The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association Board is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2025 ASARA State Conference June 21-22, 2025 with pre-conference training on Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20. The conference will be hosted at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR. Watch this page for more information as it becomes available.
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The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association Board is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2024 ASARA State Conference June 6-9, 2024 with pre-conference training on Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7. The conference will be hosted at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR.
Conference Cost:
Big News:
For the 4th year in a row, the Arkansas Search and Rescue Association has received donations from some individuals who are very dedicated supporters of Arkansas’ Emergency Responders. These scholarship donations have been earmarked to pay the NASAR fees for attendees of the National Association of Search and Rescue courses held at our pre-conference training this year. The courses covered by this scholarship donation are:
The scholarships will be automatically applied when your invoice is created.
NOTE: The scholarships are for Arkansas residents.
NOTE: This scholarship only applies to the NASAR fees — this is not a substitute for your Conference Day Fee or any additional course fees.
NOTE: This scholarship does not apply to certification fees. If you choose to take the SARTech III certification exam after the ISAR class, you will be responsible for the $30 NASAR testing fee.
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
Please Note: Extra items such as books and ASARA merchandise will be available for purchase at the conference for additional fees.
Total cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as ASARA merchandise purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, May 29 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after May 29 with an additional $20 late registration fee. On-campus lodging room availability cannot be guaranteed after May 12.
NASAR Wilderness First Aid (WFA) Course
NASAR Introduction to Search and Rescue (ISAR)
Search Management using CalTopo/SARTopo
Patient Extrication Field Exercise
Initial SAR Response with Remote Search Planning
ATV/UTV SAR Field Exercise
Immediately following morning activities
Other Conference Features:
On-campus lodging is available in Baswell Hall Wednesday, June 5 - Saturday, June 8: $30 per Night Virtual Tour of a Baswell Hall Dorm Room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDfLRg1cwTU Please Note: Lodging will be in Baswell Hall instead of Nutt Hall due to a maintenance issue.
Attendees will need to provide their own linens.
No alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or pets are allowed.
You may also secure your own lodging off-campus if you prefer.
Please Note: Couples that wish to lodge together will need to specify this on their registration form.
Please Note: The fees for meal tickets and lodging are in addition to the conference day fees and any other fees you may have.
Meal Tickets for Chambers Cafeteria are available:
Thursday through Saturday: $30 / day
Sunday: $20
Saturday Night Banquet Meal only: $25 (if not purchasing a Meal Ticket for Saturday)
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
Please Note: Extra items such as books and ASARA merchandise will be available for purchase at the conference for additional fees.
Total Cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as books or ASARA merchandise purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, May 29 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after May 29 with an additional $20 late registration fee. On-campus lodging room availability cannot be guaranteed after May 12.
If your team enjoys having events such as our State Conference, please consider having your team join ASARA to help support our efforts. Please see the Membership page for information.
Please check back here or follow our Facebook Page for updates.
The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association Board is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2023 ASARA State Conference May 18-21, 2023 with pre-conference training on Thursday, May 18 and Friday, May 19. The conference will be hosted at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR.
Conference Cost:
Big News:
For the 3rd year in a row, the Arkansas Search and Rescue Association has received donations from some individuals who are very dedicated supporters of Arkansas’ Emergency Responders. These scholarship donations have been earmarked to pay the NASAR fees for attendees of the National Association of Search and Rescue courses held at our pre-conference training this year. The courses covered by this scholarship donation are:
The scholarships will be automatically applied when your invoice is created.
NOTE: The scholarships are for Arkansas residents.
NOTE: This scholarship only applies to the NASAR fees — this is not a substitute for your Conference Day Fee or any additional course fees.
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
Please Note: Extra items such as books and ASARA merchandise will be available for purchase at the conference for additional fees.
Total cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as ASARA merchandise purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, April 23 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after April 23 with an additional $20 late registration fee and no guarantee of room availability.
NASAR Initial Actions (IA) Course
Have you ever been one of the first personnel to arrive at a Missing Person (MP) call? If you haven't your time will come. You will ask yourself these questions and many others— “What can I do right now with the resources I have on scene to help find this child?” “What information do I immediately need to obtain?” “Where is the Missing Person most likely located?” “What resources and how many do I need?” This is the class that will help you answer those questions. Target Audience: LEOs, Firefighters, SAR Teams, and Park and Forestry staff. Topics will include:
Patient Extrication Field Exercise
NASAR Urban Search Management Course (USM) (COURSE PENDING CONFIRMATION)
The Urban Search Management (USM) course is designed to teach students the essential knowledge and skills necessary to manage missing person searches in the urban environment. This course will prepare managers and search personnel for the specific tasks and special techniques needed for searching in the urban setting. This will include comparing and contrasting the urban/suburban/rural interface with the wilderness search processes. Discussions will start with evaluation of the pre-planning and vulnerable assessments and move into managing the urban incident from the initial hasty search through multiple operational periods. Special attention will be given to additional investigation considerations, including the modification and additional documentation required, as well as the use of SAR resources and their additional skills and training. Practice sessions and map exercises will also be part of the learning experience.
Orientation to Light Structure Collapse
This class is a basic introduction to the FEMA Type 3 Structural Collapse Incident and is derived from the NFPA 1670 Standards. Although this is an Orientation Level class, there is a significant “HANDS ON” portion included. In a disaster event—flood, tornado, earthquake—buildings of all sizes and qualities of construction will be impacted. We have all seen the damage to light wooden and metal structures—most of us have responded to this Kind/Type call. Heavy rescue units will be tied up responding to multi-story structures. Responding to the residential and light commercial areas will be our assignments. We need training and techniques beyond CERT (Type4). So, what NOW? We need an action plan that will allow us to use common materials and tools we already have and know how to use. This class is the starting point to answer this question.
Lost Person Behavior Course (LPB)
Lost person behavior is the cornerstone of search and rescue efforts. Based upon a landmark study, this 8 hour course is based on the book Lost Person Behavior – A Search and Rescue Guide on Where to Look – for Land, Air, and Water by Robert Koester (published 2008 by dbS Publications), and is the definitive guide to solving the puzzle of where a lost person might be found. This course will cover the latest information and research found in the book regarding the lost person behavioral profiles. Particular emphasis is placed on the latest research concerning Alzheimer's, despondents, mentally challenged, psychotic, abducted children, cross-country skiers, mountain bikers as well as 41 separate categories of lost or missing persons. The participant will learn important background information, its implications for search and rescue, how to establish a prevention program, search statistics, behavioral statistics, and how to plan a search for each subject type. Additional discussion will cover behavioral profiles, urban verses wilderness statistics, suggested initial tasks, and specialized investigative questions. Either the Lost Person Behavior book or mobile "Lost Person Behavior" app is required for each student.
Immediately following morning activities
Other Conference Features:
On-campus lodging is available in Nutt Hall Wednesday, May 17 – Saturday, May 20: $30 per Night
Virtual Tour of a Nutt Hall Dorm Room – https://youtu.be/Wu-qpW6mn9s
Attendees will need to provide their own linens.
No alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or pets are allowed.
You may also secure your own lodging off-campus if you prefer.
Please Note: Couples that wish to lodge together will need to specify this on their registration form.
Please Note: The fees for meal tickets and lodging are in addition to the conference day fees and any other fees you may have.
Meal Tickets for Chambers Cafeteria are available (PLEASE NOTE CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS):
Thursday and Friday only: $20 / day
Saturday Night Banquet Meal only: $25
Please Note:
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
Please Note: Extra items such as books and ASARA merchandise will be available for purchase at the conference for additional fees.
Total Cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as books or ASARA merchandise purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, April 23 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after April 23 with an additional $20 late registration fee and no guarantee of room availability.
If your team enjoys having events such as our State Conference, please consider having your team join ASARA to help support our efforts. Please see the Membership page for information.
Please check back here or follow our Facebook Page for updates.
The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association Board is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2022 ASARA State Conference June 25-26, 2022 with pre-conference training on Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24. The conference will be hosted at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR.
Conference Cost:
Big News:
The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association has received a donation from an individual who is a very dedicated supporter of Arkansas’ Emergency Responders. This scholarship donation has been earmarked to pay the NASAR fees for attendees of the National Association of Search and Rescue courses held at our Conference this year. The courses covered by this scholarship donation are:
The scholarship donation will cover 50 NASAR fees on a first come, first served basis. The scholarships will be automatically applied when your invoice is created until all 50 of the $30 NASAR fee scholarships have been allocated.
NOTE: The scholarships are for Arkansas residents.
NOTE: This scholarship only applies to the NASAR fees — this is not a substitute for your Conference Day Fee or any additional course fees.
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
Please Note: Extra items such as ASARA T-shirts and books will be available for purchase at the conference for additional fees.
Total cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as ASARA T-shirt purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, May 22 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after May 22 with an additional $20 late registration fee and no guarantee of room availability.
NASAR Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
Our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) trains you to understand and avoid wilderness hazards and to do emergency care in the wilderness or anywhere, with whatever equipment you have or can improvise. It also prepares you for disaster situations, when emergency medical services and hospitals are overwhelmed or inaccessible. This course is designed to help you make logical and causal connections (not just memorize lists of signs, symptoms and treatment) so that you understand what you are doing. How do the body systems work? What can go wrong with them because of injury, environmental stress, or a medical condition? How can you tell what the problems are? What can you do to treat the problems and stabilize the patient when you are far from help?
There are no perquisites. For a comprehensive description check the NASAR Wilderness Emergency Care website at http://www.wildernessemergencycare.org/wfa-courses/
NASAR Introduction to SAR GIS with SARTopo Course
The NASAR Introduction to SAR GIS with SARTopo course will help show you how to get started using the on-line mapping tool SARTopo to help address the geo-spatial problems involved with a search and rescue incident. The class will cover from basic usage of SARTopo to using it to help create task assignments and manage a SAR incident. Attendees are highly encouraged to bring a laptop so they can follow along throughout the course. An external mouse is also highly recommended as well as a notepad and pen/pencil. It is also recommended to have a copy of the Lost Person Behavior book or smartphone app available for use during mock scenarios.
Orientation to Light Structure Collapse
This class is a basic introduction to the FEMA Type 3 Structural Collapse Incident and is derived from the NFPA 1670 Standards. Although this is an Orientation Level class, there is a significant “HANDS ON” portion included. In a disaster event—flood, tornado, earthquake—buildings of all sizes and qualities of construction will be impacted. We have all seen the damage to light wooden and metal structures—most of us have responded to this Kind/Type call. Heavy rescue units will be tied up responding to multi-story structures. Responding to the residential and light commercial areas will be our assignments. We need training and techniques beyond CERT (Type4). So, what NOW? We need an action plan that will allow us to use common materials and tools we already have and know how to use. This class is the starting point to answer this question.
NASAR Initial Actions (IA) Course
Have you ever been one of the first personnel to arrive at a Missing Person (MP) call? If you haven’t your time will come. You will ask yourself these questions and many others— “What can I do right now with the resources I have on scene to help find this child?” “What information do I immediately need to obtain?” “Where is the Missing Person most likely located?” “What resources and how many do I need?” This is the class that will help you answer those questions.
Target Audience: LEOs, Firefighters, SAR Teams, and Park and Forestry staff.
Topics will include:
Rope Rescue Awareness
Our Rope Rescue Awareness is a course for every emergency responder. We teach real world skills that will assist emergency responders to use rope to access, stabilize and evacuate the victim and themselves.
All equipment is provided by Hare Mountain Rescue although departments or teams are welcome to use the equipment provided by their respective teams. We teach basic knots and when and how to use them. We explain when and why to use ropes and rope systems. We use hands on training to share the skills needed to build an anchor, access the victim and secure the victim to a basket and safely remove the victim out of the danger zone.
All of our information is based off of real-world missions that we have been involved in. Together our team of instructors put in over 2000 hours of technical rescue training per year. We constantly update our courses to provide the best training with the most modern equipment, but we never forget our basics and the tried and true methods.
We feel that this course would be valuable to all FD, EMS, SAR, Game and Fish, Forestry and LEO responders. It is our hope that we will be given the chance to share what we have learned to assist others.
So that when the time comes, they can be safe and successful.
Breakout Sessions on Saturday:
Management Track
Field Track #1
Field Track #2
Technical Track
Breakout Sessions on Sunday:
Field Track #1
Field Track #2
Technical Track #1
Technical Track #2
Other Conference Features:
On-campus lodging is available in Nutt Hall Wednesday, June 22 – Saturday, June 25: $25 per Night
Virtual Tour of a Nutt Hall Dorm Room – https://youtu.be/Wu-qpW6mn9s
Attendees will need to provide their own linens.
No alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or pets are allowed.
You may also secure your own lodging off-campus if you prefer.
Please Note: Couples that wish to lodge together will need to specify this on their registration form.
Please Note: The fees for meal tickets and lodging are in addition to the conference day fees and any other fees you may have.
Meal Tickets for Chambers Cafeteria are available:
Thursday through Saturday: $30 / day
Sunday: $20
Please Note:
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
Please Note: Extra items such as ASARA T-shirts and books will be available for purchase at the conference for additional fees.
Total Cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as ASARA T-shirt purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, May 22 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after May 22 with an additional $20 late registration fee and no guarantee of room availability.
If your team enjoys having events such as our State Conference, please consider having your team join ASARA to help support our efforts. Please see the Membership page for information.
Please check back here or follow our Facebook Page for updates.
The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association Board is excited to announce that we will be hosting the 2021 ASARA State Conference Wednesday, June 9 through Sunday, June 13, 2021. The conference will be hosted at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR.
Conference Cost: $25/day for conference day fee + any course/NASAR fees (see course details) + book(s) (if required) + meals + lodging + any t-shirts ordered
The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association has received a donation from an individual who is a very dedicated supporter of Arkansas’ Emergency Responders. This scholarship donation has been earmarked to pay the NASAR fees for attendees of the National Association of Search and Rescue courses held at our Conference this year. The courses covered by this scholarship donation are:
The scholarship donation will cover 100 NASAR fees on a first come, first served basis. The scholarships will be automatically applied when your invoice is created until all 100 of the $30 NASAR fee scholarships have been allocated.
NOTE: The scholarships are for Arkansas residents.
NOTE: This scholarship only applies to the NASAR fees — this is not a substitute for your Conference Day Fee or any additional course fees.
Please Note: Class days, cost, and other details are subject to change!
You may register for an entire “Track” for the whole conference or you may pick and choose which classes you wish to attend.
“SAR Bootcamp” Track: $185 ($125 conference fees + 2x $30 NASAR fees) + book(s) + any meals & lodging + any t-shirts ordered
Management Track with Breakouts: $155 ($125 conference fees + $30 NASAR fee) + book(s) + any meals & lodging + any t-shirts ordered
Management Track with Sat & Sun Classes: $185 ($125 conference fees + 2x $30 NASAR fees) + book(s) + any meals & lodging + any t-shirts ordered
Field Track: $275 ($125 conference fees + $30 class fee + 2x $30 NASAR fee) + book(s) + any meals & lodging + any t-shirts ordered
NASAR Introduction to Search and Rescue (ISAR) Course
ISAR is the first course in a stepping stone approach to higher-level NASAR courses of training for emergency personnel. It provides a common starting point in training for the new person to SAR and in many cases, an excellent refresher course for the more experience SAR worker. This common starting point provides continuity during SAR operations and future training of all team members. It provides the general responsibilities, skills, abilities and equipment needed by persons who perform SAR activities.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
This class provides responders of all disciplines and agencies with basic training to provide them with knowledge and skills to effectively contribute to a SAR Mission.
Recommended for: LEOs, Fire fighters, EMTs, SAR team members, Dispatchers, NGOs who support SAR missions.
Topics covered include: Search Management; Land Navigation and Orienteering; Search Theory; Search Tactics; etc
For a comprehensive description check the NASAR website at http://www.nasar.org/education/courses/introduction-to-sar/
Emergency Response International (ERI) Search Management for the Initial Response Incident Commander (IRIC)
(NOTE: Though this class title refers to Incident Commander, this is an excellent class the entire Search Management Staff and Agency Supervisor’s who administer SAR efforts.)
This class is designed for Responders who have the duty to provide appropriate search methods to the report of a Lost, Missing, or Overdue person. These personnel will be the Initial Operations Search Managers. Its scope is twofold: #1 upon arriving on scene to begin actions that will quickly locate or contain the Missing Person, and, #2 In the case the MP is not quickly located, be able to provide the Extended Operations Search Managers with succinct and accurate notes that depict what areas have been searched; what clues have been located; what leads have been established; suggestions for additional search effort; resources on scene and what has been ordered; etc—this is essentially the information you need to most effectively complete your ICS 201 form. You will be shown a Information Gathering, Analysis and Task Creation process developed from the International Association of Chiefs of Police known as the Incident Response Process. This process does not replace nor interfere with our NIMS usage—it greatly accentuates it by providing easy to use SAR specific note taking and planning documents including Action Item Checklist.
Suggested Audience: Patrol LEOs and Supervisors; SAR Team Search Managers; Park Supervisors; etc
If you have questions, please contact the Instructor, Fred Mullen at 479-209-0818. (NOTE: There similarities between the ERI IRIC and the NASAR IA . They both use current Best Practices for Initial Actions Incident Action Plans. The NASAR class does not include the Note Taking/Planning Docs packet. They are both excellent classes. Fred Mullen)
Rope Rescue Awareness
Our Rope Rescue Awareness is a course for every emergency responder. We teach real world skills that will assist emergency responders to use rope to access, stabilize and evacuate the victim and themselves.
All equipment is provided by Hare Mountain Rescue although departments or teams are welcome to use the equipment provided by their respective teams. We teach basic knots and when and how to use them. We explain when and why to use ropes and rope systems. We use hands on training to share the skills needed to build an anchor, access the victim and secure the victim to a basket and safely remove the victim out of the danger zone.
All of our information is based off of real-world missions that we have been involved in. Together our team of instructors put in over 2000 hours of technical rescue training per year. We constantly update our courses to provide the best training with the most modern equipment, but we never forget our basics and the tried and true methods.
We feel that this course would be valuable to all FD, EMS, SAR, Game and Fish, Forestry and LEO responders. It is our hope that we will be given the chance to share what we have learned to assist others.
So that when the time comes, they can be safe and successful.
Water Rescue Awareness
Our Water Rescue Awareness course is built around a basic fact, 80% of all successful water rescues are shore based. This means that the other 20% includes boat access, helo access and someone actually going in the water to rescue the victim.
Water Rescue Awareness teaches to stay out of the water and use the training received to make the best possible decision to assist the victim. It also teaches when a more advanced skill set is required for a safe and successful rescue.
It’s our goal to get this info out to all of those who may be called to assist someone in need near or in the water.
Hare Mountain Rescue provides all of the equipment needed for the course. We will also assist with equipment purchases and do a safety check on any water rescue equipment you may have.
NASAR Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
Our Wilderness First Aid (WFA) trains you to understand and avoid wilderness hazards and to do emergency care in the wilderness or anywhere, with whatever equipment you have or can improvise. It also prepares you for disaster situations, when emergency medical services and hospitals are overwhelmed or inaccessible. This course is designed to help you make logical and causal connections (not just memorize lists of signs, symptoms and treatment) so that you understand what you are doing. How do the body systems work? What can go wrong with them because of injury, environmental stress, or a medical condition? How can you tell what the problems are? What can you do to treat the problems and stabilize the patient when you are far from help?
There are no perquisites. For a comprehensive description check the NASAR Wilderness Emergency Care website at http://www.wildernessemergencycare.org/wfa-courses/
NASAR Introduction to SAR GIS with SARTopo Course
The NASAR Introduction to SAR GIS with SARTopo course will help show you how to get started using the on-line mapping tool SARTopo to help address the geo-spatial problems involved with a search and rescue incident. The class will cover from basic usage of SARTopo to using it to help create task assignments and manage a SAR incident. Attendees are highly encouraged to bring a laptop so they can follow along throughout the course. An external mouse is also highly recommended as well as a notepad and pen/pencil. It is also recommended to have a copy of the Lost Person Behavior book or smartphone app available for use during mock scenarios.
FEMA “An Introduction to the Incident Command System ICS-100” Classroom Course
ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The target audience includes persons involved with emergency planning, and response or recovery efforts.
dbS Lost Person Behavior (LPB)
During the Second World War, allied naval forces used the statistical models developed by Bernard Koopman to locate enemy sub-marines. This was the beginning of modern search theory. During the 1970’s, William Syrotuck began to accumulate information regarding distances traveled, and others, of missing persons and categorized by age and activity. In subsequent years, other search managers/researches refined the process. Then in the 1990s, Robert Koester (with funding from NASA, DHS, DOD, USDA, and others) who led a small group of researchers in the development of the International Search and Rescue Database (ISRID). ISRID has gathered and analyzed thousands of missing person cases from many American States, Europe and New Zeeland. This data includes the original concept of median distance traveled factors along with many, many more such as: uphill or downhill; duration of mobility; dispersion angles; track offset; and, others. The database contains 41 categories of missing, lost and overdue persons arranged by: age (children); activity (hiking, boating, hunting, ATV riders, etc); special needs population (mental illness, dementia, autism); etc. The LPB Class is an introduction to ISRID and how to use it to decide ‘Where do I go look?” Attendees will learn about using the database as organized in Koester’s Guidebook Lost Person Behavior. The book provides for each category: suggested investigative questions; reflexive tasking ideas; survival projections; etc The influence of consumer technology(cell phones, GPS, etc) is introduced.
The book and/or smart phone app are required for the class. The book can be purchased at (as well as at other sources):
NASAR Advanced Search and Rescue (ADSAR) Course
Advanced Search and Rescue (ADSAR) is designed to educate the experienced field searcher in preparation for working as a crew leader on a search. This course expands on the knowledge and skills taught in the intermediate level FUNSAR course. Beginning with expanded management concepts, crew tactics, crew and SAR dog tactics, crew safety skills, and continuing through stress management, the course focuses on the added responsibility of a crew leader and how this relates to the crewmembers, search managers, and the outcome of the search.
There are no prerequisites for this class; however, The Fundamentals of Search and Rescue course and SARTECH II level of certification are recommended as well as the Introduction to Incident Command Course or the (NIMS) IS-200 series course are recommended. (NOTE: If you have no NIMS training or want a refresher, the Conference is also presenting a NIMS ICS 100 Class on Fri Jun 11. This class is from the updated more comprehensive version. Consider taking this class to help prepare you for the AdSAR Class. Please check the Class Description.)
For a comprehensive description check the NASAR website at http://www.nasar.org/education/courses/advanced-sar/
Orientation to Light Structure Collapse
This class is a basic introduction to the FEMA Type 3 Structural Collapse Incident and is derived from the NFPA 1670 Standards. Although this is an Orientation Level class, there is a significant “HANDS ON” portion included. In a disaster event—flood, tornado, earthquake—buildings of all sizes and qualities of construction will be impacted. We have all seen the damage to light wooden and metal structures—most of us have responded to this Kind/Type call. Heavy rescue units will be tied up responding to multi-story structures. Responding to the residential and light commercial areas will be our assignments. We need training and techniques beyond CERT (Type4). So, what NOW? We need an action plan that will allow us to use common materials and tools we already have and know how to use. This class is the starting point to answer this question.
NASAR Initial Actions (IA) Course
Have you ever been one of the first personnel to arrive at a Missing Person (MP) call? If you haven’t your time will come. You will ask yourself these questions and many others— “What can I do right now with the resources I have on scene to help find this child?” “What information do I immediately need to obtain?” “Where is the Missing Person most likely located?” “What resources and how many do I need?” This is the class that will help you answer those questions.
Target Audience: LEOs, Firefighters, SAR Teams, and Park and Forestry staff.
Topics will include:
Breakout Sessions on Saturday:
Breakout Sessions on Sunday:
Other Conference Features:
On-campus lodging is available in Nutt Hall Tuesday, June 08 – Saturday, June 12: $25 per Night
Virtual Tour of a Nutt Hall Dorm Room – https://youtu.be/Wu-qpW6mn9s
Attendees will need to provide their own linens.
No alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or pets are allowed.
You may also secure your own lodging off-campus if you prefer.
Please Note: The fees for meal tickets and lodging are in addition to the conference day fees and any other fees you may have.
Meal Tickets for Chambers Cafeteria are available:
Wednesday through Saturday: $25 / day
Sunday: $15
Please Note:
Total Cost for the Conference will vary depending on which classes you choose to attend, meal ticket, lodging, and any cost associated with optional extras such as ASARA T-shirt purchases.
Registration Deadline is Sunday, May 23 by 23:59.
Late Registrations will be available after May 23 with an additional $20 late registration fee and no guarantee of room availability.
If your team enjoys having events such as our State Conference, please consider having your team join ASARA to help support our efforts. Please see the Membership page for information.
Please check back here or follow our Facebook Page for updates.
The Arkansas Search and Rescue Association Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Arkansas Search and Rescue Association State Conference in June this year due to the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. We are looking into the possibility of trying to sponsor some smaller events this fall, depending on how the current situation evolves over the next few months. We will update everyone as new information becomes available.
Please check back here or follow our Facebook Page for updates.
