Search and Rescue Merit Badge

hosted by the

Slaterville Springs Fire Department

withe the New York State Forest Rangers!

April 21, 2022

6:30-8:30 pm

All requirements will be covered except for Requirement 9a and b-

a. Plan and carry out a practice hasty search—either urban or wilderness—for your patrol or troop. Include
the following elements in the search: clue awareness, evidence preservation, tracking the subject, and
locating the subject using attraction or trail sweep.

b. When it’s over, hold a team debriefing to discuss the hasty search. Discuss problems encountered,successful and unsuccessful tactics, and ideas for improvement.