This session explores key aspects of swiftwater rescue, including essential gear, rescue techniques, and the forces acting on rope systems in dynamic water environments.

The system choices we make and the attentiveness of the operator can provide significant control of the maximum arrest force should the two rope system suddenly become a single rope system. This session will explore those relationships in real time.

By the end of this session, designed for those interested in developing and/or updating an annual team training cycle, participants will be able toconnect real world geography and mission history into a training plan, understand how to incorporate new or probationary members into a

In this search scenario emphasizing mutual aid coordination participants will employ search tactics and tools to locate missing persons in diverseterrain. Helmet, gloves, SAR pack and sturdy footwear highly recommended. Technology such as drones and mapping also welcome.