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Welcome to theWelcome to the

San Diego Sheriff’s San Diego Sheriff’s DepartmentDepartment

Search & Rescue AcademySearch & Rescue Academy

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of the 220 hour of the 220 hour

SAR Academy SAR Academy

Technical rescue training,Technical rescue training,10 classroom hours …10 classroom hours …

That finishes with a full-That finishes with a full-day field exercise.day field exercise.

First Aid &First Aid &

CPR CoursesCPR Courses

providing Title 22 First Aid & providing Title 22 First Aid & Professional Rescuer CPR Professional Rescuer CPR

certificationscertifications

During field exercises you During field exercises you will train with the different will train with the different

specialized unitsspecialized units

Including . . . .Including . . . .

The Mounted UnitThe Mounted Unit

The Canine UnitThe Canine Unit

THE MOTORIZED UNITTHE MOTORIZED UNIT

You’ll learn radio You’ll learn radio communicationcommunicationskills…skills…

and work with and work with

Mobile Command 1Mobile Command 1

There will be training in helicopter ops . . . .

And field And field exercises exercises including hot including hot loads . . . .loads . . . .

. . .And toe ins.. . .And toe ins.

You will learn map & compass and …

practice it in the fieldpractice it in the field

Man Tracking will teach you to Man Tracking will teach you to cut for sign and look for clues .cut for sign and look for clues .

Survival skills will teach you Survival skills will teach you

to improvise shelters,to improvise shelters,

carry the right equipment,carry the right equipment,

& pack it all well for

a night out!

Living out of your field Living out of your field packpack

for 24 hours includes…for 24 hours includes…

Making a shelter . . . . Making a shelter . . . .

& sleeping out with your field team.& sleeping out with your field team.

Survivors are treated to Survivors are treated to breakfast the next breakfast the next

morning!morning!

Field exercises will be Field exercises will be in the desert...in the desert...

and in the mountains…and in the mountains… Rain or shine!Rain or shine!

Welcome to

the

San Diego Sheriff’s

Search and Rescue

Bureau.