Explorer Search & Rescue
Company: Snohomish County Sheriff
Location: Everett
Posted on: August 4, 2022
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Job Description:
Explorer Search & Rescue
Contact
Email Deputy Peter Teske (Peter.Teske@snoco.org)
Purpose
TheExplorer Search and Rescue Unit ( supports theSnohomish County
Volunteer Search and Rescue ( mission 'That others may live' by
searching for and rescuing lost and injured people, while providing
the training and experience necessary to make each individual a
skilled and effective member of the Search and Rescue team.
Requirements
Membership is open to young people between the ages of 14 and 21,
who are mature, have good character, and maintain the minimum
requirements outlined by SCVSAR.
Applicants must have a reputation for honesty and trustworthiness.
Felony convictions will be disqualifying. Misdemeanor and
infraction convictions, depending upon the number and severity may
be disqualifying.
Applications
All applicants will be required to complete an application and pass
a background investigation. If under the age of 18, participants
must obtain parent or guardian written authorization.
SAR Explorers have many opportunities to apply the training they
receive. Qualified ESAR members can participate in many of the
numerous SAR missions that occur each year. These missions will
vary from urban searches for lost people with dementia or autism,
crime scene evidence searches, rescues of lost or injured hikers in
the wilderness, or any number of different possibilities.
Activities
Members will also be provided training in First Aid, CPR,
Navigation, Wilderness Survival, Helicopter Operations, Swift Water
Awareness, Crime Scene Awareness, Search Techniques, Radio
Operation, GPS Use, and more. Mountaineers, swiftwater rescue
technicians, Sheriff's deputies, climbers, and other experts with
special skills will provide the training necessary for members to
enhance their search and rescue abilities.
Members will attend the Search and Rescue Academy and Safety Summit
hosted at the Snohomish County Search and Rescue base in Snohomish.
Other available training may include:
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