By Madera County Sheriff's Office
December 5, 2013
Madera County’s nationally recognized Search & Rescue Team is now accepting applications.
Applications
can be picked up at either the Sheriff’s main office at 14143 Road 28
in Madera or the Sheriff’s substation in Oakhurst, 48267 Liberty Drive.
Interested candidates are asked to submit their applications no later than December 31st, 2013.
You
must be 18 or older to apply. The Madera County Sheriff’s Department
provides training. Novice newcomers are more than welcome. Applicants
accepted into the program will undergo a 100 hour class and field
training course that covers the following: · Incident Command System ·
SAR Crime Scene Awareness · Land Navigation · Basic Rope Rescue ·
Helicopter Safety · Radio Communications · Search Technique
Madera
County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team is trained and certified to
carry out the following missions in regards to both rescue and recovery
operations:
· 4X4 Team · Dive/Swiftwater Team · Technical Rescue
Team · Snowmobile Team · Communication Team · Medical Team · Incident
Management Team · OHV Team
Again, if you are interested in
becoming a SAR volunteer you are urged to fill out an application and
submit it no later than December 31, 2013
Applications can be
dropped off at the Sheriff’s main Office, the Department’s Substation in
Oakhurst, to the attention of Sgt. Jim Bernardi.
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