2020 Spring SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is a sample schedule (master) 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

18:00-18:30 0.50hr Introductions and Registration
18:30-19:30 1.00hr The SAR Role
19:30-21:00 1.50hr Anatomy of an Incident
21:00-21:15 0.25hr Navigation - overview
21:15-21:30 0.25hr Navigation - map - features

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

Day 2

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

09:00-09:30 0.50hr Start-up
09:30-11:00 1.50hr Navigation - map - topography
- too long: should be 0.75hr
11:00-12:00 1.00hr First Aid
12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
12:30-13:15 0.75hr Evacuation
13:15-13:45 0.50hr Navigation - map - UTM
13:45-14:15 0.50hr Anatomy of an incident (continued video)
14:15-14:30 0.25hr break
14:30-14:45 0.25hr Navigation - map - distance
14:45-15:30 0.75hr Navigation - map - direction
15:30-16:00 0.50hr Organization and Incident Command
16:00-17:00 1.00hr Ready Pack

Day 3

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

09:00-09:30 0.50hr Start-up
09:30-11:15 1.75hr Navigation - instruments - theory
10:30-10:45 0.25hr includes break
11:15-12:00 0.75hr Search Techniques - theory
12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
- discuss student's clothing choices one-on-one
12:30-17:00 4.50hr Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass

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

18:00-18:30 0.50hr Start-up
(includes written exam reviewing assigned reading)
18:30-19:30 1.00hr Communications (follow-up to assigned reading)
19:30-20:00 0.50hr Hazards (follow-up to assigned reading)
20:00-20:15 0.25hr break
20:15-21:30 1.25hr Navigation - instruments - practical - GPS

Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

09:00-09:30 0.50hr Start-up
09:30-10:15 0.75hr Navigation - map - triangulation
10:15-10:30 0.25hr Navigation - map - route selection
10:30-10:45 0.25hr break
10:45-11:00 0.25hr Foot Travel Skills
11:00-12:00 1.00hr Cold Weather SAR
12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
- Possibly have tracking merge into break and outdoor exercise.
12:30-13:00 0.50hr Lost person behaviour
13:00-13:45 0.75hr Search Probability Theory
- could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides
13:45-14:15 0.50hr Tracking
14:15-14:45 0.50hr undefined
14:45-15:00 0.25hr break
15:00-15:45 0.75hr Briefing and debriefing
15:45-16:15 0.50hr Search Team Leader
16:15-16:45 0.50hr undefined
16:45-17:00 0.25hr flex
buffer for overruns
Q's, prep for mock search

Evening 5

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

18:30-~22:00 3.50hr Mock search

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

09:00-10:00 1.00hr Stress
10:00-10:30 0.50hr Start-up
10:30-10:45 0.25hr break
10:45-11:45 1.00hr Critique
11:45-12:30 0.75hr Helicopter
12:30-13:00 0.50hr lunch
13:00-13:30 0.50hr Air Observer Guidelines
13:30-14:00 0.50hr Survival skills (follow-up to assigned reading)
14:00-14:30 0.50hr External influences
14:30-14:45 0.25hr break
14:45-15:30 0.75hr Legal Aspects
15:30-16:00 0.50hr Evidence handling
16:00-16:15 0.25hr break
second afternoon break needed due to student exhaustion
16:15-16:45 0.50hr Review
exam on day's material
16:45-17:00 0.25hr Wrap up

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