Washington State SAR Conference Classes
Pre-Conference Classes – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – June 21-23-2022
Class Title |
Instructor |
K-9 HRD Training |
Dr. Lisa Briggs and Edwin Grant |
K-9 Trailing Training |
Jennifer Hall |
K-9 Training – Area – Air Scent |
Roy Pescador |
Wilderness First Aid |
Al Wurth |
Thursday Classes – June 23 – 2022
Class Title |
Instructor |
Planning for an Evidence Search |
Dr. Guy Mansfield & Eric Rosenberg |
SARTopo for Field Responders & Practice |
Eric Rosenberg |
Bone Identification Workshop |
Dr. Barbara Hewitt |
ICE Rescue – Plans – Equipment – Resource Management |
C.M. Sam Jenkins |
WASART – Response and Resources – Demonstration |
Jeff Dahl |
K-9 Thousand-Hour Eyes: Learning to Read Scenting Dogs |
Steve White |
ATV-UTV Training (Thursday & Friday) |
Jeff Salazar |
Friday – Saturday – Sunday Classes – June 24-26-2022
Class Title |
Instructor |
Why Searches Fail |
Dr. Guy Mansfield |
SARTopo |
Eric Rosenberg |
SAR Leadership |
C.M. Sam Jenkins |
Fund Raising 101 |
Dana Lerma |
ICS and SAR |
Terry Lerma |
Survival-Shelter-Building |
Angelyn Gates |
Navigation – Maps – Map and Compass |
Deputy Mike McCloud |
Introduction to Search and Search Management in the Urban Environment |
Chris Young |
Recruitment-Retention |
Conference Staff |
SAR Council Breakout Session |
Angelyn Gates |
Advances in SAR |
Dr. Robert Koester |
Abduction Search – Lessons Learned |
Chris Young |
How to Develop a Training Program and Classes |
Anthony Bittman |
BACKCOUNTRY FIRST AID FOR ANIMALS |
Jeff Dahl, DVM |
Decision making and problem solving in SAR |
Dr. Don Cooper |
Searching for Dementia Walkaways |
Vicki Shuleski & Erik Swanson |
Scent Theory: Airscent |
Roy Pescador / Whitney Lewis |
Devil’s Slide Search – Mission Review |
Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ellis Nale, King County Sheriff’s Dept. Detective Ed Christian, WA State SAR Planning Unit – Guy Mansfield and Lauren Heitmann |
Effective Teams vs Herding Cats – Volunteer Unit |
Don Blakely |
Gender and SAR |
Katie McGee, PT, DPT |
Go Fast, Go Far: Assessing Your Team’s Reliability |
Dr. Scott Hammond |
Don’t sweat it: Update on Prevention and Treatment of Heat Injuries in Wilderness SAR Settings |
Phoebe Duke |
Human Decomposition (How, What, Why) |
Jim Curtice Yakima County Coroner |
Hypothermia |
Bill Hatch |
Introduction to Search and Search Management in the Urban Environment |
Chris Young |
Lost Person Behavior: Demographics and Diversity Implications |
Sgt. Randy Antonio |
K-9 Evidence Searches |
Robyn Moug K9 Handler; Beth Everson K9 Handler; Deputy Thad Shultz SAR Coordinator |
K-9 Water Search Strategies |
Roy Pescador / Whitney Lewis |
Training the Tracking/Trailing K9 for Success in the Field |
Jennifer Hall |
SAR Team Leader Preparation and Organization – SMEAC |
Don Blakely |
Primary Assessment of the Injured Subject |
Bill Hatch |
COUNTY SAR COUNCIL/BOARD/SO BREAKOUT SESSION |
Angelyn Gates |
Leadership Development |
W.O. Gillespie |
Team Development |
Conference Staff |
SAR Working with Airlift NW |
Suzy Beck, RN, BSN, CFRN, EMT and Kate Knutson, RN, BSN, CCRN |
Situational Awareness in SAR Response |
Charley Shimanski |
SARTopo for the Field Responder |
Eric Rosenberg |
Search Planning for Searchers |
Dr. Don Cooper |
If it Wiggles, Splint it. If it Leaks, Plug it. |
Phoebe Duke |
Strategies for the Use & Management of Spontaneous Volunteers |
Erik Swanson |
Stop the Bleed/Trauma Care for SAR Personnel |
Sean M. Hancock, MSPA, PA-C |
Survival Skills and Shelter Building for SAR Members |
Angelyn Gates |
The Lost Person Behavior app and the Bike Wheel Model Initial SAR Response |
Dr. Robert Koester |
This Could Happen to You… TOMORROW! Accidents in Helicopter Rescue Operations |
Charley Shimanski |
Tips and Tricks with Advanced GPS |
Phoebe Duke |
Trauma in SAR Volunteers: Ways to Care for Yourself and Your Teammates |
Jessi Beyer |
Urban Search: Immediate Actions |
Sgt. Randy Antonio |
Virtual Search Planning |
Paul Burke |
SAR AND WASART – WORKING TOGETHER |
WASART Staff |
When Rescue Becomes Recovery: How to locate human remains |
Dr. Barbara Hewitt |
Why Searches Fail |
Dr. Guy Mansfield |
Wilderness Wound Care |
Sean M. Hancock, MSPA, PA-C |
SAR in the National Park Service |
Kristin Kirschner |
Lifeflight – SAR and Lifeflight |
Lifeflight Staff |