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Terrestrial SAR Course
Basic Course Duration: Instructed in English – 5 days;
Instructed in translation – 10 days
Advanced Course Duration: Instructed in English – 5 days;
Instructed in translation – 10 days
Course Format: Classroom and practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Pre-requisites Basic: Nil
Pre-requisites Advanced: Basic
This course is essential for any individual or team involved in the searching for and rescuing of lost
persons in any type of terrain. Consisting of both practical and theory based learning, participants
will achieve a high level of competence in ground search and rescue. This program meets the
training requirements for National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 1670 wilderness search and rescue and the competencies outlined by the National SAR Secretariat of Canada.
At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:
Understand typical search protocols
Understand topographic maps and perform map reading
Utilize a compass and perform navigation
Understand safety in the field
Comprehend basic survival and first aid
Utilize a global positioning system (GPS)
Utilize radio communications
Understand lost person behavior
Comprehend and utilize search techniques
Perform basic tracking
Understand helicopter awareness and perform operations
Operate in an area where wildlife exists
Perform different search patterns and types
Water Rescue Course
Course Duration: Instructed in English – 3 days;
Instructed in translation – 6 days
Course Format: 1 day classroom and 2 days practical exercises
Certification: Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion
Pre-requisites: The ability to swim
Participants in this Water Rescue course will receive skills and knowledge around identifying risks,
self-rescue and low-risk options for rescuing others. This course is desirable training for anyone who
works in this high risk environment including firefighters, rescuers, resource management personnel
and outdoor guides. This program meets the training requirements for National Fire Protection
Agency (NFPA) 1670 water search and rescue technician level.
At the end of this highly interactive training, participants will be able to:
Understand water dynamics and water-related physiology
Respond to the signs and symptoms of significant medical problems related to water
Posses a working knowledge of water rescue equipment
Function with helicopters as a rescue asset
Rescue and extricate a patient from the water
Safely swim and maneuver so as to negotiate river hazards and obstacles
Handle small inflatable boats
Operate communications systems
Perform in on-scene leadership and responsibilities roles
Provide rescue team organization and victim responses
Utilize applicable climbing and technical rescue gear
Ford shallow and fast-moving water
Cross deep, slow-moving and fast-moving water utilizing basic climbing gear, small boats
and in combination