2019 TRACKING COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: ____September 13th through
15th, 2019____
Time: 08:00 a.m., Friday, __September
13th__ through 2:00 p.m., Sunday, _September 15th,
2019.
Location: Trinity Pines Camp
& Conference Center – 349 Cabarton Rd. Cascade, Idaho
Course Cost: $405.00__
payable to _Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue Unit (IMSARU)_, 744 S.
Colfax Street, Boise, ID 83709._____
- $100
deposit required to reserve space in this class, due by 8/24/19____.
Meals & Accommodations: Dormitory style accommodations
are provided Thursday, 9/12/19___ through Saturday, 9/14/19__
nights. Meals and snacks are provided
from Friday Morning 9/13/19__ through Sunday noon 9/15/19__.
There
are NO prerequisites for this training presentation. This tracking course is open to all persons
with tracking interests regardless of previous experience or training and will
focus on primary training for beginning or novice student interests. This will
be a certification course for all eligible students. All tracking students will be provided
training at an appropriate level for their development and upward progress.
Course Content: This will be a 24
hour course beginning at 8:00 am Friday _O9/13/19___ with
registration and lecture including power point presentation to provide Novice
and Basic tracker understanding of training methodology, techniques and
procedures. The presentation supports
field training by providing student understanding of training methods, manner
and objectives. “Tracking” is a first
response primary search resource used to verify witness statements, establish
the “PLS”, direction of subject travel and following the physical evidence to
the missing person. Field training will
allow “student tracking team” experimentation and “hands-on” practice of fundamental tracking techniques. Novice students will progress from initial
identifying a print, to “step-by-step” every track concept of following an
identified sign line and practical tracking team response.
This
is a “skill development” training program for Apprentice and Journeyman Tracker
students. Students at these levels have
acquired Basic Tracker understanding and will be introduced to practical
tracking techniques and applications necessary to become a viable resource for
SAR missions. Students at all training levels will be individually challenged
with additional advanced tracking concepts and techniques. Journeyman Tracker
students will be provided advanced training objectives working with Novice and
Apprentice students and separately in simulated actual SAR and law enforcement
mission scenarios.
Please
bring to this training course your current training manual and tracking
logs. Should you anticipate challenging the certification board for
advancement: Please advise your trainer in advance so that person may
prepare a recommendation and your training records; you must bring your
personal tracking and training logs and records.
Student Needs: Students should be
physically fit and equipped for SAR field response. Field practice will
continue during any inclement weather, students should be properly prepared
with wet/dry, cold/hot weather gear. Knee pads may be helpful. Students need to bring a pen/pencil, note
pad, small measuring tape, 5/8 inch doweling or similar, 36 to 40 inches long,
with three rubber bands to use as a tracking stick and a three cell
flashlight. Signed copies of Joel’s book
are available by direct contact with Joel at Joel@jhardin-inc.com
Registration: Students must
pre-register by August 24th, 2019_____ for this course with a
$100 deposit. If you have any questions
regarding the class or class location please contact __Mike Rowe_______
at (208) 866-2262 or by email at mrowe@adacounty.id.gov___. Send your
deposit to: _Idaho Mountain Search
& Rescue Unit______ - c/o Mike Rowe______ -_744 S. Colfax
Street, Boise, ID 83709______.
Pre-registered students failing to attend this course without a
reasonable excuse will be assessed the $100.00 service fee.
Sponsor Information: This course is
sponsored by Idaho Mountain Search & Rescue Unit (IMSARU)_________.
All interested law enforcement and SAR volunteer personnel are invited to
attend.
Note to Sponsor: After finishing this form to the best of
your abilities, please email it to: Jo Peterson at: jo@sisqtel.net