Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Fall 2011 Training schedule v3


Training Schedule Fall 2011


Sept 6- First Meeting, review gear, team purchases, BD order, membership review..
Sept 13-Rope- Braden, Daren- meet at 630 pm
Sept 20-Rope- Braden, Daren –scenario- meet at 630 pm.
Sept 27-Heli Hover exit entry- Binty -meet at 6 pm.
Oct 4- Ground Search protocols, Brad, Daren
Oct 11- GPS, Maps, Compass-- Matt, Kelven, Jeff H, Jun
Oct14- Set up for dinner- Paige,
Oct 15- Dinner at Dustys? 6 people needed
Oct 22- Grid search- Brad (Saturday practice)
Oct 25- Winter search procedures, communications, preplans. Daren, Rob
Nov 1- Inventory, winter preparations, ready packs- Hiro, Jun, John H, Daryl
Nov 8- First Aid – Daren, Pete
Nov 15- Avalanche Exercise-Dave S., Jia , Vlad, Scottie, Wango
Nov 18-20- Tracking course squamish
Nov 22- Avalanche Exercise- John H, Dave S, Hiro, Jia, Paige
Nov 29- Winter Survival Skills- Pete
Dec 6- Go Ski Touring off the mountain- Kelven, Matt, Todd
Dec 13- Christmas GPS Exercise find the lost beverage. Braden
Dec 20- Last meeting before Christmas.
Dec 27- Climbing Wall (optional)
Jan 3- Christmas Debrief, winter training schedule

JIBC courses
South West Location

Rope Rescue Evaluation
Squamish
Oct 14 – 16, 2011
Application Deadline-Sept 18, 2011

GSTL
Maple Ridge
Nov 4 – 6, 2011
Application Deadline-Sept 25, 2011

Avalanche Skills for SAR
Mt Seymour
Jan 20 – 22, 2012
Application Deadline-Dec 11, 2011

OARTM
Mt Seymour
Feb 17 – 19, 2012
Application Deadline-Jan 8, 2012

OARTL (for volunteers from all regions)
TBD
March 8 – 11, 2012
Application Deadline-Jan 29, 2012

PROVINCIAL TRAINING

GSAR Train the Trainer
JIBC New Westminster
Nov 4 – 6, 2011
App deadline-Sept 25, 2011

SAR Mgt Current Practices
JIBC New Westminster
Nov 19 – 20, 2011
App deadline-Oct 9, 2011

SAR Management
JIBC New Westminster
Nov 24 – 27, 2011
App deadline-Oct 16, 2011

GSTL Instructor Meeting
Chilliwack
Dec 2 – 4, 2011
Not applicable

Rope Rescue Instructor Workshop
Invermere
Sept 24, 2011
Not applicable

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Winter and Spring Training 2011

Winter and Spring Training 2011

Jan 4- Avalanche scenario creekside- Braden
Jan 11- Snowmobiles/ Avy gear / Truck Organization
Jan 18- Snowmobile access avalanche scenario- Matt/ Todd/ Kelven
Jan 25- SAR Room Equipment/ New Technology- Rob and Gavin
Feb 1- HETS dryland at heliport- Binty
Feb 8- SAR dinner- Dave C
Feb 15- AGM- Greg / Brad
Feb 22- First Aid Darren will organize Paciific Alipne Institute
Mar 1- First Aid
Mar 8- First Aid
Mar 15- Patient Packaging Scenario-
Mar 22- Deep persistant layers- Wayne
Mar29- Inregrated Avalanche exercise in Callaghan- Brad and others
April 5- Mountain weather- John H
April 12- Distress beacons, Sat phones, Communications- Braden, Rob
April 16-17- Heli drop Northside Rainbow camping trip-
April 19- Crevasse rescue- Braden
April 26- Pemberton Icecap Exercise
May 3- Helicopter safety- Wayne
May 7-8- Callaghan Lodge Trip- Brad
May 10- Rope Rescue- Braden
May 17- Rope Rescue- Darren R
May 24- Long weekend
May 31- Rope Rescue scenario- Braden/ Darren
June 7- Summer changeover in of equipment/ organize truck
June 11-HETS Recert
June 14-Swiftwater
June 21-Swiftwater
June 28- Swiftwater

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Training schedule changed slightly

Note the training schedule has changed.

Training schedule-->

Reminder HETS Recertification

Ok folks here we go,

Hets recertification will be Tues June 15, 6pm at the heliport for hover exit

Sat June 19, 8am at Whistler Heliski @ the helipad for Hets recertification

Please try and make it out to this training as you need to recertify anually. This is your chance to do it on home turf.
Any questions or excuses contact me as I am the new hets training officer.

Binty

Don't miss this if you do you will have to recert with another team, and arrange yourself.

IF you don't attend you will not remain current, and may not be eligible for re- training as it is very expensive...

Braden

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

First fall meeting

Our first meeting of the fall will be September 8th.

JIBC Training opportunities-

Ground search team leader- Comox Oct 2-4 deadline August 24
Rope evaluation- Squamish Oct 2-4 deadline August 24

Contact Braden for courses

Agenda September 8th.
Review of SAR liability issues

Proposed training:

-ICS
-Review of rope skill sets.
-Glacier travel review.
-MR program status. Establish in house training program.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Winter 2008-2009

WSAR Winter 2009 Training


13-Jan
Technical Shoveling
John H

20-Jan
Avalanche practice Dusty's
Scotty & Daren RECCO

27-Jan
CakeHole Victim Avalanche
Binty & Gavin

03-Feb
Avalanche Large Scenario Table Top
Wango & Daren

10-Feb
Night Search Kyber
Binty

17-Feb
Callaghan XC Trails
Brad

24-Feb
Slope Assist Stretcher
Braden

03-Mar
Clean Up night

10-Mar
GPS Night
Dave S & Jeff

17-Mar
Crevasse
Scott Flavelle ?

24-Mar
BCFS Helicopter OPS
Vlad

31-Mar
Survival training

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Rope Practice

The remainder of June will be spent doing high angle rope rescue work.

June 10th – Rope Rescue stations. Stations will include knots, anchors, belay, load, following fixed rope, ascending and descending ropes. Bottomless lake park in creekside access via Whistler road then left on Aspen Dr. 7pm start.

June 17th – Rope Rescue scenario high angle. Falcon Cres bluff. 7pm Start

June 24th – Rope Rescue / high angle advanced scenario.. .. 7pm start.
Hi Everyone,

Rope rescue practice
Our practice tonight will be at Rainbow trail parking lot at 7pm. Refreshments will be served apres.

The practice will be our last official practice before breaking for summer.

see you there,
Braden