Expect these classes

Here is a list showing many of the classes expected to be taught at SarCity this year. We are working on many other classes including a number of new medical classes.  This is not a final list of classes to be offered and some of these may not fly so be flexible.   If you would like to see a particular class not listed please let me know.  Be sure you check out the track classes also.    As instructors turn in updated info it will be available for your information.  Thanks   Abandoned Mines and hazards Basics of Search and Rescue Alzheimers Arson and bomb Auto Extrication Map and compass Survival Bone ID Child Abduction Edible Plants Crimes Against Children Crime Scenes Dehydration SAR Training Programs Drug Labs ELT GIS Helitac Sar Radio ICS Interview and Investigation Search Management Urban S&R Low Angle Rescue Man Tracking Media Relations Moulage Mountaineering   Cold Weather Nutrition Preditor Considerations SAR Dogs Leadership Small Unit Leadership Swift Water Rescue Underground S&R UTM Weapons of Mass Destruction

GIS
	We are pleased  that Tom Patterson will be back this year to put on his awesome GIS class.  Tom has retired from the Park Service and now works for ESRI who will be one of our vendors  this year.  Most of the class is in the computer lab where you learn and use GIS as it pertains to Search and Rescue.  See how great an asset this program can be.

Land Navigation

This four hour segment of instruction focuses on providing the level of map skills, and compass skills, necessary for the student to be able to properly perform as a navigator on a field search team.  Topographic maps, the UTM Coordinate System, grid readers, and orienteering compasses will be used during the class.  Practical exercises will be included which will assist the student in applying what was learned in class.  Students will need to bring and use an orienteering/sighting type of compass.  The compass must, at a minimum, have a base plate, a gun type or a peep type of sight, a flip up mirror, and orienting lines imprinted inside the base of the vial. INSTRUCTOR Joel Hudson has been involved in the search and rescue field for 19 years as a member of Blythe Search and Rescue.  He assisted in developing, and instructing, search and rescue related curriculum at Palo Verde College in Blythe.  In 2002, Joel assisted in the formation of the Riverside County Search and Rescue Council, which was later renamed and is now known as the Southeast Search and Rescue Council of California.  He also assisted in developing the council's yearly Basic Search and Rescue Course and SAR Tech II Exams.  Joel is a SAR Tech II, a SAR Tech II Evaluator, and an EMT.

MOULAGE

Moulage is a fun class where you can learn to add some pizazz to that rescue scenario by adding authenticity to the medical portion of your training.  Instead of saying our subject has a head injury, why not make it look like the real thing.  Steve Sutherland has been offering this class at SARCity since I can remember, and you never know what he is working up in the gym.  Steve also owns FUN CORNER, a huge store of costumes, makeup, props, and more stuff than I can describe.  His store is located in San Bernardino and he is also one of our vendors bringing up some pretty unusual stuff.  Whether supplies for moulage or if your looking for Halloween costumes or ideas, give him a call or make sure you stop at his vendor spot.

California SAR

California SAR, The Big Picture By Matt Scharper, California State SAR Coordinator "California SAR, The Big Picture"- Changes are coming! National, State, Local SAR -  This is your chance to hear what is happening as a result of national as well as statewide efforts with SAR.  Your State SAR Coordinator will present a briefing as to what is happening Nationwide and how it WILL effect the State SAR program and you.  From FEMA/NIMS resource typing, to FEMA/NIMS SAR credentialing, to California’s Mutual Aid Guidelines to Legislation.  Your State SAR Coordinator, your County SAR Coordinators, and your Sheriffs are very busy protecting and improving upon the State SAR program and it WILL effect you! This session will give you the details as well as give you the opportunity to share your concerns, opinions, or ideas. This is your chance to spend time with your State SAR Coordinator and view the “Big Picture” as well as have the opportunity to express your thoughts. Biography: Matt Scharper, Deputy Chief California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Branch (State Search and Rescue Coordinator) 2550 Mariposa Mall, Rm. B-177 Fresno, CA  93721 (559) 445-5674 Office and Voice Mail Paging (559) 445-5987 Fax (916) 845-8700 24 Hour Matthew_Scharper@oes.ca.gov Matt Scharper is a Deputy Chief with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services - Law Enforcement Branch and is the California State Search and Rescue Coordinator.  Matt is headquartered out of the Region V office, located in Fresno, CA and is also the Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Coordinator for Region V.  A recognized expert in the field of Search and Rescue, he spent 13 years as the Search and Rescue Unit Coordinator for the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Department and has over 29 years of combined search and rescue experience.   He has coordinated literally hundreds of searches, rescues, and large and small-scale disasters.  A previous college instructor for search and rescue topics of: Search Management and Tactics, Technical Rope Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue, Man Tracking, and Law Enforcement Incident Command Systems along with other Law Enforcement topics.  He is the lead instructor for the O.E.S. Search and Rescue Instruction Program, instructing the “Direction and Control of the Search Function Course” and the “Winter Operations SAR Management Course” and is responsible for all State of California SAR programs.  Matt’s 22 year law enforcement career has earned him California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificates of “Advanced, Supervisory, and Management”.

HAM Refresher

Bonehead HAM This class is perfect for the HAM operator that has not operated in awhile, or just wants to refresh on the do's and don'ts.  Concentration will be on radio operation, hands on style. BIO Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., WW6CC.  Amateur Radio Track Chair, Co-Instructor and Volunteer Examiner.  Cliff has been a licensed radio amateur since 1975 and involved in emergency communications since then.   He has been President of five amateur radio clubs, and served as Assistant Director of the Southwest Division of the American Radio Relay League, the national organization of amateur radio.  Cliff is a Register Amateur Radio, CERT, Red Cross, U.S. Department of Homeland Security WMD Awareness instructor.  Please visits Cliff’s website which educates people about their emergency communications options:  www.NERP.myeweb.net

Emergency Power

Course Description   The objective of this session is to help participants learn how to determine their power requirements for electrical and electronic equipment that will be run independent of commercial mains, how to quantify available power sources, and how to develop a power budget to more closely match needs and sources.  The course will also address safety measures for portable power sources.   Instructor Biography   Marty Woll N6VI has been in Amateur Radio for over forty years.  He holds an Extra Class license (the highest available) from the Federal Communications Commission and is a Life Member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national organization for Radio Amateurs.  Marty is a founding member of the Southern California Contest Club has served in past years as a member and chair of the ARRL’s Contest Advisory Committee, President of the Southern California DX Club and chair of the Los Angeles Area Council of Radio Clubs.  Currently he is Assistant District Emergency Coordinator and Training Director for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) for the Northwest District of Los Angeles.  He is also a member of and instructor for the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Auxiliary Communication Service, an ARRL Assistant Director, and a Volunteer Examiner with the Greater L. A. Amateur Radio Group (GLAARG).  Marty has set up and operated amateur radio stations on five continents, and he is a frequent speaker at local radio clubs.   Professionally. Marty is a retired Certified Public Accountant.  He was a partner, a national-level instructor and quality-control coordinator for a major international accounting firm, and he was a featured speaker at conferences and universities.  Since retiring, he has been very active in the Neighborhood Council program in Los Angeles and is an active member of the Neighborhood Councils of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Task Force.     Prerequisites: None, although a basic understanding of electrical principles will be helpful.