Route Information and Guidebooks
Hiking Guide from Washington Trails Association
Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula by Craig Romano on Amazon
Olympic Mountains Trail Guide by Robert Wood on Amazon
Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula by Seabury Blain, Jr., on Amazon
Olympic Range at SummitPost.org
Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide by Olympic Mountain Rescue on Amazon
Classroom and Field References
Mountain Rescue Association Training Library
Technical Rescue Riggers Guide by Rick Lipke on conterra-inc.com
Technical Rescue Field Operations Guide by Tom Pendley on cmcpro.com
How to Tie Knots, Hitches and Bends at REI.com
Books and CDs for SAR by ERI, publishers of the Explorer SAR Training Manual
JSAR Reference Documents
Maps and Apps
JSAR base maps (password-protected for members only)
SARTopo.com (see CALTopo.com for non-SAR use)
Avenza Maps app: Android or Apple
JSAR Organization on ArcGIS.com
MapSAR template for ArcGIS (version for ArcGIS Pro available on GitHub)
Outside Training Sources
Washington State Search and Rescue Conference (WASARCON)
National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
Mountain Rescue Association Online Education Basecamp including online classes on helicopters in SAR, risk, situational awareness and psychological first aid
Base Medical SAR courses (subscription fee or code required)
PLS ESS Basic Course (Project Lifesaver – password required)
Legal and Oversight Resources
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO)
Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management (DEM)
Washington State Search and Rescue Volunteer Advisory Council (WASARVAC)
SAR and Emergency Worker Programs from Washington Emergency Management Division (EMD)
RCW 38.52 — Emergency Management
WAC 118-04 — Emergency Worker Program
Project Lifesaver — Program we use to locate missing, vulnerable individuals
