Training
Ground Search & Rescue - Basic
All Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR)
Team members in Manitoba are trained to Province of Manitoba -
GSAR – Basic Level which provides members with the necessary
skills required to work safely and effectively as a member of a
member of their team. Instruction is provided in the following
areas in order to build the necessary framework of basic skills:
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Overview of the SAR in Manitoba including Agency roles and
responsibilities
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Overview of the skills and expectations of an effective
Search & Rescue volunteer
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Introduction to safety considerations and personal
equipment requirements
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Survival theory and skills
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Introduction to helicopter safety
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Communications
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Introduction to Basic Search & Rescue management theory
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Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)
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Introduction to wilderness navigation including the use of
maps, compass and GPS
This 20 hour basic training course provides
volunteers with the necessary skills to safely and effectively
operate as an effective member within a Team. The pre-requisite
for this training course is Standard First Aid & CPR level C.
There are approximately 1,400 GSAR – Basic
volunteer responders trained and available in Manitoba.
Ground Search & Rescue – Team Leader
The next level of training available to the
Manitoba GSAR network is the Team Leader program. This
program was developed with the primary objective of ensuring that
all Teams, trained or untrained were being lead by a competent and
well trained individual who was trained to ensure the safety
of the Team at all times, as well as to effectively carry out the
objectives for the search mission.
Team Leaders are normally members who have
gained years of experience at the GSAR - Basic level, and have
gained the necessary skills to provide effective leadership during
SAR operations.
The 20 hour Team Leader program reviews the
many skills provided in the GSAR – Basic program, but
emphasizes the responsibilities of the GSAR Team Leader during SAR
operations. In addition, skills are performed during a night time
scenario which adds an additional element of skill and necessary
preparation.
There are approximately 160 Team Leaders
trained and available in Manitoba.
Search Manager
Search Manager training is the final
level of training presently available in the Province of
Manitoba. This 40 hour training program was developed through the
Manitoba Emergency Services College and provides candidates with
advanced skills and knowledge required to organize and implement
an effective Search & Rescue Operation.
Internationally recognized Search and Rescue
Management theory and skills are utilized to develop the necessary
frame work for this program.
Search Manager training is presently made
available to representatives of Emergency Response Agencies
normally provided with the responsibility for lost or missing
persons within their area of jurisdiction such as police or Parks
Canada staff members.
A trained Search Manager is normally
dispatched to the scene of a Search & Rescue Operation in the
Province of Manitoba by the Agency having jurisdiction.
There are presently 34 trained Search
Managers in the Province of Manitoba.
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