2013-02 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

This is the schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Compare with the generic schedule.

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.

It may have to be adjusted to instructor availability, etc.

Evening 1 - February 8
Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30

Introductions and Registration (Janet, Brett)
 * 0.5hr - 18:00-18:30

The SAR Role (Brett)
 * 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30

break
 * 0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45

Anatomy of an Incident (Brett)
 * 1.5hr 19:45-21:15

flex (Brett)
 * 0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30
 * buffer for overruns
 * Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

Day 2 - February 9
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - overview (Chris)
 * 0.25 hr - 09:30-09:45

Navigation - map - features (Chris)
 * 0.25 hr - 09:45-10:00

Navigation - map - topography (Chris)
 * 1.5 hr - 10:00-11:30

Anatomy of an incident (continued video) (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 11:30-12:00

lunch
 * 12:00-12:30

Ready Pack (Brett)
 * 1.0 hr - 12:30-13:30

Navigation - map - UTM (Chris)
 * 0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00

Navigation - map - distance (Chris)
 * 0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15

break
 * 0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30
 * spend time repacking my pack

Organization and Incident Command (Brett)
 * 0.5hr 14:30-15:00

Navigation - map - direction (Chris)
 * 0.75 hr - 15:00-15:45

Navigation - map - triangulation (Brett)
 * 0.75 hr - 15:45-16:30

Navigation - map - route selection (Brett)
 * 0.25 hr - 16:30-16:30

flex (Brett)
 * 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
 * buffer for overruns
 * questions

Day 3 - February 10
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - instruments - theory (Brett)
 * 1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:45
 * includes break
 * 0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Assigned reading (Brett)
 * 0.25 hr - 11:45 - 12:00

lunch
 * 12:00-12:30

Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - compass - practical (Ron, Brett, Cindy, Alieza, Fraser, Spencer?)
 * 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 - February 22
Typically a Friday, 2 weeks after the previous weekend. 18:00-21:30

Start-up (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30

Review assigned reading (Brett)
 * 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30

Hazards (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr 19:30-20:00

break
 * 0.25 hr - 20:00-20:15

Navigation - instruments - practical - GPS (Brett)
 * 1.25 hr : 20:15-21:30

Day 5 - February 23
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

First Aid (Claus)
 * 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

break
 * 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45

Evacuation (Brett)
 * 0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00

Cold Weather SAR (Roy)
 * 1 hr - 11:00-12:00

lunch
 * 12:00-12:30

Communications (Bryan)
 * 1 hr - 12:30-13:30

Lost person behaviour (Brett)
 * 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00

Search Probability Theory (Brett)
 * 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45

break
 * 0.25hr - 14:45-15:00

Briefing and debriefing (Bryan)
 * 0.75hr - 15:00-15:45

Search Team Leader (Diane)
 * 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15

Tracking (Bryan)
 * 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45

flex (Brett)
 * buffer for overruns
 * 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
 * Q's, prep for mock search

Evening 5 - February 23
Typically the same Saturday evening. 18:30-~22:00

Mock search (Eric, Russ; IC: Janet; ghosts: Brett, Bryan, Michael?)
 * 3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00
 * event

Day 6 - February 24
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Stress (Bryan)
 * 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45

Critique (Roy)
 * 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

break
 * 0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Start-up (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15

Survival skills (Eric)
 * 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00

lunch
 * 0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30

Helicopter (Bryan)
 * 0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15

Air Observer Guidelines (Bryan)
 * 1 hr - 13:15-14:15

Legal Aspects (Roy)
 * 0.5hr - 14:15-14:45

break
 * 0.25 - 14:45-15:00

Evidence handling (Roy)
 * 0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30

External influences (Brett)
 * 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00

Foot Travel Skills (Brett)
 * 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15

Review (Brett)
 * 0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
 * exam on day's material

Wrap up (Janet, Brett)
 * 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
 * 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
 * See lesson plan after 1:13

Rope rescue
 * 1.25 hr
 * SAR Fundamentals Manual:
 * Ch.24 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
 * Ch.25 "Rope Related Skills"
 * Basic SAR Skills Manual:
 * Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
 * Ch.22 "Rope Knots and Skills"
 * related skills-exercise on knots

Rationale to not include: To assist in a rope rescue takes considerably more training than can be included in this course.

Mountain Bike SAR
 * Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-12 "Mountain Bike SAR"

Rationale to not include: A speciality not often encountered.

filler
Critiques/2010-08-24/Sug10