Search and Rescue (SAR) Course
This course equips participants with essential search and rescue skills for public safety in harsh, mountainous environments. Learners will master rapid risk assessment, search area definition, team and K9 deployment, radio communications, casualty stabilization, evacuation planning, and thorough documentation to conduct safe, effective SAR operations.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical expertise in search and rescue operations tailored for cold, wet, mountainous regions. Cover risk assessment, lost-person behavior analysis, search area mapping, resource allocation with ground, K9, and aerial teams, team safety protocols, navigation techniques, radio communications, medical stabilization, evacuation strategies, and comprehensive documentation for accountable missions.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- High-risk SAR navigation: safely traverse steep, cold, wet mountain terrain.
- Rapid SAR risk assessment: quickly evaluate hazards and survival timelines.
- Search planning mastery: define, prioritize, and sector high-probability areas.
- Field medical stabilization: treat hypothermia and trauma for evacuation.
- Professional SAR documentation: record actions, clues, and debriefs to legal standards.
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