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LCSAR's Preventive Search and Rescue (PSAR) program is dedicated to providing wilderness safety education programs to the public.
Our PSAR program consists of the following:
PresentationsLarimer County Search and Rescue provides PSAR presentations on various wilderness safety topics for ages 3 years old to adults. The presentations are from one to two hours in length and are FREE OF CHARGE. Please contact us at least a month in advance to make sure an instructor is available. Evenings and weekends are the best times to schedule presentations.
To learn more about a specific presentation or for scheduling a presentation for your group please e-mail the PSAR Coordinator
Presentations include:
Teaches children 3 to 12 years old how to prevent getting lost and what to do if they should become lost. Handouts summarize the program and explain to adults what to do if a child becomes lost. Many of our team members are also Search and Rescue Dogs of Colorado handlers and incorporate the K-9 unit into these programs.
Teaches parents, camp counselors, and other adults how to prepare children for outdoor activities. Safety tips for adults to consider when they are with children and fun activities for kids to keep them with the group and prevent them from wandering away. Important facts on what to do should someone get lost and ways to help searchers and dog handlers locate the lost person more quickly.
LCSAR teaches navigation, shelter building and fire starting techniques, avalanche safety, and other wilderness skills to the above organizations. Presentations are focused on the children's experience level.
LCSAR teaches junior high and high school students the value of giving to their community and explains the requirements, training, duties, and responsibilities of LCSAR team members.
LCSAR participates in safety fairs for children and adults. LCSAR is a member of the Larimer County SafeKids Coalition.
Instructors will talk with the contact person and create a wilderness safety presentation to meet the needs of the organization. There are numerous topics such as Avalanche Safety, Hypothermia and First Aid, Winter Safety, Mountain Safety, and Wilderness Survival.
This is a presentation about LCSAR, who we are and what we do for the community. Some of the topics discussed are how to join the team, training, who is legally responsible for SAR, missions, resources used during a mission, who and when to call for help, costs, Colorado State SAR Fund.
Larimer County Search and Rescue periodically gives free clinics on Wilderness Survival, Navigation (Map and Compass, GPS), and Avalanche Safety as well as other outdoor safety related topics. The clinics are typically held at mountaineering stores in the Fort Collins/Loveland area. The clinics are from one to two hours in length and are usually given as an introduction to our public classes. The clinics are taught by members of Larimer County Search and Rescue.
To learn more about or to schedule an LCSAR Clinic please e-mail the PSAR Coordinator
These classes are intended to teach wilderness skills to the outdoor enthusiast. Class dates vary and there is a FEE for the classes. There may be field sessions involved. Proceeds go to LCSAR.
The following classes are offered to the public at various times throughout the year. We can also give your group a private class.
To learn more about the Wilderness Survival class or how to register for these classes please e-mail Don Davis or call him at 970-669-9016
An in depth course on surviving in the wilderness. LCSAR sponsors Don Davis of the Wilderness Survival Institute (W.S.I.) to teach this course. Don Davis has been an LCSAR member since 1981. For more information about W.S.I. visit the Wilderness Survival Institute web site.
Upcoming classes:
Visit the Wilderness Survival Institute's web site www.wisesurvival.com for the current course schedule.
The skills you need to use map and compass with the chance to apply it in the field. This course is composed of classroom sessions and a field session.
Upcoming classes:
None are scheduled at this time.
Testimonials from recent Map & Compass class participants -
"Using the skills taught in this class, now I can keep
track of where I am on the map and have confidence that I'm right.
I even impress my experienced hiking partners with my
map reading skills! Makes hiking even more fun.
Dave's knowledge of the subject and teaching method made learning the skills
easy and fun. The field session was a great way to practice what we learned
in the classroom.
I especially liked the comparison of the slide showing a picture of the
terrain to the same area on the map."
-Nancy
"Thanks for the very informative orienteering class. Not only did
I learn a lot but also enjoyed meeting the people and had fun.
It's great that so many search and rescue people volunteered to help
-- a very knowledgeable and personable group.
Thanks again....Jan"
Learn the basics of reading snow conditions to avoid avalanches, and what to do should an avalanche occur. The course is composed of classroom and a field session which stress how to safely and quickly find people buried in an avalanche.
Upcoming classes:
None are scheduled at this time.
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