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Training Overview
SAR readiness depends on our team’s commitment to constant skills refinement. Prospective members bring many of these skills with them, but all of us work on the required abilities as described below.
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Recruiting & Resources
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Necessary SAR Skills
SAR requires familiarity with and ongoing training with a number of skills:
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Advanced Rope Systems
- Anchors
- Avalanche
- Climbing & Belay
- Compass & UTM Navigation
- Evidence
- First Aid
- Helicopter Operations
- Hiking & Planning
- Knots
- Lowering & Raising
- Swift water
- Tracking
- USAR
- Disaster Evacuation
- Winter Survival
SAR
Skill Set Details
Check out these briefs on various skills required for Search & Rescue.
