Search & Rescue Education

Send email to psar@njsar.org to discuss your group's need or request a presentation. NJSAR offers programs to groups – schools, PTAs, scout meetings and awards dinners, libraries, and others.  

Description of a typical presentation
Handout for adults
Handout for children
Exhibit
Groups to whom we have given presentations

A typical presentation covers:

Staying safe to prevent the need for a search

1. What to do when someone else gets lost
2. How to prepare to help
3. What to take with you
4. What to do when you are lost

We show a video by the National Park Rangers and give several fun demonstrations while covering the survival kit and rules from the Search and Rescue Society of British Columbia. Typically our presentation takes about one hour, although we can take more or less time depending on your needs.  Children and adults receive different handouts about the program.

We are often asked, so I'll mention there is no charge for our presentation.  Everyone in New Jersey Search and Rescue® is a volunteer.  Our tax-exempt organization always welcomes donations to help offset costs - see http://www.njsar.org. We appreciate the opportunity to share information with children and as many of their parents and other adults as possible.

The Survival Kit:

1. Large Garbage Bag, contractor thickness

2. Whistle
3. Signal Flag
4. Reflector
5. Snack
6. Container

The Lost in the Woods – 9 Rules for Survival:

1. Stay Together If You are With Another Person or a Pet
2. Stay in One Place
3. Keep Warm
4. Find a Cozy Waiting Place, Not a Hiding Place
5. Put Out Something Bright
6. Look Bigger for Searchers
7. Make a Nest to Lie Down
8. Eat Only What You Brought with You
9. Stay Away from Large Rivers and Lakes

Exhibits:
If needed for an exhibit, we can set up a poster display of information in the presentation.  We use ten 2'x3' color posters and can give demonstrations.

 

Examples of groups scheduled or given PSAR presentations:

    • Appalachian Trail Conservancy 36th Biennial Conference
    • Caldwell Camp
    • Civil Air Patrol
    • Expos:  Bergen County, Liberty State Park-2007 Scout Show, Northern NJ Council, BSA, Long Island-Pet
    • Fire Department: Hawthorne
    • Gilda’s Club
    • Gingerbread Kids Academy
    • Hampton Summer Recreation
    • High Point State Park-Fishing Derby
    • Libraries: Bordentown, Caldwell, Florham Park, Kenilworth, Madison, Middletown, Montclair, Mt. Olive, Newark Branch Brook Branch, Randolph Township, Roseland, Vernon, Watchung, West Milford
    • Schools: Baldwin NY Elementary, Belleville Public #3, Bogota-St. Joseph School, Clinton, Gladstone-The Great Outdoors at Gill St. Bernard's School, Hewitt-Our Lady Queen of Peace Pre-K, Lenape Meadow Elementary, Ringwood-Safety Town, Riverdale Public Elementary, Sparta-"Safety Town"
    • Scouts, Boy & Cub: Basking Ridge-Troop 54 Mother-Son Dinner, Bloomfield-Troop 23, Butler-Pack 101 44th Annual Blue and Gold Dinner, Caldwell-Broken Arrow District BSA, Camp Glen Gray 90th Anniversary, Cedar Grove-Troop 65, Chatham-Troop 8, Closter, Essex fells-Dens 2 & 3 Troop 321, Fairlawn-Pack 45, Hillsdale-Pack 81, Jamboree, Mahwah-Pack 197 & Troop 50, Monroe-Pack 3, Ogdensburg-Pack 89 Blue & Gold Dinner, Pompton Plains-Patriot Path Pack 144, Sterling Forest, Totowa-Pack 26, Vernon, Verona-Pack 32, Waldwick-Packs 88 & 308, Wawayanda, Wayne-Pack 130, West Orange-Troop 6 7 Pack 107, Willingboro-Troop 86, Wycoff-Pack 309
    • Scouts, Girl:  Basking Ridge-Troop 814, Camden County, Madison-Brownies, Manalapan-Troop1212
    • Riverdale-PTA
    • Ramapo Valley County Reservation-NJSAR Open House
    • Smith Point K9 SAR with National Guard
    • Temple Israel
    • Wanaque-Gingerbread Kids Academy


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