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Training the heroes of tomorrow.... TODAY
The Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads is an Association of Life Saving, Rescue, and First Aid Units with members organized, trained, and equipped for various types of rescue and first aid work.
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The Association works for better recognition of organized Rescue and First Aid activities through organizations, government officials, agencies, and departments, on community and state levels. Membership in T.A.R.S. gives each of us direct participation in promoting this greater understanding and recognition of the organized rescue and first aid movement.
What's New: January 6, 2025
Our 2025 Day on the Hill is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2025. I have reserved two conference rooms for the day. We have the Legislative Lounge in the Capitol building reserved from 8 AM CST until 10:30 AM CST and the 8C conference room in the Cordell Hull Building from 12:30 PM CST until 3:30 PM CST. We will be working on the details for this day during our Officer meeting in January and should be able to give some additional details in the online Captain/Unit Directors meeting scheduled for January 18, 2025. We will open a registration link on January 6, 2025 to allow those who plan on attending the Day on the Hill to register to allow us to get a head count to assist in planning for that day. We will, also, need volunteers to assist the officer at the Capital that day with various task. If you are able to volunteer for any of these duties that day, please reach out to myself or Curt Taylor curttaylor210801@gmail.com to sign up as a volunteer. We hope to make this years Day on the Hill greater in numbers than last years, which was one of the most represented that we have had in several years.
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Training News:
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For a list of the most current classes scheduled, please click the link below:
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The Rescue College Training Calendar is a floating calendar and constantly in the works. We have had several requests for agency only courses and are always scheduling classes throughout the year.
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As offered in prior years, we will continue to offer certain prerequisite courses online. Instructor Methodology is being offered separate from the Instructor I offerings for EVOC and Awareness/Operations Vehicle Rescue. Swift Water Rescue Awareness is also being offered independent of Swift Water Rescue I. Both courses are prerequisite classes to enter the Instructor I disciplines or Swift Water Rescue I courses respectively.
In the meantime, if your department is interested in hosting a College Level Course, please email brian@tnars.org with your course request.
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