2016 Fall SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is a sample schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Each section links to a lesson plan.

It is intended to help instructors schedule their sections. It is not intended for students as a commitment of what will be taught when. Times are only approximate. Elements may be moved around.

1 Evening 1
2 Day 2
3 Day 3
4 Assigned Reading
5 Evening 4
6 Day 5
7 Evening 5
8 Day 6
9 not covered
10 Filler

Evening 1

Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30

Introductions and Registration

0.5hr - 18:00-18:30

The SAR Role

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30

break

0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45

Anatomy of an Incident

1.5hr 19:45-21:15

flex

0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30

buffer for overruns

Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

Day 2

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - overview

0.25 hr - 09:30-09:45

Navigation - map - features

0.25 hr - 09:45-10:00

Navigation - map - topography

1.5 hr - 10:00-11:30

Anatomy of an incident (continued video)

0.5 hr - 11:30-12:00

lunch

12:00-12:30

Ready Pack

1.0 hr - 12:30-13:30

Navigation - map - UTM

0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00

Navigation - map - distance

0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15

break

0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30

spend time repacking my pack

Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr 14:30-15:00

Navigation - map - direction

0.75 hr - 15:00-15:45

Navigation - map - triangulation

0.75 hr - 15:45-16:30

Navigation - map - route selection

0.25 hr - 16:30-16:45

flex

0.25hr - 16:45-17:00

buffer for overruns

questions

Day 3

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - instruments - theory

1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:15

includes break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Search Techniques - theory

0.75 hr - 11:15 - 12:00

lunch

12:00-12:30

discuss student's clothing choices one-on-one

Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass

4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00

Assigned Reading

See Readings.

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5h

clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading

otherwise 0.8h

Field Health and Hygiene

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5 hr

Hazards

otherwise 0.5 hr

Communications

Inland Water Search

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5hr

SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5 hr

Urban SAR

assigned reading

Evening 4

Typically a Friday, 2 weeks after the previous weekend. 18:00-21:30

Start-up

0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30

Review assigned reading

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30

merge into Start-Up (written exam)
move Communications into this time slot so have practice before GPS practical

Hazards

0.5 hr 19:30-20:00

break

0.25 hr - 20:00-20:15

Navigation - instruments - practical - GPS

1.25 hr : 20:15-21:30

Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

First Aid

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45

Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00

should expand to 0.5 hr

Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00

lunch

12:00-12:30

need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
- move evacuation exercise to afternoon?

Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30

Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00

Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45

could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides

break

0.25hr - 14:45-15:00

Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45

Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15

Tracking

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45

flex

buffer for overruns

0.25hr - 16:45-17:00

Q's, prep for mock search

Evening 5

Typically the same Saturday evening. 18:30-~22:00

Mock search

3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Stress

1.0 hr - 09:00-10:00

fix: times overlap

Critique

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Start-up

0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15

Survival skills

0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00

may be able to reduce as is also in reading assignment

lunch

0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30

Helicopter

0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15

Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15

should reduce time allotted

Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45

should make 0.75hr

break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00

need more frequent breaks in the afternoon
don't have helicopter video right after lunch

Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30

External influences

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00

Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15

Review

0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45

exam on day's material

Wrap up

0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00

not covered

The following material is not explicitly scheduled and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.

Navigation - Lat/Long

0.75 hr

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

Rationale to not include: SAR workers only use lat/long when interfacing with members of the public and air searchers. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.

Navigation - Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System

Legal Land Description

1.5 hr

2006-09-30 10:15 11:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

Rationale to not include: SAR workes only use LLD and its derivatives when navigating to the search site and interfacing with the public and municipal workers. Navigation by LLD is a difficult skill to maintain. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.

Navigation - GPS - practical - waypoints