SarTOPO is a powerful mapping platform that places cutting-edge digital mapping tools at the fingertips of SAR Incident Support Teams. This course provides a comprehensive look at all the capabilities of SarTopo. The purpose of this course is to demonstrate and practice how to effectively integrate SarTopo tools and skills to your team’s search management.

This 8-hour course was designed to prepare emergency services responders to respond and take correct initial actions as an individual in starting an investigation and search for missing/injured subjects with a focus on lost persons with dementia and autism. It presumes the student to be well qualified for incident command level positions. This course will cover safety, the duties of an incident commander, incident size-up, mission documentation, initial search tactics, and the practical applications of lost person behavior in both lecture and hands on tabletop sessions based on real missions.

This presentation will focus on what to look for when doing cold case/remains searches.  Human Osteology, odontology, non-human comparisons, what the ground may look like at a burial site, what to look for and how to handle remains when found.  Exhibits to view and discuss.

16-hour course designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively respond to medical emergencies and injuries in remote and outdoor settings. Students will learn how to assess, treat, and manage common injuries and illnesses that may occur in wilderness environments, where access to medical help is limited or delayed. This course emphasizes hands-on training, scenario-based learning, and practical application of first aid principles in challenging outdoor conditions.

Take the SARTECH II practical field exam. Runs all day, both days and you can leave classes as the instructor allows you to run the course and finish class.

The  SARTECH II level of certification is the Operations level training for Wilderness SAR personnel. Persons who obtain this certification are to function within the limits of the certification described in the NASAR standards for SARTECH II. This course is a certification examination only. The education for this program can be received through instructor-led Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FUNSAR) program. 

Students must print out their Position Task Book (PTB) and bring it with them.

Establishing a field searcher’s clue and track awareness. The course provides information regarding the general responsibilities, skills, abilities, and the equipment needed by persons who wish to be “track aware.” Approximate 1-hours sessions run throughout both days.