Indiana DHS SAR400 Training

SAR400 - GROUND SEARCH TECHNIQUES I (TECHNICIAN)

This two day course expands upon the operations course and is designed for the ground search crew leader. The knowledge and skills topics covered in this technician course include...

• SAR management at the crew leader level,
• leadership for crew, strike, & task force leader,
• crew safety & crew leader equipment,
• stress management,
• advanced land navigation,
• nighttime land navigation & field exercises,
• ground crew search tactics leadership & management,
• air-ground coordination,
• negotiating hazardous terrain,
• and an outdoor mock search exercise as a crew-leader.

This course is based on ASTM and NFPA standards for searching rural and wilderness environments.