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SAR300 Ground Search II (Operations) - 20250510

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Full Description: Course Description:
This two day class is designed to expand upon the awareness level course and provides hands-on training for field personnel to effectively participate in ground search operations as a crew member. The knowledge and skills topics covered in this operations course include: SAR management at the crew level, survival, self-sufficiency, outdoor environmental hazards, outdoor clothing, personal equipment, backcountry travel skills, land navigation, ground crew search techniques & tactics, tracking lost/missing persons, handling evidence & crime-scene protection, basic knots for SAR, non-technical litter evacuation, and an outdoor mock search exercise. This course is based on NASAR standards for searching rural and wilderness environments.
Note: Since several field exercises are included in this course the student must come equipped for any weather and be prepared for physical exertion in the field.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate the proper technique to tie the Figure 8 and the Family of Eights
• Demonstrate the proper technique to tie the Clove Hitch, Double Fisherman’s and Prusik. The student must also demonstrate tying a Water Knot and Swiss Seat.
• Demonstrate the proper use of PPE for the environment.
• Demonstrate the successful method of building a fire with minimum resources sufficient to sustain a fire capable of boiling water.
• Function as a team member to successfully locate a lost person during a mock exercise.

Training Dates: 05/10/2025 - 05/11/2025

Prerequisites: AWR 160
SAR 200 Ground Search Techniques - Awareness
IS - 200 for Single Resources and Initial Action (Any Version)
Hazardous Materials Awareness

Registration Dates: 11/11/2024 - 05/10/2025

Available Seats: 2

Hours: 16h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: Deam Lake State Park
Nature Center
1217 Deam Lake Road
Borden, IN 47106

Reporting Instructions: Course begins at 0900 EST

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SAR300 Ground Search II (Operations) - 20250510