SAR Fundamentals/SAR Role

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Brett Wuth

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[edit] Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, the participants:

  1. will be able to describe what is needed of a SAR worker
  2. will be able to explain the priorities of safety
  3. will be able to list the broad stages of an incident
  4. will be able to describe what being tasked means and give examples of Tasking Agencies and SAR Responders
  5. will be able to list the major SAR certifications

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Total Time: 60 minutes


Time Material


00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

SAR Fundamentals chapters 1 & 2[3] or FOG SAR chapters 1 & 2[1]

Present Objectives


00:03

5 min

  • Realistic as to why you are here:[2]
    • no glory
    • no thanks
    • no sleep
    • no recognition
    • time consuming
    • stress family relations
    • expensive
    • hazardous
  • Ask around room why people are here
  • Some of the positives are[2]
    • good to work as part of a team
    • common goal, camaraderie
    • might just save someone's life

00:08

3 min

  • What is SAR?
  • typical situations
  • Search vs. Rescue
    • Slide Basic SAR 7
  • Unusual usages
    • Disaster
    • Evidence Search

00:11

5 min

  • What skills do you need - list on flip chart
  • Slide Basic SAR 29
  • Slide Basic SAR 5


00:16

3 min

  • Slide Basic SAR 21
  • PHACKS overhead[3]
    • P - Proficient
    • H - Humble
    • A - Able
    • C - Competent
    • K - Knowledge
    • S - Solicitous


00:19

12 min

  • play video - Operation Ground SAR
  • "Incident Commander" vs. "Search Manager"
  • volunteer vs. professional
  • term: "Hasty Team"


00:36

5 min

Safety

  • Slide Basic SAR 22
  • Risk vs. Benefit
    • 1-10 scale
      • on chance of happening
      • severity if it happens
  • e.g. russian roulette 1 in 6 / crossing a stream
  • Priority
    • 1/ Self
    • 2/ Team Members
    • 3/ Bystanders
    • 4/ Subject
    • 5/ equipment, property, environment

Individual acts and how they affect the group and search functions

  • Slide Basic SAR 26


00:41

1 min

  • Wanting to help is not enough - you need to be trained
  • Some volunteers don't know that they don't know


00:42

2 min

SAR Responders

  • SAR Groups
  • SAR Alberta
    • 54 member organizations
    • volunteer run
  • Organizations with broader mandate
    • police
    • fire departments
    • parks
    • Ad-hoc: community, friends, family


00:44

2 min 2,4

Tasking

  • legal authority to conduct operation
  • lines of responsibility
    • completion
    • problems
    • financial

Not being tasked

  • on behalf of family


00:46

5 min

Canada SAR responsibilities

  • Sea
    • federal
    • Coast Guard
    • Coast Guard Auxiliary
    • Navigable waterways
      • St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes
      • Peace River, Athabasca River, North Saskatchewan River?
  • Air
    • federal
    • Department of Defense
    • CASARA - Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association
    • missing / downed aircraft
      • when does it become a ground SAR operation?
      • value of ground SAR
  • RCC - Rescue Coordination Centres
    • Victoria, Trenton, Halifax
  • Land
    • federal land: national parks
    • Provinces
      • minister/department
      • delegation to agency
        • usually police force(s) under provincial contract
        • BC: PEP - Provincial Emergency Program


00:49

5 min

Alberta SAR responsibilities

  • unassigned until 2009
  • Alberta Emergency Management Agency, 2009-2011 (Municipal Affairs)
    • many earlier versions: Emergency Management Alberta, Alberta Transport
    • responsibility for emergencies / disasters
    • training funding from earlier
    • WCB
    • national representation
  • Fire Commissioner's Office, 2011-current (Municipal Affairs)
  • Solicitor General
    • RCMP oversight
  • agencies, mostly police, act as Tasking Agencies based on related responsibilities: missing (as opposed to lost) persons.

Tasking Agencies

  • RCMP
  • City Police / Town Police
  • Tribal Police
  • National Parks
  • Kananaskis Country
    • special agreement with RCMP
  • Municipalities (disasters)
  • Department of Defense (downed aircraft)
  • auspices of Agencies: Provincial Parks, Conservation Officers, Fire Department, Emergency Management (Disaster Services)
  • BC PEP


00:54

3 min

SAR Certification Standards

  • SAR Fundamentals
    • SAR Basics
    • ERI
    • NASAR
  • new federal standards
  • Civil Emergency Response
  • Wilderness First Aid
  • Team Leader
  • SAR Management
  • Man Tracking
  • Dog team
  • Quad Safety
  • Snowmobile Safety
  • Air Spotter
  • Safety Officer
  • ICS 100-400

RCMP requirements

SAR Alberta requirements


00:57

3 min

Questions

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01:00




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  • FOG SAR, chapters 1 & 2 [1]
  • SAR Fundamentals Manual, chapters 1 & 2 [3]
  • Slides [4]
    • Basic SAR 30
    • Basic SAR 19
    • Basic SAR 29
    • Basic SAR 5
    • Basic SAR 3
    • Basic SAR 7
    • Basic SAR 6
    • Basic SAR 20
    • Basic SAR 21
    • Basic SAR 22
    • Basic SAR 26
  • blank question bank cards
  • Ralph Eckman 2013-01

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Q: PHACKS – difference between Proficiency and Competence


A: http://www.co.benton.or.us/sheriff/ems/documents/sar_notebook_introsar_000.pdf

Proficient - SAR personnel should take action in a correct, competent and professional manner

Competent - SAR personnel should be adequately qualified for the purpose, “...if search is required, be qualified for search, etc.”

"Proficient" emphasizes having the needed skills. "Competent" emphasizes being qualified (assessed by others).

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Copyright (c) 2005-2012, Brett Wuth. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

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[1] SAR Skills Handbook: FOG SAR, Field Operating Guide To Search and Rescue, Richard Smith et al., © ERI Canada et al., 2003, first edition, ISBN 0-9734135-0-6, chapters 1 & 2

[2] some material from Chris Jorgensen developed for this section, provided personally.

[3] Search and Rescue Fundamentals: Basic Skills and Knowledge to Perform Wilderness, Inland, Search and Rescue, D. Cooper et al., 3rd Edition, revised., © 1996 Emergency Response Institute, Inc. et al., ISBN 0-913724-37-8, chapters 1 & 2

[4] Overhead slides distributed for [3]

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Role of the SAR worker - to work for the potential survivor

BASICS of SAR Management[1]

  • Be Ready
  • Activation
  • Start the Six-Step
  • Incident evolution
  • Conclusion
  • Situation Review
This acronym seems forced. The Six-Step/Incident evolution is the same thing. I think the old form is better.
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