April 15-19, 2026
TBD
Sponsored by the Virginia Search and Rescue Council
Virginia Search and Rescue Conference
Appomattox, VA
February, 2026
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Game Commission
Harrisburg, PA
November 11-13, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Cape Charles, VA
October 27, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
2025 Suffolk Excavation School
Suffolk, VA
October 10-12 & October 31-November 2, 2025 (Tentative)
Tracking Team Operations
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia Ground Search and Rescue Academy
Appomattox, VA
September 12-13, 2025
Introduction to Tracking
Sponsored by the West Virginia Emergency Management Division
W.I.L.D. Institute
Minden, WV
September 5, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency ManagementÂ
Hampton PD Training Academy
Hampton, VA
August 15-17, 2025
Summer Search and Rescue Series
Land Navigation
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency ManagementÂ
Commonwealth of Virginia Search and Rescue
Appomattox, Virginia
August 2-3, 2025
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference
Winchester, Virginia
July 11, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia State Police
Salem, Virginia
June 12-13, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Suffolk Fire & Police
Suffolk, Virginia
April 10-13, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders Displays
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Search and Rescue Council
Virginia Search and Rescue Conference
Appomattox, Virginia
March 25, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Investigations In-Service Week
York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office
Yorktown, Virginia
March 22, 2025
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the West Virginia Emergency Management Division
W.I.L.D. Institute
Minden, WV
February 28 - March 2, 2025
SAR for the First Responder
Sponsored by Natural Awareness Tracking School
West Virginia Emergency Management Division
Lewisburg, West Virginia
January 10-12 & 24-26, 2025
Ground Search and Rescue Academy
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
December 12, 2024
Introduction to Human Tracking for Search and Rescue
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Suffolk Fire Department
Suffolk, Virginia
December 5-8, 2024
COVSAR Human Tracking Evaluations
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Green Bay, Virginia
October 21, 2024
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
King County Explorer Search & Rescue
King County, Washington
September 4, 2024
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science
&Â
Virginia Forensic Science Academy Alumni Association
2024 Annual Forensic Science Retraining Conference
Virginia Beach, Virginia
July 22-23, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Hampton PD Training Academy
Hampton, Virginia
June 25-26, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office
Chesterfield, Virginia
May 29-31, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Introduction to Human Tracking
Searching for Clandestine Graves
Sponsored and led by Hull's Tracking School
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Faber, Virginia
May 18, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Black Diamond Search and Rescue
Hungry Mother State Park, Marion, Virginia
April 20, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Search and Rescue Council
Virginia Search and Rescue Conference
Appomattox, Virginia
March 2-3, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Extended 2-day Class
Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad
Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2024
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia State Police SRT Dive Team
Richmond, Virginia
December 7 & 8, 2023
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
&
Using UV Light to Detect Human Skeletal Remains in SAR
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Virginia Beach Police Training Academy
Virginia Beach, Virginia
November 4, 2023
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
Piedmont Search and Rescue
Henrico Training Center, Henrico, VA 23228
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
Hampton PD Training Academy
December 3, 2022
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
Mid-Atlantic DOGS
Frederick, Maryland
August, 2022
Is It Human? - Comparative Osteology for First Responders
Blue & Gray Search and Rescue Dogs
Harrisonburg, Virginia
July 12-14, 2022
Basic Search and Rescue Tracking Course
Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Fairfax County SAR
Fairfax, Virginia
April 4-8, 2022
Foundations for Awareness, Signcutting & Tracking (F.A.S.T.)
Sponsored by the Natural Awareness Tracking School
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Polk, Pennsylvania