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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 incident, | If the facilitator is someone that was involved in the incident, | ||
especially a member of the overhead team or Incident Commander, | especially a member of the overhead team or Incident Commander, | ||
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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) | + | **: The ''leading questions'' are just to help the participants think about the subject matter of the functional area. The chair can read them in quick succession, if the participants are stumped about what to say about a functional area. They don't have to be answered. |
- | * functional areas of incident (there likely will only be time to cover the most significant) | + | *** mandate |
- | *: The ''leading questions'' are just to help the participants think about the subject matter of the functional area. The chair can read them if the participants are stumped about what to say about a functional area. They don't have to be | + | *** first notification / tasking |
- | ** mandate | + | ***: leading questions: Was the emergency detected promptly? How was it deteced? Who called who? Was the magnitude of the emergency assessed correctly at the start? What means were used for this assessment? Are any guides or aids needed to assist emergency evaluation? Was our information adequate? |
- | * | + | *** call-out |
- | ** first notification / tasking | + | ***: leading questions: When was Callout notified? Was it appropriate to mobilize PCSAR resources and was this promptly initiated? How could the response time improve? Was a search manager notified promptly? Were search personnel notified promptly? Were the appropriate type of personnel requested? Were there people that met the criteria that were not called? Was their an appropriate response? Were contact numbers up to date? |
- | **: leading questions: Was the emergency detected promptly? How was it | + | *** investigation |
- | ** call-out | + | *** communications |
- | **: leading questions: When was Callout notified? Was it appropriate to mobilize PCSAR resources and was this promptly initiated? How could the response time improve? Was a search manager notified promptly? Were search personnel notified promptly? Were the appropriate type of personnel requested? Were there people that met the criteria that were not called? Was | + | ***: leading questions: Were communications adequate? |
- | ** investigation | + | *** resources |
- | * | + | *** (de)briefing |
- | ** communications | + | *** searching |
- | **: leading questions: Were communications adequate | + | ***: leading questions: What was the initial strategy for response to this emergency? How did the stategy evolve and change during the emergency and how were thes changes implemented? How was access to/from the search segments? What problems did seachers encounter? What improvements could be made in searching? |
- | ** (de)briefing | + | *** access/return from segment |
- | * | + | *** extrication |
- | ** searching | + | *** stand down |
- | **: leading questions: What was the initial strategy for response to this emergency? | + | *** CISM |
- | ** access/return from segment | + | *** prevention, public education |
- | * | + | *** travel |
- | ** extrication | + | *** Plans Section |
- | * | + | *** Logistics Section |
- | ** stand down | + | ***: leading questions: What teams/personnel/equipment/materiel was mobilized? How were they mobilized? How did utilization change with time? Were resources used effectively? Were they easy to obtain? Do we have adequate knowledge of resource availability? Are there other resources in our team that we didn't know we had? |
- | * | + | *** media |
- | ** CISM | + | ***: leading questions: How were realtion with the media handled? What problems were encountered? |
- | * | + | *** family |
- | ** prevention, public education | + | *** post ops |
- | * | + | *** learning |
- | ** travel | + | ***: leading questions: How has/could the critique support learning? For exercises, how did/could the goals/techniques promote learning? |
- | * | + | *** miscellaneous |
- | ** Plans Section | + | ** round table (anyone have points that they need to bring up that wasn't already mentioned) |
- | * | + | Your effort: 1.5 hrs |
- | ** Logistics Section | + | |
- | **: leading questions: What teams/personnel/equipment/materiel was mobilized? How were they mobilized? How did utilization change with time? Were resources used effectively? Were they easy to obtain? Do we have adequate knowledge of resource availability? Are there other resources in our team that we didn't know we had? | + | |
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- | **: leading questions: How | + | |
- | ** family | + | |
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- | ** post ops | + | |
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- | ** learning | + | |
- | **: leading questions: How could | + | |
- | ** miscellaneous | + | |
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- | * round table (anyone have points that they need to bring up that wasn't already mentioned) | + | |
=== 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. | ||
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* {{subpage|2013-10-15}} Waterton spot response | * {{subpage|2013-10-15}} Waterton spot response | ||
* {{subpage|2014-01-20}} Oldman Dam | * {{subpage|2014-01-20}} Oldman Dam | ||
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== See also == | == See also == |