Congratulations to St. Louis County Parks' new Park Rangers!
Ranger recruits undergo 8 weeks of initial training plus 4 to 6 weeks of field training. They are taught:
- Diversity
- Legal studies, civil process, constitutional law, ordinances
- Defensive tactics, de-escalation, firearms, pepper spray, and ASP Baton
- Emergency Responses including domestic violence, missing persons, building clearing, active shooter, report writing, and interview techniques- Emergency vehicle operations
- First Aid, CPR, AED and Narcan
- Drug identification
- Incident command and communication- Traffic control
- Wildlife code
Tracking, searching, and basic orienteering
Emotional recovery from trauma(Front row left to right: Ranger Lipham, Ranger Frank, Ranger Lopez)
(Back row left to right: Ranger Pfanstiel, Ranger Marmonti, Ranger Johnson).
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