2013-02 SAR Fundamentals/Follow up details

Here's the information you will need for the first weekend of the course.

Some people are registered without having their individual e-mail address supplied. I am therefore relying on John O'Conner to pass this information to Mario Bruisedhead and Ivan Healy, and Chantal Robitaille to pass it on to Heather Ash.

Registration/deposit fees for the course were due February 1. If you have not got your fee in, please contact Janet Jones for a resolution: jljones100@hotmail.com 403-627-7438.

By the 2nd weekend of the SAR Fundamentals course, the student must have completed separately and show an ICS 100 certificate. This approximately 3 hour course is available from multiple sources, including for free on-line from the Alberta government. It takes approximately 3 weeks to issue certificates, so students that don't already have ICS 100, should take the online course immediately. See http://pcsar.webhop.org/mediawiki/index.php/Training/ICS_100

We meet on Friday February 8 at 18:00 (6 pm) - 21:30 (9:30 pm) at the Pincher Creek Fire Hall. All students are expected to be on time.

The Fire Hall is at 655 Charlotte Street. From Highway 3 turn south on Highway 6 at Pincher Station. Continue straight south through the roundabout into Pincher Creek. The road leaving south out of the roundabout is called Hewetson Avenue. Descend a hill and cross a bridge. Immediately after the bridge look to your right (west) and you'll see the firehall on Charlotte Street.

Map at:

http://pcsar.dyndns.org:8080/mediawiki/index.php/Fire_Hall

Saturday and Sunday are from 09:00 (9 am) to 17:00 (5 pm) at the MD Meeting room (directions to be provided). Lunches are provided.

During the weekend, if you are unable to attend or have problems, leave a message on 403 627-7652. Prior or between course weekends e-mail wuth@acm.org or call 403 627-2460.

Bring clothes so that you can be both outside in the weather for up to 4 and a half hours and at other times inside a classroom. The best approach is to use layers that you can put on and take off. Make sure you bring enough to keep yourself warm.

Both the trainers and the students are members of various emergency organizations. Either may be called away to respond to an emergency. For instance, during the 2010 course we were called to an avalanche. If such a situation arises we may suspend portions of this training and reschedule them.

Please review the additional details at:

http://pcsar.dyndns.org:8080/mediawiki/index.php/2013-02_SAR_Fundamentals/Announce

and

http://pcsar.dyndns.org:8080/mediawiki/index.php/2013-02_SAR_Fundamentals

See you this Friday!