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REPORTING DEPUTY: M. Valdez
DETAILS:
The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Division will hold its annual Search & Rescue Academy to train citizens interested in becoming Search & Rescue volunteers. The academy training will take place at Josephine County Search & Rescue located at 250 Tech Way, Grants Pass, OR.
The academy training consists of Basic Survival Skills, First Aid/CPR, Land Navigation, Search Techniques, Legal Issues and other search & rescue related topics. Completion of the Academy and related testing and background check will qualify an attendee as a SAR volunteer.
The cost for the academy is $50 per student, which covers training materials and the compass used by SAR. The $50 fee can be paid in cash or a check made out to Friends of SAR (a 501(c)3, non-profit).
The Academy begins Tuesday, February 21 and continues every Tuesday and Thursday evening (6-9 PM) and Saturday (8 AM-5 PM) until March 18th. After a break for the schools’ spring break and the Easter holiday, a final exercise will be held on Saturday/Sunday April 15-16.
Register online at https://bit.ly/3QqTctX or email sar@josephinecounty.gov for registration link.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 16, 2023.