Search and Rescue Challenges in Desert Area
This workshop will teach participants about the steps and process of search and rescue work in deserts. Activities will center around the techniques of rescuing people in the desert and best practices to ensure the success of a search and rescue mission.
Workshop Description
With the rise in popularity of long nature walks and hiking in Israel and around the world, the need for a search and rescue team operating on a short response time was born with the mission of locating and rescuing travelers who are in danger. This type of service is needed in the desert as it is a particularly risky environment due to the high temperatures, the lack of available water sources their isolated location. All of these challenges make the search and rescue work in a desert environment unique. This workshop will combine classroom lectures and field trip experiences to understand and practice the principles of search and rescue in the desert.
This workshop is also offered in Hebrew.
Workshop Topics
- - Introduction to detection and search work
- - Challenges and difficulties in search and rescue missions in the desert
- - Introduction to Tracker Principles
- - The basics of questioning and investigation in search and rescue missions
- - Understanding and analyzing space
- - Progress bubble - Time management and response
- - Basic introduction to survival in desert conditions
- - Use of technological tools in the detection work
- - Psychology aspects of search and rescue missions
Workshop Location Map
Additional Workshop Information
Price: 550 - 850 USD. The workshop will open to a minimum of 12 participants. We are open to both group registration and individuals
Location: Midreshet Ben-Gurion. Hamburg Guest House
Workshop Director: Assaf Amichai
Workshop Length: 3 - 5 days
Walking Level: Moderate to Hard. Up to 10km a day
Equipment Required: Walking gear