SAVE THE DATE!

Northwest SARCon returns
Oct. 14-17, 2010!

 
   NEW: Register for SARCon Online!

 
Help raise money for SARCon! 'Search & Rescue Dinner Auction' set for Saturday, Aug. 14 at St. Josef's Winery!

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Northwest SARCon is a search-and-rescue conference for emergency responders and their supervisors. Attendees include sheriff’s deputies, SAR team members and volunteers, police officers, firefighters and military and medical personnel. Participants receive hands-on training and participate in discussions on topics related to every aspect of search-and-rescue missions.

Click here to watch a video about SARCon on our YouTube channel.

The conference returns Oct. 14-17, 2010 to the Resort at the Mountain in Welches, Oregon. This year's gathering will feature:

• More than 37 expert instructors -- including Peter Kummerfeldt and Jeff Schettler -- leading over 50 sessions.

• Seven unique training tracks -- including SAR Management, Wilderness Survival, Wilderness Medicine, Technology, Water Rescue, and more

• 25 field sessions -- including high-angle rope rescue, water safety and four-day tracking training and search/scent discrimination courses for K9 teams.

• Plus vendors, networking opportunities and more!

For more information:

To register online for Northwest SARCon 2010, click here.

For more information on SARCon 2010 -- including conference location, class schedule and instructor bios -- click the navigation links at right.

Questions? Contact Julie Collinson at jcollinson@co.clackamas.or.us or 503-557-5827.

You can watch these SARCon videos on the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office YouTube channel:

• NW SARCon overview (2009)
• NW SARCon overview (2008)
• NW SARCon 2008: Interviews with Search & Rescue survivors

Press releases:

• Click here to read a release about NW SARCon 2009.

For more information on the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Search & Rescue team, click here