2019 TRACKING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: _Sept. 20th-22nd____
Time: 08:00 a.m., Friday, _20th__
through 2:00 p.m., Sunday, __22nd_
Location: __Can-Am SAR
Building, 75 Iowa Flats Road, Eureka MT. and Surrounding Area ______
Course Cost: $_325.00__
payable to Can-Am Lifeline SAR_, P.O. Box 161, Eureka, MT. 59917
- $100
deposit required to reserve space in this class, due by _Sept. 1st
_.
Meals & Accommodations: Tent & RV
camping available at SAR building with power available. Also, Ksanka Motel
located at the intersection of Hwy 93 and Hwy 37 will be offering a 10%
discount for that weekend for tracking members. Reservations prior to coarse
dates are recommended. Meals and snacks are provided from breakfast Friday_
through lunch Sunday.
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 Sept. 20th 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 D-cell
flashlight. Signed copies of Joel’s book
are available by direct contact with Joel at Joel@jhardin-inc.com
Registration: Students must
pre-register by _Sept. 1st __ for this course with a $100
deposit. If you have any questions
regarding the class or class location please contact Colby Cash__ at (406)
871-2166 or by email at canamcash@yahoo.com. Send your deposit to: Can-Am lifeline SAR - c/o Colby
Cash- P.O. box 515 Eureka, MT. 59917. 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 Can-Am Lifeline Search & Rescue. All interested law
enforcement and SAR volunteer personnel are invited to attend.
Note to Sponsor: After finishing this form to the best of
your abilities, please email it to: Jo Peterson at: jo@sisqtel.net