2012-02 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

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

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 - Feb 10
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 - Brett

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

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

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

Day 2 - Feb 11
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
 * This time at the firehall.
 * crowded if full class of 15
 * equipment required: maps

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

Ready Pack
 * 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30 - Eric

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

Navigation - Overview
 * 0.25hr - 10:45-11:00 - Brett

Navigation - Map - Features
 * 0.25hr - 11:00-11:15 - Brett

Navigation - Map - Topography first 30 of 90min
 * 0.5hr - 11:15-11:45 - Brett

flex
 * 0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
 * buffer for overruns
 * questions

lunch
 * 12:00-12:30

Search Skills and Compass Practical
 * 4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00 - Ron with Spencer, Brett, Eric, Yvonne and Elieza

Day 3 - Feb 12
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

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

Navigation - Map - Topography last 60 of 90min
 * 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30 - Brett

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

Organization and Incident Command
 * 0.5hr 10:45-11:15 - Spencer

Navigation - Map - UTM
 * 0.5 hr - 11:10-11:45 - Brett

Navigation - Map - Distance
 * 0.25 hr - 11:45-12:00 - Brett

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

Anatomy of an incident (cont)
 * 0.5 hr - 12:30-13:00 - Brett

First Aid
 * 1.0 hr - 13:00-14:00 - Brett

Navigation - Map - Direction
 * 0.75 hr - 14:00-14:45 - Brett

break
 * 0.25 hr - 14:50-15:00

Navigation - instruments - indoor
 * 1.5 hr - 15:00-16:30 - Spencer

Assigned homework
 * 0.25 hr - 16:30-16:45 - Brett

flex
 * Questions, prepare for next weekend, sign out
 * 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00 - Brett

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 - Mar 2
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

flex
 * 0.5 hr 19:30-20:00

break
 * 0.25 - 20:00-20:15

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS - Brett, Karl
 * 1.25 hr : 20:15-21:30

Day 5 - Mar 3
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up
 * 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - Map - Triangulation
 * 0.75 hr - 09:30-10:15 - Chris

Navigation - Map - Route Planning
 * 0.25 hr - 10:15-10:30 - Chris

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

Evacuation
 * 0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00 - Chris

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

lunch
 * 12:00-12:30

Communications
 * 1 hr - 12:30-13:30 - Chris

Lost person behaviour
 * 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00 - Janet

Search Probability Theory
 * 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45 - Chris

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

Briefing and debriefing
 * 0.75hr - 15:00-15:45 - Janet

Search Team Leader
 * 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15 - Roy

Tracking
 * 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45 - Chris

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

Evening 5 - Mar 3
Typically the same Saturday evening. 18:30-~22:00

Mock search
 * 3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00 - Eric, Brett, Chris, Spencer
 * see 2012-03-03 Mock

Day 6 - Mar 4
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Stress
 * 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45 - Brett

Critique
 * 0.75 hr - 09:45-10:30 - Bryan

break
 * 0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Review
 * 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15 - Brett
 * verify sign in
 * distribute course evaluations (form)
 * exam on previous day's material

Survival
 * 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00 - Brett

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

Helicopter
 * 0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15 - Brett

Air Observer Guidelines
 * 1 hr - 13:15-14:15 - Brett

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

break
 * 0.25 - 14:45-15:00

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

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

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

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

Wrap up
 * 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00 - Brett

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.