Date:
May 31-June 2, 2019
Time:
08:00
a.m., Friday, May 31, 2019 through 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 2019
Location:
Newcastle
Fire Department, 19 Fairgrounds Road, Newcastle, WY 82701
Course
Cost: $350.00 payable to Weston County Sheriff’s
Search and Rescue, PO Box 989, Newcastle, WY 82701 - $100 deposit required to reserve space in
this class, due by May 10, 2019.
Meals
& Accommodations:
Hotels are available in town. Ask for
special rates at Fountain Motor Inn (307-746-4426) or Newcastle Lodge and
Convention center (307-746-2600). Meals and snacks are provided from Friday
breakfast through Sunday lunch.
There
are NO prerequisites for this training presentation. This tracking course is open to all persons
with tracking interests regardless of previous experience or training and will
focus on primary training for beginning or novice student interests. This will
be a certification course for all eligible students. All tracking students will be provided
training at an appropriate level for their development and upward progress.
Course
Content: This
will be a 24 hour course beginning at 8:00 am Friday
May 31, 2019 with registration and lecture including power point presentation
to provide Novice and Basic tracker understanding of training methodology,
techniques and procedures. The
presentation supports field training by providing student understanding of
training methods, manner and objectives.
“Tracking” is a first response primary search resource used to verify witness
statements, establish the “PLS”, direction of subject travel and following the
physical evidence to the missing person.
Field training will allow “student tracking team” experimentation and
“hands-on” practice of fundamental tracking
techniques. Novice students will
progress from initial identifying a print, to “step-by-step” every track
concept of following an identified sign line and practical tracking team
response.
This
is a “skill development” training program for Apprentice and Journeyman Tracker
students. Students at these levels have
acquired Basic Tracker understanding and will be introduced to practical
tracking techniques and applications necessary to become a viable resource for
SAR missions. Students at all training levels will be individually challenged
with additional advanced tracking concepts and techniques. Journeyman Tracker
students will be provided advanced training objectives working with Novice and
Apprentice students and separately in simulated actual SAR and law enforcement
mission scenarios.
Please bring to this training course your current training
manual and tracking logs. Should you anticipate challenging the
certification board for advancement: Please advise your trainer in
advance so that person may prepare a recommendation and your training records;
you must bring your personal tracking and training logs and records.
Student Needs: Students should be physically fit and equipped for SAR field response. Field practice will continue during any inclement weather, students should be properly prepared with wet/dry, cold/hot weather gear. Knee pads may be helpful. Students need to bring a pen/pencil, note pad, small measuring tape, 5/8 inch doweling or similar, 36 to 40 inches long, with three rubber bands to use as a tracking stick and a three cell flashlight. Signed copies of Joel’s book are available by direct contact with Joel
Registration:
Students
must pre-register by May 10, 2019 for this course with a $100 deposit. If you have any questions regarding the class
or class location please contact Chuck Franklin or Lynn Busskohl at 307-746 -8404 for Chuck or 307-680-7798 for Lynn. Send your
deposit to: Weston County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue - c/o Lynn Busskohl,
PO Box 989, Newcastle, WY 82701.
Pre-registered students failing to attend this course without a
reasonable excuse will be assessed the $100.00 service fee.
Sponsor
Information: This
course is sponsored by Weston County Trackers. All interested law enforcement
and SAR volunteer personnel are invited to attend.