r/searchandrescue • u/Colourful_Q2 • 1d ago

Online courses for SAR volunteers

Looking for (preferably free) online courses to add new skills, improve existing skills, etc. Any area of SAR/ emergency management (we also do disaster response).

Any recommendations?

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u/Practical_Ad_2761 1d ago

Check out the free online US Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Command System (FEMA ICS) courses

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u/againer 1d ago

Not SAR specific but check out Deployed Medicine

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u/WildMed3636 1d ago

MRA has a few free online courses available

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u/rabiteman 1d ago

Depends what country you're in. Some folks have already commented on the US and Philippines, but in Canada, the Justice Institute (BC) offers a free intro to search and rescue course.

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u/kilowatkins 1d ago

NCJTC has a big library, a lot are more informational than skills based but I've enjoyed the classes I've taken through them.

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u/RevolutionaryMeal520 SARTECH II 5h ago

Train.org has a TON of stuff! My team is required to have HazMat awareness, and if they can't attend the class they can take it there. I actually submitted it to UPS and they accepted it so I can ship hazardous materials now, too! TON of classes on there that are both relevant and not, it's worth registering.

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u/LowerFroyo4623 1d ago

We have that a lot here in the Philippines.

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u/SpokEsq 1d ago

MRA online courses Base Medical has some developed with Washington's DEM