SWIFTWATER RESCUE

SWIFTWATER TECHNICIANS RECEIVE AN INTENSE 20 HOUR TRAINING COURSE INVOLVING  CLASSROOM TRAINING ANALYZING REAL SWIFTWATER RESPONSES AS WELL AS TWO FULL DAYS OF DEVELOPING AND PRACTICING CRITICAL THINKING AND MISSION SCENARIOS ON THE RIVER IN REAL TIME.  FLATHEAD COUNTY'S SWIFTWATER TECHS RESPOND AS AN MULTI-AGENCY TEAM WITH MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS RESCUE AND LAW ENFORCMENT AGENCIES TO MORE QUICKLY AID IN WATER EMERGENCIES.

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MAN TRACKING

MAN TRACKING IS A SPECIALIZED TRAINING ALLOWING CERTIFIED TRACKERS TO GIVE A DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TO SAR RESPONDERS AT LARGE SO THAT RESOURCES CAN BE DEPLOYED EFFECTIVELY. 

​​FLATHEAD SHERIFF'S DIVE TEAM

THE FLATHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DIVE TEAM IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER GROUP WORKING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE FLATHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE DIVE TEAM HAVE ATTAINED THE MINIMUM CERTIFICATION OF OPEN WATER DIVER.  CAPABILITIES INCLUDE SEARCH, RESCUE AND RECOVERY OF VICTIMS AND EVIDENCE.

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CANINE RESOURCES INVOLVE NATIONALLY CERTIFIED DOGS AND HANDLERS BEING PROFICIENT IN LOCATING LOST PERSONS, REMAINS, OR EVIDENCE.  THE DOGS ARE CERTIFIED IN AREA, TRACKING, TRAILING, AND HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION.

COMMUNITY SPONSORS

THE WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED FCSAR IN UPGRADING FIELD COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES WITH A $9,831 GRANT! THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED TO PURCHASE DIGITAL RADIOS WITH ENHANCED CAPABILITIES ALLOWING IMPROVED RADIO RECEPTION BETWEEN THE NUMEROUS COUNTY EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS. THE MEMBERSHIP OF FCSAR EXPRESSES OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE THE FUNDS THAT SUPPORT NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE  FLATHEAD COUNTY.  

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ALL MEMBERS OF BOTH SAR AGENCIES ARE  TRAINED TO THE LEVEL OF CPR/FIRST AID.  SOME GO ON TO ATTAIN HIGHER LICENSES INCLUDING EMR, EMT, AND PARAMEDIC.  BOTH AGENCIES ARE LICENSED AS B.L.S. NON-TRANSPORT AGENCIES WITH A.L.S. PERMISSIONS BY THE STATE OF MONTANA.

ICE RESCUE

​​​ICE RESCUE RESOURCES CONSIST OF TRAINED PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT  BEING ABLE TO PERFORM RESCUES IN OR NEAR FROZEN WATER SITUATIONS.

​A.L.E.R.T.

THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1975 AS A NONPROFIT HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE OF NORTHWESTERN MONTANA. CONTINUING THIS LEGACY, WE HAVE A VISION FOR GROWTH AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AS THE PREMIER MEDICAL FLIGHT SERVICE IN MONTANA.

​FLATHEAD SHERIFF'S POSSE

​TODAY’S SHERIFF’S POSSE WORKS CLOSELY WITH FLATHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE ABOUT AND DESIRE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.  THEIR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE SHERIFF IN HIS SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY.

ROPES & RIGGING / Mountain rescue

​​MOUNTAIN RESCUE CERTIFIED MEMBERS  ARE  TRAINED IN LOW AND HIGH ANGLE ACCESS, UTILIZING VARIOUS RIGGING TECHNIQUES AND SPECIALIZE IN DIFFICULT, STEEP TERRAIN EXTRACTIONS .

​TWO BEAR AIR RESCUE

​BASED IN WHITEFISH, MONTANA TWO BEAR AIR PROVIDES WORLD-CLASS AVIATION SUPPORT FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS IN FLATHEAD COUNTY AND OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE REGION. USING THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE THE ULTIMATE MISSION OF TWO BEAR AIR IS SAVING LIVES.  WHITEFISH PHILANTHROPIST MIKE GOGUEN SUPPORTS ALL COSTS OF THIS PROGRAM WITH ZERO COST TO TAXPAYERS.