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ARIZONA SAR CONFERENCE 2009

September 18-20, 2009
Salvation Army Camp, Heber, AZ
As of 6-17-09  1400 hrs

Friday, September 18^th
K9 Track:  See K9 SAR Schedule for list of classes and activities for the weekend
Mounted Track:  See Mounted SAR Schedule for list of classes and activities for the weekend

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0800-1700:  Wilderness First Aid (SOLO)* – Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Assoc.

0800-1700:  Map and Compass ### - Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Assoc.

 0800-1700:  Basic GPS***** - Coconino County Sheriff’s SAR

 0800-1200:  Basic ATV*** - Coconino/Pima/Cochise/Yuma  SAR 

0800-1200:  Basic UTV**** - Mohave County SAR

 0800-1200:  Wilderness Survival – Maricopa County Sheriff’s SAR

 0800-1200:  PLB/ELT Direction Finding ####– Civil Air Patrol

 0800-1200:  SAR Management Computer Software Intro@ – David Lovelock / Eric Johnson

 0800-1200:  Alzheimer's Disease Considerations for SAR – Teepa Snow

 1000-1200:  Vehicle Track Awareness – Mohave County SAR

1200-1300:  LUNCH

1300-1700:  Tracking (8 hrs) # - Mohave County Sheriff’s SAR  (Continues Saturday 0800-1200)

 1300-1700:  NASAR SARTECH II Test (written test/pack check) ## – Sonoran SAR

 1300-1700:  Advanced ATV Search Tactics ** - Maricopa County SAR – High Desert

 1300-1500:  Mine Safety Awareness – Mohave County SAR

 1300-1700:  Swiftwater Rescue Awareness – Southern Arizona Rescue Assoc

 1300-1700:  Fear and Panic / CISD – Maricopa County Sheriff’s SAR

 1300-1700:  Clandestine Labs and Wildland Grow Awareness – Coconino County S.O.

 1300-1700:  Alzheimer's Disease Considerations for SAR – Teepa Snow

 1300-1700:  AZDPS Helicopter Safety – AZDPS Aviation

 1500-1700: Dangerous Critters (poisonous reptiles and insects)- Clint Miller

1800-2000:  DINNER and KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Saturday, September 19^th

0800-1700:  Wilderness First Aid* – Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Assoc.

 0800-1700:  Basic GPS*****- Coconino County Sheriff’s SAR

 0800-1700:  NASAR SARTECH II Test ## – Sonoran  SAR

 0800-1700:  Map and Compass ### – Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Assoc

 0800-1200:  Advanced ATV Search Tactics** – Maricopa Co. SO SAR High Desert

 0800-1000:  Mine Safety Awareness – Mohave County SAR

 0800-1200:  Swiftwater Awareness – Southern Arizona Rescue Assoc

 0800-1200:  Wilderness Survival – Maricopa County Sheriff’s SAR

 0800-1000:  Cellphone data searches- Civil Air Patrol

 0800-1200:  Clandestine Labs and Wildland Grow Awareness - Coconino County S.O.

 0800-1200:  AZDPS Helicopter Safety – AZDPS Aviation

 0800-1200:  Alzheimer's Disease Considerations for SAR– Teepa Snow

 0800-1200:  Basic ATV*** Coconino/Pima/Cochise/Yuma  SAR

 1000-1200:  USAF 305^th Rescue Squadron demonstration (Pavehawk Helo)

 1000-1200: Dangerous Critters (poisonous reptiles and insects)- Clint Miller

 1000-1200:  Vehicle Track Awareness – Mohave County SAR

1200-1300:  LUNCH

1300-1700:  SAR Management Computer Software Intro @– David Lovelock / Eric Johnson

 1300-1700:  Alzheimer's Disease Considerations for SAR- Teepa Snow

 1300-1700:  Basic UTV****- Mohave County SAR

 1300-1700:  Basic ATV*** Coconino/Pima/Cochise/Yuma  SAR

 1300-1700:  Advanced ATV Search Tactics** – Maricopa County SO SAR High Desert

 1300-1700:  Fear and Panic / CISD– Maricopa County Sheriff’s SAR 

 1300-1700:  AZDPS Helicopter Safety – AZDPS Aviation

 1300-1700:  PLB/ELT Direction Finding ####– Civil Air Patrol

 1300-1700:  Tracking  (8 hrs)- Mohave County Sheriff’s SAR (Continues on Sunday from 0800-1200)

 1300-1700: Air Operations-Ground and Air Unit Coordination- Yavapai County Air Posse

1800-2100:  DINNER / AWARDS / RAFFLE

Sunday, September 20^th

 0800-1200:  SAR Management Computer Software Intro @– David  Lovelock / Eric Johnson

 0800-1200:  Basic ATV*** Coconino/Pima/Cochise/Yuma  SAR

 0800-1200:  Basic UTV****- Mohave County SAR

 0800-1200:  PLB/ELT Direction Finding ####– Civil Air Patrol

 0800-1000:  Vehicle Track Awareness– Mohave County SAR

 0800-1200: Air Operations-Ground and Air Unit Coordination- Yavapai County Air Posse

 0800-1200:  Clandestine Labs and Wildland Grow Awareness – Coconino County S.O.

 0800-1200:  Wilderness Survival– Maricopa County Sheriff’s SAR

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Fees/ Pre-Registration / Pre-Requisites / Equipment Information:

 * = Wilderness First Aid  Limited to 24 students and there is a $125.00 fee, due at registration .  Please pre-register with James Langston at 602-464-6220.

 ** = Advanced ATV Search Tactics  Limited to 10 students per class.  Register when you check in at the Conference.  You must have an ATV, helmet, appropriate riding clothing and footwear, and your search pack.

 *** = Basic ATV  Limited to 8 students per class.  Register when you check in at the Conference.  You must have an ATV, helmet, and appropriate riding clothing and footwear.

 **** = Basic UTV  Limited to 5 students per class.  Register when you check in at the Conference.  You must have an UTV, helmet, and appropriate riding clothing and footwear.

 ***** = Basic GPS  Limited to 20 students per class.  Register when you check in at the Conference.  You must have map and compass experience, a GPS, search pack, appropriate clothing and footwear for the conditions, and be in reasonable physical fitness for the field exercise which will involve approximately 4 hours of hiking.

 # = Tracking  Limited to 20 students per class.  Register when you check in at the Conference.  You must have your search pack and appropriate clothing and footwear for the conditions.  A tracking stick, measuring tape, and notepad/pencil are highly recommended.

 ## = NASAR SARTECH II Test  Limited to 20 students.  Fee of $55.00 is required.  It will be added to your registration.  Pre-Registration is required.  Please pre-register with James Langston at 602-464-6220.

 ### = Map and Compass  Limited to 20 students per class.  Register when you check in at the Conference.  You must have a compass (preferably with declination adjustment), search pack, appropriate clothing and footwear for the conditions, and be in reasonable physical condition for the field session.

 #### = PLB/ELT Direction Finding  If you have direction finding equipment please bring that with you to the course.

 @ = SAR Management Computer Software Intro  Bring a laptop computer with the .Net Framework installed.  The programs that will be discussed are available at wcasie.com as free downloads.