
Field trip: Backcountry Incident Management School
Backcountry Incident Management School Field Day – Fort Collins
Learn FORT COLLINS FIELD DAY LOCATION Learn and practice hands-on backcountry incident management skills and techniques, including medical or other backcountry emergency situations.and practice hands-on backcountry incident management skills and techniques, including medical or other backcountry emergency situations.
- Sat, Jun 7, 2025
- Northern Colorado
- Wilderness Survival
- Adults
- Challenging
- 7 (8 capacity)
- 9 (10 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Objectives:
- Students to practice basic skills and techniques with the goal to observe and personally determine what tends to work under adverse conditions… and what tends not to.
- Students to experience and become more comfortable with the end-to-end incident management process.
For those individuals wanting more experience managing an unexpected backcountry incident, i.e., a more meaningful experience, the Backcountry Incident Management School can provide that hands-on opportunity. As you may have learned while taking WFA, there are several important “roles” that are part of most every backcountry challenge.
These roles consist of a First Aid Team, a Get Help Team, a Bivy Team, and an Incident Manager. The Incident Manager (IM) will coordinate the actions and activities of the other three roles. As a review:
- The First Aid Team will assess the nature of the injured party, consult with the IM to confirm the accident site is safe, and if not, coordinate resources to relocate the victim to a safer location. In addition to performing the primary and secondary physical checks, the First Aid Team will document vitals for the Help Team.
- The Help Team will work with the IM to develop a plan to contact help, whether that is by phone, SPOT, or hiking back to the trailhead. Using the documented information from the First Aid Team, the Help Team will share with 911/SAR the nature of the incident/injuries and offer advice on the assistance deemed necessary.
- In the event of a prolonged incident, the Bivy Team will coordinate with the IM to develop a plan to establish shelter, start a fire, warm water, and (if appropriate) determine the means to locally signal for help. Whether the stay is several hours or overnight, the Bivy Team will make efforts to keep the patient and the other group participants warm and dry.
To provide suggestions and guidance during this most stressful time, the BIM School has developed a set of Incident Management Cards. These cards can be accessed and downloaded at (here is link to IM Cards homepage).
Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of a Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder course
- A current CMC member 18 years or older
- Priority given to CMC trip leaders and school instructors
FORT COLLINS FIELD DAY LOCATION
The specific meet-up location and the location for the field day will be determined prior to the course start date. Logistical information will be provided prior to the class date.
Badges
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Required Equipment
Field day materials and homework will provided prior to course start date.