| 2010 Training Calendar | |||||||||
| January | |||||||||
| Date | Friday, 22nd / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 12.0 | ||||||
| Training | Technical Rescue | Location | TBD | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | Kemmerling, Semic, Crouch, Schimpf | ||||||
| Notes | Medium-angle over the side scree slope rescue exercises | ||||||||
| February | |||||||||
| Date | Friday, 19th / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 12.0 | ||||||
| Training | Snowmobile Operations | Location | Big Meadows | ||||||
| Attendance | SAR Sergeants, Team Leads | Instructors | TCSO STAFF | ||||||
| Notes | CLOSED TRAINING. On trail snowmobile operations. | ||||||||
| March | |||||||||
| Date | Thursday, 18th - Friday, 19th / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 24.0 | ||||||
| Training | Winter Operations | Location | Ponderosa | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | TCSO STAFF | ||||||
| Notes | TWO DAY TRAINING - Personnel will be grouped and instruction will be blocked. Winter Operations including: snowshoes, skis, basic avalanche search and rescue, snow science, winter survival, on-trail snowmobile operations. | ||||||||
| April | |||||||||
| Date | Thursday, 22nd - Friday, 23rd / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 24.0 | ||||||
| Training | Technical Rescue/Swiftwater Dive | Location | Kernville, Johnsondale | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | TCSO STAFF | ||||||
| Notes | TWO DAY TRAINING - Combined training with Technical Rescue and Swiftwater/Dive Teams. Focus on river rescue and recovery. Technical rescue including knots, anchors, patient packaging, mechanical advantage and highlines. Training will include actual mock rescue operations. | ||||||||
| May | |||||||||
| Date | Saturday, 22nd / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 12.0 | ||||||
| Training | Orienteering | Location | Springville | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | TCSO STAFF | ||||||
| Notes | Map & Compass / GPS exercises. Land navigation orienteering courses. | ||||||||
| June | |||||||||
| Date | Thursday, 24th - Friday, 25th / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 24.0 | ||||||
| Training | Alpine Operations | Location | Mineral King, SEKI Natl. Park | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | Kemmerling, Semic | ||||||
| Notes | TWO DAY TRAINING - Alpine operations. Exposure to 12,000 foot elevations. Summer mountaineering, alpine cross-country navigation and travel. Class-4 summit climb of Sawtooth Peak - 12,325' | ||||||||
| July | |||||||||
| Date | NO SCHEDULED TRAINING | Training Hours | 0.0 | ||||||
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| August | |||||||||
| Date | NO SCHEDULED TRAINING | Training Hours | 0.0 | ||||||
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| September | |||||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 8.0 | ||||||
| Training | Annual ICS refresher | Location | Personnel and Training | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | Knight | ||||||
| Notes | Incident command system, for all SAR staff, sworn and volunteers | ||||||||
| October | |||||||||
| Date | Friday, 24th / 0700-1900 Hours | Training Hours | 12.0 | ||||||
| Training | Personal Rope Skills | Location | TBD | ||||||
| Attendance | Sworn personnel, Volunteer personnel | Instructors | TCSO SATFF | ||||||
| Notes | In conjunction with the BSA | ||||||||
| November | |||||||||
| Date | NO SCHEDULED TRAINING | Training Hours | 0.0 | ||||||
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| December | |||||||||
| Date | NO SCHEDULED TRAINING | Training Hours | 0.0 | ||||||
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| SAR Coordinator Meetings | |||||||||
| Wednesday, March 17 - 1800 Hours | Headquarters Conf. Room - 2404 W. Burrel, Visalia | ||||||||
| Wednesday, June 16 - 1800 Hours | Porterville Substation - 379 N. Third St., Porterville | ||||||||
| Wednesday, September 15 - 1800 Hours | Headquarters Conf. Room - 2404 W. Burrel, Visalia | ||||||||
| Wednesday, December 1 - 1800 Hours | Porterville Substation - 379 N. Third St., Porterville | ||||||||
| Dates, locations and training assignments are subject to change. | |||||||||