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For our April training, KISAR partnered with the USCG Air Station Kodiak to perform a SAR response to a mock bear mauling incident. The scenario was that an individual had been mauled by a bear on the South End trails … Continue reading →

For KISAR’s March training, we partnered with Casey and Bryan of the Kodiak Survival School to work on bushcraft, emergency shelter building, and signaling. It was an intensive 2.5 day course starting with indoor presentations and practical skill building at … Continue reading →

We had meant to do a December ice safety and rescue training, but with the warm winter we had to wait until January for favorable conditions to develop. KISAR conducted a joint training with Bayside Fire Hall where they focused … Continue reading →

For KISAR’s December training, we brought Deb Ajango of Safety Ed to Kodiak to teach a custom wilderness first aid (WFA) refresher course that following a review of major body systems focused on performing medical evaluations for less common injuries … Continue reading →

For KISAR’s November general membership training, Philip set a course of clues in Fort Abercrombie State Park between Lake Gertrude and the wildflower meadow. The search area was bounded on the east side by Abercrombie Drive and by trails on … Continue reading →

For KISAR’s May training we headed into Fort Abercrombie State Park and constructed a dual capability two-tensioned rope system to perform a ‘pick-off’ rescue of a subject in complicated high-angle terrain. The group explored building anchors using the trees at … Continue reading →

For our second April training, KISAR was joined by two instructors (Mark Stigar and Brent Taylor) and a K9 (Lyra) from Matanuska Search and Rescue (matsaralaska.org/) who provided a 4-day, Alaska-focused, search and rescue course they developed called called SAR … Continue reading →

For the first of KISAR’s April trainings, Blaine Smith provided a morning lecture on avalanche accident rescue management followed by a day on Pyramid Mtn demonstrating avy accident response techniques. We also practiced safe mountain snow travel strategies plus crampon … Continue reading →

KISAR will hold its February training at Termination Point on Saturday February 24. The focus of the training will be on orienteering, area search, small hasty team, and radio comms. Depending on the number of participants, we will break into … Continue reading →

For KISAR’s January training we brought Deb Ajango back to Kodiak to teach a full Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification course. We always enjoy Deb’s charismatic delivery and experience-fueled knowledge of the subject. We invited the Alaska State Troopers and … Continue reading →