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| Instructor John Trent discussing tactics with class participants. |
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| Personnel receiving a briefing before departing on 1 of 3 mock search missions. |
On
Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, the Butler Fire Department hosted
Outdoor Search and Rescue training. The 12-hour class was a no fee class from
the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute. Instructor for
the class was Jon Trent from the Nixa Fire Department.
The
course was designed to build skills related to organizing and implementing a
search and rescue for missing persons in an outdoor setting.
Personnel
were in the classroom Friday evening and part of Saturday morning, where an
overview of the aspects of the search operation was discussed. The class then
went to the Ash Grove property west of Butler for practical exercises, where 3
mock search and rescue missions were conducted.
Over
20 personnel participated from Adrian Fire Department, Amsterdam Fire
Department, Bates County Sheriff's Posse, Butler Fire Department, Rich Hill
Fire Department, and Rockville fire Department.
