TRAINING PROGRAM
AND SYLLABUS
First Year
> Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, (FUNSAR), classes               
   throughout the year at weekly meetings.  Trainees will challenge     
   the SARTECH II exam in May.
> Heart Association CPR, First Aid, and AED class plus a Wilderness
   First Aid Class.
> Use of team rescue gear at the basic level.
> Land Navigation to include map reading, compass, pacing, and       
   basic terrain association.
> How to build a 24 hour pack.
> Basic level mantracking.
> Litter handling and basic patient packaging.
> Weekend training each month.

All Trainees will have had the opportunity to become a SARTECH II
and receive all of the other training and qualifications to become
Callout certified by mid-May of their first year.
Second Year
> DOT  First Responder Class. (Approx. 70 hours of instruction).        
    Includes the DOT curriculum and the AHA CPR for the Healthcare  
    Provider course. Additional modules include Wilderness Medical     
    skills.
> Additional SAR skills- Rescue gear, communications, basic ICS,      
   rope skills, helicopter operations and LZ set-up, SAR K-9 tactics,     
   etc.
> Intermediate Land Navigation which includes terrain interpretation,  
   cross-country navigation, individual and team long-distance             
   navigation, and night NAV as a crew member.  May serve as the      
   primary navigator on training and actual missions.  Basic GPS         
   classes are taught and encouraged.
> Intermediate level mantracking skills and practice.
> Second Year Callout members will serve as Crew Members on        
   SAR missions.
Third Year
> Advanced Search and Rescue Skills, (ADSARS), classes at Team   
   meetings to challenge the SARTECH I exam in February or March.
> Advanced Land Navigation which includes day, night, rough            
   terrain, and foul weather as a Crew Leader in training.  Use of team
   GPS units and
MAPTECH  software.
> Advanced SAR skills which includes low-angle rope rescue,             
   medical strike teams, patient packaging and water operations.
> Advanced mantracking day and night.
> Serve as Crew Leaders on trainings and some SAR missions.
Fourth Year and Beyond
> Receive Crew and Field Leader training and practice.
> Receive training for Operations if interested.
> Serve as Instructors for the different Year Groups.
> Take additional SAR related courses as determined by the group.
> Serve as Crew Leaders on actual SAR missions.