SAR Fundamentals/Organization and Incident Command

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Contents 1 Material covered 2 Time alloted 3 Lesson plan 4 Aids 5 Question bank

Material covered

SAR Fundamentals Manual:

• Ch.3 "Organization: The Incident Command System"
• Appendix E "Incident Command System (ICS) Glossary"

Basic SAR Skills Manual:

• Ch.12 "Search Management Crucials"
• F-13 "Search Management Actions"
• F-14 "ICS Orientation"

Time alloted

0.5hr

• 2011-02: 11:04-11:48: 0.7h
• 2013-02: 30 min

Lesson plan

Key points:

• In Pincher Creek area, typically the Incident Commander is a civilian search manager, reporting to the ICS role "Agency Executive" from the tasking agency.

See lesson plan (odt) (pdf)

Exercise Incident Command

Aids

• flip chart or white board
• appropriate markers
• powerpoint slides
  • FOG SAR slides 238+ Chapter 12 (odp) (pdf) - Search Management Crucials
  • slides 699+ Addendum 14 (odp) (pdf) - ICS Orientation
• Ralph Eckman 2013-01

Question bank

See Question bank