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not to be critical but to share an understanding of what worked | not to be critical but to share an understanding of what worked | ||
well and what could be improved. | well and what could be improved. | ||
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Pincher SAR performs a critique after all but minor incidents. | Pincher SAR performs a critique after all but minor incidents. | ||
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The person selected to chair the critique and manage the critique process should | The person selected to chair the critique and manage the critique process should | ||
not have been involved in the incident. | not have been involved in the incident. | ||
- | A critique should not be hindered | + | A critique should not be hindered the blind spots that we each have. |
- | If the facilitator is someone that was involved in the | + | If the facilitator is someone that was involved in the search, |
especially a member of the overhead team or Incident Commander, | especially a member of the overhead team or Incident Commander, | ||
there's a risk that | there's a risk that | ||
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Many of the ideas that are brought up during the critique will take some serious thought before they are implemented. | Many of the ideas that are brought up during the critique will take some serious thought before they are implemented. | ||
We don't want the meeting to get bogged down in debate. | We don't want the meeting to get bogged down in debate. | ||
- | So the focus should be on capturing the idea and not | + | So the focus should be on capturing the idea and not deciding on whether or not to implement it. |
Sometimes the decision will be obvious, but most often it's better to leave the idea | Sometimes the decision will be obvious, but most often it's better to leave the idea | ||
as a ''suggestion'' directed to the parts of the organization that would normally handle such ideas. | as a ''suggestion'' directed to the parts of the organization that would normally handle such ideas. | ||
- | Pincher SAR has a number of committees that specialize in areas of governance, budget, standard operating | + | Pincher SAR has a number of committees that specialize in areas of governance, budget, standard operating policies, equipment, training and membership. |
=== Discuss around functional areas === | === Discuss around functional areas === | ||
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* Pick a time (Tuesday evening?) when most participants in the search are available. | * Pick a time (Tuesday evening?) when most participants in the search are available. | ||
* book a room ([[Fire Hall]], [[MD Meeting Room]], [[Town Hall Gym]]) | * book a room ([[Fire Hall]], [[MD Meeting Room]], [[Town Hall Gym]]) | ||
- | * | + | * Announce by e-mail or call-out. |
- | * Have someone (usually the last Search Manager involved) draft a 1 page summary of the incident. (see [[ | + | * Have someone (usually the last Search Manager involved) draft a 1 page summary of the incident. (see [[Incident Summary Form Task]]) |
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* Invite the tasking agency and other organizations we worked with to send a representative. Many SAR groups are listed at: http://www.saralberta.ca | * Invite the tasking agency and other organizations we worked with to send a representative. Many SAR groups are listed at: http://www.saralberta.ca | ||
* Decide whether snacks are needed and arrange them. | * Decide whether snacks are needed and arrange them. | ||
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=== At the critique === | === At the critique === | ||
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* Chair the meeting. | * Chair the meeting. | ||
- | * | + | ** Your function is to focus and facilitate the discussion. Let the participants do most of the talking. If you get involved in bringing out your own suggestions or teaching, it's very easy to get distracted from your facilitation role. Perhaps you can add any suggestions you have to the report in the same way as you'll add any suggestions emailed to you by those who could not attend. |
- | * Ask someone to take detailed notes | + | * Ask someone to take detailed notes. |
- | + | * Sample agenda (usually there is not enough time for all of these items; focus on the important ones) | |
- | (usually there is not enough time for all of these items; focus on the important ones) | + | ** introductions |
- | * introductions | + | ** sign in (to the critique) |
- | * sign in (to the critique) | + | ** confidentiality |
- | * | + | ** brief report from person in charge of post op activities (last search manager?) re expenses, lost and found, work needing doing, etc. |
- | * confidentiality | + | ** what a critique is |
- | * brief report from person in charge of post op activities (last search manager?) re expenses, lost and found, work needing doing, etc. | + | *** understanding |
- | * what a critique is | + | *** learning, improvement |
- | ** understanding | + | *** suggestions, ideas |
- | ** learning, improvement | + | *** how suggestions will be distributed |
- | ** suggestions, ideas | + | *** committees that will make decisions on suggestions |
- | ** how suggestions will be distributed | + | ** incident summary (from draft 1-page report) |
- | ** committees that will make decisions on suggestions | + | ** functional areas of incident (there likely will only be time to cover the most significant) |
- | * incident summary (from draft report) | + | *** mandate |
- | * functional areas of incident (there likely will only be time to cover the most significant) | + | *** first notification / tasking |
- | * | + | *** call-out |
- | ** mandate | + | **** typical questions: Was the appropriate type of personnel requested? Were there people that met the criteria that were not called? |
- | * | + | *** investigation |
- | ** first notification / tasking | + | *** communications |
- | * | + | *** resources |
- | ** call-out | + | *** (de)briefing |
- | ** | + | *** searching |
- | ** investigation | + | *** access/return from segment |
- | * | + | *** extrication |
- | ** communications | + | *** stand down |
- | ** | + | *** CISM |
- | ** (de)briefing | + | *** prevention, public education |
- | * | + | *** travel |
- | ** searching | + | *** planning |
- | * | + | *** logistics |
- | ** access/return from segment | + | *** media |
- | * | + | *** family |
- | ** extrication | + | *** post ops |
- | * | + | *** learning (How has/could the critique support learning? For exercises, how did/could the goals/techniques promote learning?) |
- | ** stand down | + | *** miscellaneous |
- | * | + | ** round table (anyone have points that they need to bring up that wasn't already mentioned) |
- | ** CISM | + | Your effort: 1.5 hrs |
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=== After the critique === | === After the critique === | ||
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** Sort and write up the suggestions (we have examples of this). See [[PCSAR DOC-97 Critique form|PCSAR Doc-97]] | ** Sort and write up the suggestions (we have examples of this). See [[PCSAR DOC-97 Critique form|PCSAR Doc-97]] | ||
** Assign suggestions to be reviewed by PC SAR board, PC SAR preplan committee, PC SAR equipment committee, PC SAR call out committee, PC SAR training committee or one of our partner organizations. | ** Assign suggestions to be reviewed by PC SAR board, PC SAR preplan committee, PC SAR equipment committee, PC SAR call out committee, PC SAR training committee or one of our partner organizations. | ||
- | * | + | * Forward your report to each group. |
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* Send the sign-in list from the critique to the Membership Coordinator. | * Send the sign-in list from the critique to the Membership Coordinator. | ||
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Your effort: 2.5 hrs. | Your effort: 2.5 hrs. | ||
== Critique notes == | == Critique notes == | ||
- | * | + | * [[/2009-05-05]] : mock search, Anderson search |
- | * | + | * [[/2009-09-23]] : Perry search |
- | * | + | * [[/2010-03-21]] : avalanche, mock search |
- | * | + | * [[/2010-08-24]] : quad, Table Mountain incidents |
- | * | + | * [[/2011-01-18]] |
- | * | + | * [[/2011-09-06]] |
- | * | + | * [[/2012-03-04]] |
- | * | + | * [[/2012-04-25]] : for [[2012-04-14 Honda CRV]] search |
- | * | + | * [[/2012-06-06]] : re Victoria Peak |
- | * | + | * [[/2012-10-02]] Mock/Critque |
- | * | + | * [[/2013-02-23]] Mock/Critque |
- | * | + | * [[/2013-07-07]] Carpenter Creek/critique for [[2013-06-20]] search |
- | * | + | * [[/2013-07-07]] High River assist [[2013-06-24]] |
- | * | + | * [[/2013-09-17]] : for [[2013-09-14 Westcastle Hike]] |
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== See also == | == See also == |