TRAINING

TRAINING

The New Mexico Search and Rescue Council promotes the advancement of training in the various disciplines involved in the field of search and rescue. Our member teams cover a broad spectrum of specialties related to SAR, and we believe that, as an organization, it is important to capitalize on the training expertise of the NMSARC member teams and the greater New Mexico SAR community. The Council invites member teams to host training events throughout the year. To encourage diverse and widespread participation in such events, member teams are encouraged to actively engage in the hosting, coordination and facilitation of SAR training missions. While member teams would be considered as the primary hosts, the NMSARC Board is available to serve as a sponsor for statewide and regional training events.

Trainings will be posted under Events along with information on prerequisites, registration, and cost (if any).

If you are interested in applying for DPS funding to subsidize specialized training, please complete the NMSARC Training Request Form and email it to training@nmsarc.org

Training Request Form

Many training resources are available to NMSARC member teams, among them:

Department of Public Safety-sponsored trainings, including field certification and section chief courses. In addition DPS sometimes subsidizes other specialized training (e.g. tracking).
NMSARC-sponsored training, much of which occurs during the ESCAPE conferences.
Multi-team and/or multi-agency trainings, often designed as mock missions.

In order for teams to host a statewide or regional training event that is sponsored by the NMSARC they must:

Be an active member team of the NMSARC.
Obtain a state Training Mission Number from the Search and Rescue Resource Officer.
Submit a Training Request (complete and submit the contact form below), including a description of trainings you are willing to offer.
Submit a preliminary training budget to the NMSARC Board by sending an email to training@nmsarc.org

Member teams can petition the NMSARC for assistance in the following:

Event sponsorship and advertising via internet mediums such as the NMSARC website.
Training instruction, consultation and/or guidance at any stage of the process. This may include acquiring specialized instructors, establishment of an Incident Command staff , evaluation of training plans, logistics, or operations, acquisition of special resources, etc.
Financial assistance (i.e. seed money) to get the event started. This would be in the form of a loan that would be repaid to NMSARC after the event.

Offer Your Training Expertise to NMSARC Members
If you are interested in being added to the NMSARC's new Training Directory as a volunteer trainer, please complete and submit the form below. The information you provide will help member teams interested in training determine the extent and focus of your background. We will post the document on the NMSARC website so that member teams can locate experts in their region. The basic goals for the project include: 1. more frequent and specific trainings for member teams and 2. the bonding of our SAR community.

Proposals for NMSARC-sponsored training events will be submitted to the NMSARC Board of Directors via the Training Chair for review and approval. Any questions or correspondence to this end should be directed to the Training Chair. To publish an upcoming training send an email with details to training@nmsarc.org