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	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	CANCELLED		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	CANCELLED		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
Training			Location
Attendance			Instructors
Notes
August
Date	NO SCHEDULED TRAINING		Training Hours	0.0
Training			Location
Attendance			Instructors
Notes
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
Training			Location
Attendance			Instructors
Notes
December
Date	NO SCHEDULED TRAINING		Training Hours	0.0
Training			Location
Attendance			Instructors
Notes
Special Details
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.