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Requirements

There are a set of minimum requirements every member of KCSARA must adhere to in order to participate in mission activities.

Personal Training Records

Your personal training records are available here. Please periodically review this information and help us keep your records up-to-date.

Unit Training

Each of the member units within KCSARA establishes and holds their own training. Some of this unit training satisfies the minimum training required by KCSARA.

KCSARA Academy

Once or twice a year, KCSARA holds an academy which offers entry level classes and refreshers for the required courses, in addition to some educational electives.

Washington State SAR Conference

Once a year the Washington State Search and Rescue Conference is held. Hosted by different Washington counties, the conference rotates to a different county each year.

Mission Time

Some training requirements can be satisfied though participation in missions.

Third-party Courses

Some third-parties conduct training that satisfies the minimum training required by KCSARA.

Training Directors

Unit Training Directors and staff, this page is for you.

Washington State SAR Conference

All of the courses required for emergency workers and SAR volunteers are offered at the annual Washington State Search and Rescue Conference, and KCSARA accepts any course taught at the SAR Conference at face value.

Locations and times

The 2012 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference The Klickitat County Sheriff, Rick McComas, and the Klickitat County Search and Rescue Volunteers are pleased to present the 2012 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference May 18-20, 2012 (Pre-Conference May 14-18).

Class Credit

Please make sure when you take a course at the conference that you sign in with the instructor, and that you leave with written proof that you completed the class. Then, when you return after the conference, provide a copy of the proof to your Unit representative and to KCSO. Always keep a copy in your own files. "No one looks out for Number 1 like Number 1."

Registration Reimbursement

KCSARA will not reimburse any of the cost of registration. The member Unit may so please lobby your unit..

Last updated on February 02, 2012.