Upcoming training for July and August slots are going to be an overnight full gear camping trip and a simulated rescue.

The overnight will consist of a hike to the camp site with a full 24hr pack. Objectives include: navigating, testing members overnight gear, team building, and skills assessment of members.

The simulated rescue will include a search for the “KISAR Dummy”, patient assessment, packaging, and retrieval. The training officer will give initial incident briefing to searchers, and supply updates for the situation as the training plays out.

The training officer will work on finding dates that work for most members.

KISAR is hosting a wilderness first aid class June 23rd and 24th. This is a 20hr class with hands on learning from professional instructor Deb Ajango. There are a limited number of slots available for members of the public @ $150, on a first come first serve basis.

KISAR members got advanced snow travel raining including self arrest with ice axe, rope rescue using snow anchors, and a Coast Guard  helo crew assisted with basket rescue operations.

KISAR board member Philip Tschersich put together this video of our training day with the USCG.

This weekend we partnered up with US Coast Guard to do some Helicopter training in the mountains around Kodiak. Purpose of this training was to get more familiarized with operating with the Cost Guard in a winter environment. KISAR spent the day practicing ingress/egress into helicopter while under power in a mountain landing scenario.  Members also practiced being raised and lowered  from helicopter in the rescue basket.  Thanks to the the US Coast Guard for their partnership and including us in there training.

USCG HH-60 Jayhawk on Pyramid Mountain

Basket training on USCG HH-65 Dolphin

KISAR member practicing egress from helo on pyramid

KISAR members took part in a two day training with the Alaska Avalanche School this past weekend.  Over the two days members worked on improving there high/low angle rope skills.

KISAR members working on raise and lower systems for high angle rescues

KISAR members doing high angle rope rescues