Provided by American Avalanche Institute
Salt Lake
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
ProAvSAR, January 17-21, 2023.
Intro evening zoom (Jan 17), 4 field days w/ classroom component (Jan 18-21), plus online curriculum.
For professional rescuers - from ski patrollers to SAR teams to Mountain Guides to Law Enforcement/EMS/Fire, focused on both large and small scale organized rescue.
This course is designed for Professional Ski Patrollers, Search and Rescue Team members, Law Enforcement/EMS/Fire and Mountain Guides. The rescue-driven curriculum builds on the basic skill set introduced in Level 1 & 2 avalanche courses. The majority of this syllabus will focus on the management of both large and small scale organized rescue from the initial deployment of rapid response teams to multi-day, multi-agency operation logistics. The course will consist of one evening session, three field sessions, and self-paced online learning.
This course will cover the following:
Incident Command System in Avalanche Rescue
Scene Safety
Technology updates (including RECCO, Transceivers, Airbags, etc.)
Shoveling and Probing strategies
Resource Management
Victim care and avalanche burial complications
Recent research on avalanche survivability
Snow Anchors & Rigging Specifications (Sked, Rescue Bubble, etc.)
Technical Terrain Management (lowering/raising)
Getting Along – Developing relationships between Patrols, Law Enforcement and SAR groups