“It is so positive for rescuers to expose themselves to this curriculum as it takes standard rope systems that would normally not mix such as swiftwater and vertical rope rescue and combines them thoughtfully.” – SAR Member

“When ATS asked our training sergeant how our team would go about moving a loaded litter basket down a narrow canyon way to an airlift point over waterfalls and in moving water without drowning the patient or creating a hazard for the attendant we really didn’t have an answer. The training program covered that along with other unique situations we had never even thought could be an issue.” -SAR Training Commander