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Requirements

There are a set of minimum requirements every member of KCSARA must adhere to in order to participate in mission activities.

Personal Training Records

Your personal training records are available here. Please periodically review this information and help us keep your records up-to-date.

Unit Training

Each of the member units within KCSARA establishes and holds their own training. Some of this unit training satisfies the minimum training required by KCSARA.

KCSARA Academy

Once or twice a year, KCSARA holds an academy which offers entry level classes and refreshers for the required courses, in addition to some educational electives.

Washington State SAR Conference

Once a year the Washington State Search and Rescue Conference is held. Hosted by different Washington counties, the conference rotates to a different county each year.

Mission Time

Some training requirements can be satisfied though participation in missions.

Third-party Courses

Some third-parties conduct training that satisfies the minimum training required by KCSARA.

Training Directors

Unit Training Directors and staff, this page is for you.

Crime Scene Awareness

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 118.04(3)(g) requires that all SAR personnel possess knowledge of crime scene recognition, evidence recognition, human remains recognition and the provisions of RCW 68.50.010, 68.50.020, and 68.50.050. By agreement of King County Sheriff's Office, and the unit leaders of King County Search and Rescue Association, an initial course must be taken within one year of joining a member unit, and before an individual may participate in a mission outside of King County.

Field members must participate in a minimum of 12 crime scene mission-hours every three years, or re-take this course. Member Units may enforce higher standards within their own organization.

This three-hour class presents participants with what to expect in and around a crime scene, lessons learned from previous evidence searches, and visual real life examples of evidence  including human remains  within natural environments.

Last updated on March 22, 2008.