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Guardians Training Update
Guardians Training
Update
MOTORIZED SWIFT WATER RESCUE, JET BOAT OPERATOR RESCUE AND TECHNICIAN TRAINING
Raven Rescue delivered a Motorized Swiftwater Rescue Boat Operator and Swiftwater Rescue Technician combination course in Dease Lake for the Guardians that were unable to take it previously, and for two Tahltan Stewardship Initiative (TSI) Youth Stewardship Officers. This combination course teaches the essentials of river boat operation and the techniques used for self-rescue as well as rescuing another individual. This course emphasizes the rescue decision-making process from simple to complex, as the simplest rescue technique for the situation is often the safest. The Guardians also completed an online course in the foundations of wildlife chemical capture. This training will allow us to independently capture and collar wolves using tranquilizers.
WILDERNESS ADVANCED FIRST AID
Raven Rescue also delivered a Wilderness Advanced First Aid course in Dease Lake. This course was a re-certification for the Guardians that had completed it previously and a first-time certification for Guardians and Youth Stewardship Officers that had not taken the course. This training allows the Guardians to perform first aid on ourselves and each other while in the field. It is specialized for first aid in the field by taking advantage of items commonly used in the bush and by accounting for long wait times between incidents and transportation to medical facilities.
ROPE RESCUE OPERATOR AND TECHNICIAN TRAINING
Raven Rescue delivered an eight-day rope rescue course that awarded the Guardians with Rope Rescue Operator and Technician certifications. This course involved performing rescues down steep slopes, vertical cliffs, and in canyons. This training will help the Guardians in identifying and mitigating fall hazards while in the field and will also allow us to rescue ourselves and others should a situation arise.
CONSERVATION OFFICER SERVICE GUARDIAN TRAINING
The Conservation Officer Service (COS) Guardian training was delivered in Watson Lake to the Guardians that were unable to participate previously. This training aims at teaching how to safely approach resident hunters during patrols and how to conduct and document investigations.
Above: TCG Guardians participating in last year’s Motorized Swiftwater Rescue Boat Operator training.
The Guardians completed training with the Province in Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC), Forest and Range Evaluation Program (FREP), and the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN). This training will prove invaluable in the management of our wildlife and resources. BEC will allow us to map wildlife habitat quality, FREP will aid in the continued monitoring of our timber resources, and CABIN will allow us to build reference data on healthy biological communities in our streams which can be used to monitor potential stream disturbances.
