Registration Info
How to Register
Go to our site or look at the page for upcoming courses. If there is a course listed/scheduled, there will be information on how to register. Simply click on the course listing for further details specific to that course. If you do not see a course listed you may be interested in taking, contact us here. Let us know the name of the course and any other information or questions you may have.
If you want to host a training session in your area with your group or organization, we may be able to set this up. It typically takes 6-8 months to plan and set up courses which take more than one day, (i.e. 2 day or 2 weekend events). To host an event, we require a minimum of 8 students/8 paid seats filled or not. Student fees will be the responsibility of each student. All associated fees and expenses will be paid by the host agency. Mileage is calculated based on the current governmental allowance, meals are based on your local per diem rate, and lodging will be factored based on your local rate too. When you contact us, we will provide you with a written quote for you to review. We understand that most SAR programs are volunteer based, and members pay out-of-pocket. Therefore, if you only have a few people in your area and cannot produce 8 students, let us know. We have people contacting us weekly who want to join a class. We may be able to help. Just ask.
Course Fees
Course fee listing is good through 12-31-26
NOTE: In addition to the following course fees, a host organization may charge a ‘site fee’ to help defray expenses of rental of facilities for a given class. When this applies, it will identify with the information for the given course.
Course fee for NASAR courses (FUNSAR & SARTECH II Combination or ADSAR and SARTECH I Exam):
- $365 (does not include book); additional site fees may apply.
- $175 Instructor fees
- $190 NASAR Bundle fee (BERTS will purchase your NASAR bundle codes, so you only have one payment, to BERTS).
SARIA (Search & Rescue Initial Actions) – NASAR:
- $60
Single Course Fees:
- Basic First aid = $50 (includes book)///(can be taught with CPR/AED as a combination course for $80)
- Wilderness First-aid = $195 (includes all practical’s materials)
- Wilderness First Responder = $400
- Community CPR/AED-Adult, Child, & Infant = $45
- CPR – BLS (Basic Life Support) = $45
Pre-registration is required for all courses. Payment in full is due at the time of registration. We are sorry for this new policy. However, like you, we too are volunteers in SAR. Due to recent increased actions and decisions of other volunteers who have signed up for courses and not shown up for classes or canceled with short notice, BERTS has taken significant losses due to pre-purchasing materials and taking time off from work and we are no longer able to continue doing this. Therefore, to keep our own doors open to provide you with quality education and certification, we now require students to demonstrate responsibility for themselves by pre-paying for courses. Again, we are sorry it has come to this.
Send your pre-registration form to b-e-r-t-s@att.net and remit payment as below:
Make checks payable to: BERTS
1820 W. Main Cross St.
Findlay, OH 45840-1714
For credit card payments, call (740) 225-5465
Credit and debit card accepted with a additional 4% processing fee.
For VENMO payments, call (740) 225-5465
Online Registration and payments – Not yet available; Coming Soon
Cancellations:
Half of the Instructor fee returned to you if you find you need to cancel your attendance 61 or more days prior to the start of the first day of class. No refund if cancelled 60 days or less from the first day of class you are registered for. No refund if you arrive for a class and have not met all required prerequisites. If your registration included a “bundle code” and we provided a code to you, the code remains yours with no refund as you can still use the code and transfer to another course of your choosing anywhere else it is offered worldwide.
Upon receipt of your deposit, you will be added to the course roster. You will receive confirmation and further information or instructions from the Lead Instructor for your class.
Pre-registration form information needed:
Please PRINT the following information on your pre-registration form and send with your deposit:
1) Your First and Last name
2) Mailing address
3) E-mail address (even if you have been corresponding with us already)
4) Best phone number to contact you
5) If you are on a SAR team or Department, Team or Department name.
6) Circle the name(s) of the course you are pre-registering for
7) Date of the course you are pre-registering for (there may be more than one with the same name and we want to be sure you get into the one you want
Upon receipt of your deposit, you will be added to the course roster. You will receive confirmation and further information or instructions from the Lead Instructor for your class.