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SAVE THE DATE!

Northwest SARCon returns

Oct. 3-6, 2013

to Camp Kuratli!

 
    2013 ONLINE REGISTRATION
    COMING SOON!

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. 3-6, 2013 to its new location -- Camp Kuratli at Trestle Glen in Boring, Oregon. Click here to take a video tour of Camp Kuratli.

The 2012 conference will feature:

• More than 40 expert instructors leading over 50 sessions.

• Seven unique training tracks -- including SAR Management, Wilderness Survival, Wilderness Medicine, Technology, Water Rescue, K9, and Advance SAR.

• Over 25 field sessions -- including 4x4 vehicle and advanced off-road operations, shallow water crossing, patient packaging, mantracking, map and compass, and four-day trailing, human remains detection and air scent course for K9 teams.

• Plus vendors, networking opportunities and more!

(Above: posters created for the 2011 conference by Paul Lanquist. These posters will be for sale for $20 each by calling 503-557-5827.)

Lodging Options:

• Camp Kuratli at Trestle Glen has bunkbed-style and private-room accomodations, in addition to RV and tent sites available on-site. Please call Glenn Austin at 503-637-5026 or e-mail him here for pricing and reservations. Click here to take a video tour of Camp Kuratli.

• Clackamas County's Barton Park is located a short distance from the Trestle Glen facility. The Barton Park "East" campground will be open during the conference. The campground is designed for RV camping, but some sites can accommodate tent camping. Overnight camping fees are $21/night, plus an additional $8 transaction fee. Advanced reservations are recommended as spaces are limited. You may reserve online at reservations.clackamas.us (find Barton East under the Camping/RV tab) or you may call in to the Main County Parks Office at 503-742-4414. For participants in the Search & Rescue Training, special permission is given to allow tents in Barton East campground.

• Hampton Inn (9040 SE Adams, Clackamas, Oregon 97015; 503-655-7900) -- located 10.1 miles/18 minutes from Camp Kuratli. Please ask for special NW SARCon rates.

For more information:

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

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