Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue: Difference between revisions

The association's Icelandic Rescue School is housed in Skógarhlíð [[headquarters]], offering numerous courses at rural locations. The school's [[curriculum]] is very diverse, being divided into basic courses for rescuers, advanced courses, professional courses and courses for the general public. A rigorous 2 year training program is mandatory for all rescue workers near heavily populated areas and most active teams in rescue operations. The training is composed of weekend-long field experience training once per month, and instructional courses once per week, amounting to an estimated 430 hours spread over a period of two years. Because of the role of rescue teams in [[civil defence]], the school has received some support from Iceland Catastrophe Insurance. Gufuskálar Training Camp on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Here, the association runs a training camp for all rescue work participants.