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

Anatomy of an Incident

1.5hr 19:30-21:00 (includes break 0.25hr)

Navigation - overview

0.25 hr - 21:00-21:15

Navigation - map - features

0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30

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 - map - topography

1.5 hr - 09:30-11:00

First Aid

1.0 hr - 11:00-12:00

lunch

12:00-12:30

Evacuation

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00

Navigation - map - UTM

0.5 hr - 13:00-13:30

Anatomy of an incident (continued video)

0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00

break

0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15

Navigation - map - distance

0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30

Navigation - map - direction

0.75 hr - 14:300-15:15

@@@ Evidence handling

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00

Ready Pack

1.0 hr - 15:45-16:45

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

add: Widely-spaced sound sweep

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

add: Widely-spaced sound sweep

Assigned Reading

See Readings.

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5h

further built upon in a later presentation

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

further built upon in a later presentation

Communications

further built upon in a later presentation

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

(includes written exam reviewing assigned reading)

Communications (follow-up to assigned reading)

1 hr - 18:30-19:30

Hazards (follow-up to assigned reading)

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

0.5hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - map - triangulation

0.75hr - 09:30-10:15

Navigation - map - route selection

0.25hr - 10:15-10:30

break

0.25hr - 10:30-10:45

Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 10:45-11:00

Cold Weather SAR

1hr - 11:00-12:00

lunch

0.5hr - 12:00-12:30

need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
- Possibly have tracking merge into break and outdoor exercise.

Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00

Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 13:00-13:45

could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides

@@@ Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr - 15:15-15:45

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

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

1.0hr - 09:00-10:00

Start-up

0.5hr - 10:00-10:30

break

0.25hr - 10:30-10:45

Critique

1.0hr - 10:45-11:45

Helicopter

0.75hr - 11:45-12:30

lunch

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00

Air Observer Guidelines

0.5hr - 13:00-13:30

Survival skills (follow-up to assigned reading)

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00

External influences

0.5hr - 14:00-14:30

break

0.25hr - 14:30-14:45

Legal Aspects

0.75hr - 14:45-15:30

@@@ Tracking

0.5hr - 13:45-14:15

break

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15

second afternoon break needed due to student exhaustion

Review

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45

exam on day's material

Wrap up

0.25hr - 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