One of the first hoops that a new member must complete is the Basic Search and Rescue Academy. Students are evaluated on survival skills and basic search and rescue skills such as tracking and search techniques. Two new members of the Cave & Technical Rescue Team completed the academy in October.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Cave & Technical Rescue Team will host a NCRC Level I Cave Rescue Seminar in a modular format. Course details and registration information are availble in the flyer below.
Members of the Barstow DRS, Cave Team, SB Mountain SAR, and West Valley SAR completed a search mission in a mine.
The Cave Team and San Bernardino Mountain SAR spent the day practicing a variety of technical rope rescue techniques in Joshua Tree National Park.
The Technical Rescue Basics Course allows SBSAR personnel to participate in technical rope rescue. Members become Basic Rope Technicians upon successful completion of the course.The course is a 40+ hour course delivered over two Fri night-Sunday weekends.
The Cave & Technical Rescue Team will host a National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC) Level I Cave Rescue Operations and Management Seminar. Normally this class is presented in a week-long format, but this particular session will be offered in a modular format beginning on July 16. The dates are July 16-17, July 28-31, and August 13-14. This class is the first of 4 levels of cave rescue training offered by the NCRC. Students will gain experience in all manner of cave rescue including vertical rope environments. Please check back soon for all course details.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Cave & Technical Rescue Team is composed of unpaid professional rescuers who serve under the auspices of the San Bernardinio County Sherff. We are a Cal-EMA Type 1 Technical Rope, Type 1 Wilderness Search, Type 1 Alpine, and Type 1 Cave Rescue Team.
