Kittitas County Search & Rescue

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General Meetings
General meetings are always the 4th Thursday of the month, even months in Ellensburg, odd months in Cle Elum.

General Meeting Locations

Odd Months	Even Months
Cle Elum Roslyn High School 2692 SR 903 Cle Elum, WA 98922 (MapQuest map)	St. Andrews Church Activity Center 401 S. Willow Ellensburg, WA 98926-9452 (MapQuest map)

Meetings/Trainings

Date & Time	Training and or emphasis
Feb 14 or 16	Quarterly Training Planning Meeting (OGL's and other interested in helping present KCSR training.
February 24 Monthly Meeting Ellensburg 7:00 P.M.	Lost Person Behavior
March 3rd 6:30 - 9:00 Kittitas County Sherriff's Office Conference Room	Basic Training Academy (Required for NEW Members) New Member Orientation PowerPoint Legal Aspects of SAR KCSR Team Organization Physical Fitness Requirements / Ground Teams 24/48 Hours Pack and Clothing Requirements
March 24th Monthly Meeting Cle Elum 7:00	SAR Volunteer Protocols / Public Relations – i.e. securing incident sites, road blocks, public emergencies, public events Out of county searches
April 21 6:30 - 9:00 Kittitas County Sherriff's Office Conference Room	Basic Training Academy (Required for NEW Members & “Refresher” for current members) Basic Navigation / classroom and outdoors
April 26 6:30 - 9:00 Kittitas County Sherriff's Office Conference Room	Basic Training Academy (Required for NEW Members & “Refresher” for current members) Search Techniques Critical Stress Incident Management Searcher/Rescuer Safety KCSR Standard Operating Procedures
April 27 6:30 - 9:00 Kittitas County Sherriff's Office Conference Room	Basic Training Academy (Required for NEW Members & “Refresher” for current members) Blood Borne Pathogens Radio Hazmat Pack Checks Written Test
April 28 Monthly Meeting Ellensburg 7:00 P.M.	SAR Techniques - search types/protocols
April 29, 30, May 1 Fri. pm - Sun. afternoon	Spring 2010 BASIC TRAINING ACADEMY – Required Field Training Weekend for New Members Training Activities To Be Determined for Current Members
May 26 Monthly Meeting Cle Elum 7:00 P.M.	Map / Compass – table top exercises
May 20-22 Longview WA	WA State SAR Conference
June 23 Monthly Meeting Ellensburg 7:00 P.M.	SAR Building cleanup Com Van equipment storage familiarization
July 15, 16, 17	SUMMER CAMP for all members and their families. Various fun activities and training topics to offered.
July 28 Monthly Meeting Cle Elum 7:00 P.M.	Outdoors - Litter & SKED assembly Patient transport using litter team and quad with tow-behind
August 25 Monthly Meeting Ellensburg 7:00 P.M.	Outdoor Saftey -survival, safe travel, wildlife
September 22 Monthly Meeting Cle Elum 7:00 P.M.	Blood Borne Pathogens KCSR Communicable Disease Exposure Control Plan
October 27 Monthly Meeting Ellensburg 7:00 P.M.	Crime/Evidence/Human Remains Scenes - search protocol
November 17* Monthly Meeting Cle Elum 7:00 P.M.	Open – To Be Determined. Potential topics are GPS, Beacons, SAR Dogs.
December 15 & 29 Ellensburg	No meeting scheduled in December. Back-up dates ONLY if meeting needed to conduct essential business.