Emergency Response International’s SAR publications and training programs continue to set the standard for state of the art theory and practice.We regularly provide SAR training around
the world to law enforcement agencies and training academies, volunteer
search and rescue groups, land management agencies, university students
and government agencies on basic, intermediate and advanced level field
skills and search management. Our standard course offerings range from basic SAR skills to train-the-trainer seminars. Each course can be custom designed to meet the specific needs of any organization. A wide variety of available topics allows the organization to pick those elements that best fit the need.
Subject Matter Workshops and Seminars
Many of these training programs are custom designed to meet the specific needs of the organization and may include several of the topics listed below:
Search management theory and practice
Incident command system
Liability and other legal issues
Coordination between law enforcement and volunteer agencies
Land navigation
Track and clue awareness
Low angle rescue
Signaling and the safe use of pyrotechnics
Electronic signals and direction finding: ELT, EPIRB, PLB
Outdoor safety for the SAR person
Clothing and equipment for the out of doors
Personal survival kit
Team equipment
Use of the computer in SAR
Investigating the missing person case
Law enforcement aviation unit support to search and rescue