General Program Areas

No Classes are repeated. Attendance is required at all sessions for credit.

Tue. Sept. 14, 2004
No classes - Setup for classes and events
Code 3 Associates & BART (Big Animal Rescue Truck) 75' Tractor-Trailer arrives
BART stays all week (unless emergency calls)

Wed. Sept. 15, 2004
ICS 300- 2.5 days - NYS SEMO - through Friday noon
USAF Search Management Course -2 days- USAF Rescue Coordination Center
Map and Compass Self Paced Challenge - Heather Houlahan AMRG & others

Thu. Sept. 16, 2004
ICS-300 Continues
USAF SMC Continues
Map and Compass Self Paced Challenge Continues

Fri. Sept. 17, 2004
ICS-300 Continues until Noon
Map & Compass Self Paced Challenge Continues
DEC Crew Boss- 1 day (plus 1/2 day Sun AM)- NYS DEC Rangers
DEC Basic Wilderness Search- 1 day - NYS DEC Rangers
DCNR FTM/FTL Certifications- PA DCNR examiners from PA SAR Council
Equine SAR and SAR Management- 1/2 day - TROT SAR (MD)
Ask the Director- Jackie Golikie Exec. Dir. NASAR, right after lunch
Air Search Coordination-USAF AFRCC 1/4 day early PM
Survival- 1/2 day AM - (Class Cancelled)
Basic Map and Compass- 1/2 day PM (NJSAR)
Cave Rescue- 1/2 day PM- John Gumbs- NJIRT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - 1/4 day late PM Rick Toman
SAR Council of NJ - Brief Meeting at end of Supper Friday (No fee attendance)

Sat. Sept. 18, 2004
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) EMS Technologies- 1/2 day class and field demo- AM
CASIE IV CLASS CANCELLED - Software not ready yet (see Sun AM)
Basic Digital Mapping- 1/2 day AM - NJSAR (Bring Computer Notebooks)
Advanced Digital Mapping- 1/2 day PM- NJSAR (Bring Computer Notebooks)
Communications class and Interoperability Workshop- 1/2 day AM - Joe Higgins
GPS Basic and Intermediate 1/2 day PM- class & Field- NJSAR (Bring Equipment)
POD Factoring- 1/2 day Am- Dan O'Conner & Rick Toman
New SAR Technologies - Class moved to Sunday AM
Field Lab - Rope & Rescue skills- John Gumbs & NJIRT - 1/2 Day AM
Ropes, knots, patient packaging, low angle, & High Angle drills Class consolidated with above
Basic First Aid/Wilderness Wilderness certification Joe Fortis NYSAR/FDNY 1/2 day PM
(Sat. evening) Live Auction- BYOB, cheese, Fruit, & Bonfire

Sun. Sept. 19, 2004
DEC Crew Boss 1/2 day conclusion DEC Rangers field work
Basic First Aid/Wilderness Wilderness certification Joe Fortis NYSAR/FDNY 1/2 day AM
Wilderness SAR Medical Considerations (Class cancelled)
Communications class and Interoperability Workshop- 1/2 day AM - Joe Higgins (Class moved to Sat)
Changes in Modern SAR Theory - 2 hr. Dan O'Conner & Rick Toman
CASIE III Lab and CASIE IV discussion-2 Hr.- Dan O'Conner & Rick Toman