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RT: Wilderness I/II
November 27
Over the Mountain Regional Training Center
Alabama
This course is based on NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications. This course will equip the student with the skills and knowledge to be able to prepare and operate in a search and rescue environment, evaluate lost person behavior, determine the need for specialty resources, apply appropriate search patterns, locate and process evidence, navigate in a wilderness environment, and manage certain aspects of search and rescue.
Due to the NFPA 1006 standard change, courses scheduled in 2024 can be located here: Technical Rescue Personnel: Wilderness Search and Rescue Awareness, Operations, and Technician
Prerequisites:
(Pro Board or IFSAC) Certified Rescue Technician: Rope I
Cost:
Instate Cost: 350
Out of State Cost: 590
Required Text:
Special Equipment:
Recommended Materials:
- Appropriate footwear
- Map and compass/GPS
- Extra water and a way to purify it
- Extra food
- Rain gear and extra clothing
- Safety items: fire, light, and a whistle
- First aid kit
- Knife or multi-purpose tool
- Sunscreen and sunglass
- Daypack/backpack