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Training Requirements

Regular Monthly Training:
Monthly training is held on the second Saturday of every month. Additionally, there is one monthly evening team meeting on the fourth Thursday of the month. These meetings incorporate team business and classroom training.
Meeting and training dates may change in holiday months.

New Member Training Requirements:
New members cannot participate in an incident unless they have the minimum training for that particular type of incident. New members will be probationary team members for at least one year or until all training requirements are met.

- All new members (Technical, Search and Support) must participate in a 6 hour orientation/introduction to SAR    course. Once members have completed the orientation, they are qualified as a support member and can    participate in call-outs as a support member.
- All members must hold a current First Aid and CPR card in order to participate in any activity except training.   JOSAR will provide at least one First Aid / CPR course per year, and will provide at least one First Aid / CPR   refresher per year.
- New Technical members must complete 40 hours of Basic Technical Training and pass a proficiency skills check   to qualify for the technical team.
- New Search members must complete 36 hours of Basic Search Training and pass a written and skills proficiency   test to qualify for the search team. Search team members may have an opportunity to take the National   Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR) SARTech II certification test.