Wilderness Safety & Survival Level Three (with overnight in survival shelter)
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Put your skills to the test and spend an over night in your self-built survival shelter!
Get a real taste of survival!! Imagine building your own survival shelter, sitting around a crackling fire that you built, watching the stars, and sipping on hot wild rose hip tea. Those are only a few of the things you will do during the Wilderness Safety and Survival Level 3. Spend two full days and one night in a beautiful wilderness setting learning to survive. The very knowledgeable ICSOS instructors prepare you for this amazing experience through the Wilderness Safety and Survival Levels 1 & 2 and continue to provide excellent training and support throughout the Level 3. Definitely a weekend you won't forget! So you think you have enough firewood to last the night?
Course includes:
Strictly hands-on training.
Two full days (with overnight) filled with demonstrations and enough time to practice.
An overnight stay in a shelter you have created.
A certificate upon completion.
Practical training:
First Aid - Awareness is the key!!!!
Fire - Multiple methods under varying conditions.
Shelter - Varying types, materials, placements and the pros & cons of each.
Signals - Being seen is being rescued!!!!! ( flares,mirrors,flags, and more )
Water - Purification tabs, pumps, filters , when and where.
Food - Passive techniques for harvesting common plants and animals.
Duration:
2 Days with overnight
Day 1 : 8 hours of outdoor instruction and participation
Overnight: 16 hours of concurrent activity
Day 2: 8 hours of outdoor instruction and participation, concluding in a group debriefing
Cost: $250.00 (plus applicable taxes)
Group rates available
Prerequisites:
ICSOS Wilderness Safety and Survival Level 1 & Level 2
Proper equipment and environmental clothing as per
Kitlist - http://www.icsos.ca/equip_checklists.html)
Open mind
Our instructors have national/international survival training expertise in various habitats and environmental conditions. Each of our staff members possesses a minimum of 20 years serving Canada, in various positions as members of the Canadian Forces. These professionals have unique skills in the outdoors and a desire to pass on their knowledge to you.
Check out our instructor biographies and compare our experience levels with other survival training companies and ask yourself: who better to teach survival than ICSOS?
Get a real taste of survival!! Imagine building your own survival shelter, sitting around a crackling fire that you built, watching the stars, and sipping on hot wild rose hip tea. Those are only a few of the things you will do during the Wilderness Safety and Survival Level 3. Spend two full days and one night in a beautiful wilderness setting learning to survive. The very knowledgeable ICSOS instructors prepare you for this amazing experience through the Wilderness Safety and Survival Levels 1 & 2 and continue to provide excellent training and support throughout the Level 3. Definitely a weekend you won't forget! So you think you have enough firewood to last the night?
Course includes:
Strictly hands-on training.
Two full days (with overnight) filled with demonstrations and enough time to practice.
An overnight stay in a shelter you have created.
A certificate upon completion.
Practical training:
First Aid - Awareness is the key!!!!
Fire - Multiple methods under varying conditions.
Shelter - Varying types, materials, placements and the pros & cons of each.
Signals - Being seen is being rescued!!!!! ( flares,mirrors,flags, and more )
Water - Purification tabs, pumps, filters , when and where.
Food - Passive techniques for harvesting common plants and animals.
Duration:
2 Days with overnight
Day 1 : 8 hours of outdoor instruction and participation
Overnight: 16 hours of concurrent activity
Day 2: 8 hours of outdoor instruction and participation, concluding in a group debriefing
Cost: $250.00 (plus applicable taxes)
Group rates available
Prerequisites:
ICSOS Wilderness Safety and Survival Level 1 & Level 2
Proper equipment and environmental clothing as per
Kitlist - http://www.icsos.ca/equip_checklists.html)
Open mind
Our instructors have national/international survival training expertise in various habitats and environmental conditions. Each of our staff members possesses a minimum of 20 years serving Canada, in various positions as members of the Canadian Forces. These professionals have unique skills in the outdoors and a desire to pass on their knowledge to you.
Check out our instructor biographies and compare our experience levels with other survival training companies and ask yourself: who better to teach survival than ICSOS?
Outline
Speaker/s
Biography - Dave MacDonald
President and Lead Instructor at ICSOS
President and Lead Instructor at ICSOS
Personal History:
- Born in southern Ontario
- Childhood spent in the outdoors hunting, fishing and exploring the Bay of Quinte
- Member of the Army Cadets from the ages of 12 through 18
- Member of Toronto Scottish Military Regiment at the age of 19
- Currently residing in Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba
- Father of two boys
Personal Hobbies:
- Hunting (archery, black powder and rifle) and fishing
- Back country canoeing and camping
- Hiking and mountain biking
- Dog sledding
- Scuba diving
- K-9 Search and Rescue training for tracking, searching and urban disaster response
Professional History:
- Became a full member of the Canadian Military as a Weapons Technician, land, at the age of 20
- Served in Quebec City with the military for 6 years
- Served in Nicosia Cyprus as a United Nations Peacekeeper for 6 months
- Changed trades within the Canadian Military from a Weapons Technician to a Search and Rescue Technician (SARTech) in 1993
- In 1993, served as a SARTech in Trenton, Ontario for 6 years with 424 Squadron (transport and rescue)
- In 1999, served as a SARTech in Winnipeg, Manitoba for 6 years with 435 Squadron (transport, air to air refueling, and rescue)
- In 2005, began instructing at the Canadian Forces School of Survival and Aero medical Training (CFSSAT) as a Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor
- Retired from military 2010, after 25yrs of service.
Professional Instruction Experience:
- 3 years instructing with ICSOS Inc.
- 5 1/2 years basic and advanced survival instructor at CFSSAT
- Guest instructor at NATO winter survival course in Spatin, Norway, 2006 and 2009
- Guest survival instructor for SAR Tech pre-selection course in Jarvis Lake, Alberta
- Instructor for NATO aircrew winter survival course in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
- Guest speaker for Manitoba Hydro’s safety conference spring 2009
- Numerous mobile teaching teams (MTT’s) for air crew pre-deployment briefings prior to going over seas
Professional Certifications:
- Military Search and Rescue Technician;
- Spill Response Management;
- Small Craft Vessel Operator;
- Ground Search Manager;
- HPMA(Human Performance in Military Aviation) program coordinator;
- ACUC Open Water Diver;
- NAUI Advance and Recue Diver;
- Bronze Medal, Bronze Cross, and National Lifeguard;
- Wilderness first aid;
- CPR level C;
- A.E.D.;
- Oxygen theory;
- Manitoba Hunting Guide
- Certified Master Dog Trainer.
Professional Courses, Skills and Errata:
- High and low angle rope rescue;
- Search and Rescue diver;
- Parachutist (static line and freefall);
- Jump Master (static line and freefall);
- Survival Instructor;
- Escape and Evasion Instructor;
- Environmental Officer;
- Helicopter underwater egress;;
- Junior leaders course;
- Arctic survival;
- Advanced SERE;
- Aero medical training;
- Sea survival;
- Land survival;
- Ships diver;
- Winter warfare crse;
- Fixed wing multi engine experience;
- Rotary wing experience;
- CASARA spotter trng;
- Rigging for rescue crse;
- Mountain and avalanche training and experience;
- Power point level 1 & 2 crse;
- Building a risk -smart organization crse;
- Defusing hostility crse;
- Leading diversity crse;
- Customer service crse;
- Managing projects for results crse;
- Instructional techniques crse;
- 17 years ER,OR,Cor0ner, & ambulance experience in ON, AB ,BC, & MB;
- Working on certificate in Adult and Continuing Education with the U of M.
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Mission Statement
Through education and training, we seek to prevent undue suffering and loss of life when faced with unforeseen wilderness accidents and to reduce the burden on our Search and Rescue resources.
Courses and Services:The main focus of ICSOS is to provide affordable, current, relevant, and standardized survival training. Our survival training is based on current Canadian Air force doctrine. We teach passive survival techniques that will provide you with the most benefits for the least amount of calories burned.
Our survival training is a graduated process in that, you must progress through the different levels in order to become proficient in the wilderness. Although our main focus is wilderness survival, we also offer consulting, back country guiding, guest speakers and mobile teaching teams.
Corporate: Courses can be modified to meet your specific training needs and schedule.
Safety is our number one concern. First aid training is always recommended with the exception of Advanced Wilderness survival, where it is a prerequsite. Through education, progressive training, frequent weather checks, safety briefings, standard operating procedures and emergency plans, we will help keep you as safe as possible while you learn. ...
