Parkland Search and Rescue Society

Parkland
Search and Rescue	' Training and working to bring our lost and injured home '
Society

Training Crest

	After receiving their initial training and orientation Parkland Search & Rescue Society members practice regularly throughout all four seasons of the year utilizing both indoor and outdoor sessions to learn something new, practice the fundamentals, teach and be taught by each other. Typically there is a different training session offered every week, usually on Wednesday evenings. There are also a number of weekend courses throughout the year offering various certifications. Most training courses are offered to members at no cost, however certain certification courses (especially weekend courses) do incur reasonable costs to members. Standard training sessions include but are not limited to:
	• Equipment Orientations (personal, medical, operations, rescue) • Ground Search Techniques - Review & Exercises • Map Reading and Sketching, Compass Navigation & Exercises • First Aid Medical Topics & Scenario Exercises • Tracking & Clue Finding Exercises • Command Post & Operations Setup • RCMP Crime Scene Evidence Protection & Exercises • Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation & Exercises • Basic Life Support (CPR) Recertification (offered 2-3 times per year) • Casualty & Stretcher Handling Exercises • Basic Low Angle Rescue (knots, anchors, pulleys, rappelling and belays) • Radio Communications
	Weekend training courses include but are not limited to:
	• Search & Rescue Fundamentals • Wilderness First Aid & Basic Life Support • Standard First Aid & Basic Life Support • Tracking (to various levels of skill) • Wilderness Survival • Mock Search Exercises • Team Leader Training • Civil Emergency Response
	There are also training opportunities within specialty areas in SAR depending on individual interest, commitment, and availability:
	• Tracking Specialty • Medical Specialty • Session Instructors • Rescue Specialty • Orienteering & Navigation • SAR Prevention & Education (Lost in the Woods, and Hug a Tree programs for children) • SAR Scene Management • PSAR Society Board of Directors

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