking
- Water
- Wilderness Nav Pt 1 (Intro)
- Wilderness Nav Pt 2 (GPS)
- Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVOC)
- START Triage
- Visual Searching Strategies
Benton County Search and Rescue involves not only searching for missing people and rescuing injured hikers, climbers, skiers, hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts, but body recoveries, evidence searches and disaster response as well.
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