SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

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	: 1.5hr 19:45-21:15		: 1.5hr 19:45-21:15
	:: 2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h		:: 2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h
-	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20	+	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20, Appendix A
	: w/mgmt. Video (30min)		: w/mgmt. Video (30min)
		+	: Urgency Determination Form
	: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident		: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident
		+
	'''flex'''		'''flex'''
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	: assigned reading		: assigned reading
	:: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5		:: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5
-	:: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3	+	:: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3, Ch. 24 "Survival (Body Management)"
	: otherwise 0.5h		: otherwise 0.5h
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	: assigned reading		: assigned reading
	:: distribute Communications Handbook		:: distribute Communications Handbook
		+
		+
		+	'''Inland Water Search'''
		+	: assigned reading
		+	: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.19 "Inland Water Search"
		+	: otherwise 0.5hr
		+	:: 2005-02 13:20 - 13:38
		+
		+
		+	'''SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools'''
		+	: assigned reading
		+	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.15
		+	: FOG SAR Manual: F-05 "SAR Technology", F-11 "SAR Transportation"
		+	: otherwise 0.5 hr
		+	:: 2005-02 10:22 - 10:40, 15:05 - 15:20
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	'''Search Skills'''		'''Search Skills'''
	: 3 hr - 13:30-16:30		: 3 hr - 13:30-16:30
-	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17	+	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17, Ch.19
-	: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15	+	: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15, Ch.16 "Search Principles & Techniques (How to Search)"
	: Search skills 0.5hr		: Search skills 0.5hr
	: Exercise- search skills 2.0hr		: Exercise- search skills 2.0hr
	: Debriefing 0.5 hr		: Debriefing 0.5 hr
		+	: Clue consciousness
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	: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45		: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22		: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22
-	: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12	+	: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12, Ch.13 "Search Area/Confinement"
		+	: Search Area / Confinement
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-	'''Navigation - Lat/Long'''	+	'''Survival'''
-	: 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00	+	: 0.75 - 11:15-12:00
-	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13	+	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7
		+	: FOG SAR Manual: 25, F-17 "PSAR"
		+	: prevention, trip plan
		+	: improvising
		+	: video Share The Responsibility
		+
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	and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.		and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.
-	* Inland Water Search 0.5hr Ch.19
-	2005-02 13:20 - 13:38
-	* Search Principles and Techniques 1.25hr Ch.16
-	Clue Consciousness 0.25hr Ch.19 Ch.20
-	(Roy offers to instruct)
-	Search Area / Confinement 1.0hr Ch.13
		+	'''Navigation - Lat/Long'''
		+	: 0.75 hr
		+	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13
		+	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.
-	* equipment 0.25hr Ch.24
-	related skills-exercise on knots 0.50hr Ch.25
-
-	* Emergency survival skills, (improvising) 0.5hr Ch.7 Ch.25
-	(Roy offers to instruct)
-	(Short Term Survival Skills)
-	* Survival (Body Management) 0.5hr Ch.24
-
-
-	* Navigation - LLD, Roads, Approach Number
-	Navigation - Review and Practice 0.25hr Ch.13
-	Actual Start: ______ End: ______
-	2006-09-30 10:15 11:45
-
-	* Urgency Determination Form 0.25hr Appendix A
-	part of SAR Management video
-
-	* SAR resources and technology,
-	& Power Tools 0.5hr Ch.15
-	SAR Technology 0.5hr F-05
-	2005-02 10:22 - 10:40
-	SAR Transportation 0.25hr F-11
-	2005-02 15:05 - 15:20
		+	'''Navigation - Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System,
		+	Municipal Approach Numbering System''
		+	: 1.5 hr
		+	:: 2006-09-30 10:15 11:45
		+	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.
-	Rope rescue 0.75hr Ch.21
-	* Preventive SAR video Share The Responsibility 0.5hr F-17	+	'''Rope rescue'''
-	Actual Start: ______ End: ______	+	: 1.25 hr
-	2005-02 16:12 - 16:21 no video	+	: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 25
-	2006-09-30 15:44 - 16:01	+	: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
		+	: 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.

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Revision as of 23:56, 4 March 2010

This is a sample schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR.

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.

Contents 1 Evening 1 2 Day 2 3 Day 3 4 Evening 4 5 Day 5 6 Evening 5 7 Day 6 8 other

Evening 1

Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30

Introductions and Registration

0.5hr - 18:00-18:30

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/00-introduction-registration

SAR, what is it and where do you fit

0.5hr - 18:30-19:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.1,2

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.1,2

Video Operation GSAR 11 min

SAR standards, SAR Alberta, SAR RCMP Policy

0.5hr - 19:00-19:30

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/the-sar-role

break

0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45

Anatomy of an incident

1.5hr 19:45-21:15

2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20, Appendix A

w/mgmt. Video (30min)

Urgency Determination Form

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident

flex

0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30

buffer for overruns

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

sign in

exam on previous day's material

Emergency preparedness kits (ready pack)

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

2003-10-19 09:33 - 10:20

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.10

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.5

Ready pack demo

break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Anatomy of an incident

0.5hr 10:45-11:15

SAR Mgmt video

"Initial Response" 27:30

spend time repacking my pack

Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr 11:15-11:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.3

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12

Exercise Incident Command

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/03-search-management-crucials

flex

0.25hr - 11:45-12:00

buffer for overruns

questions

lunch

12:00-12:30

Navigation, part 1

4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00

includes 15 minute break ~14:45

2008-01-03 13:00 - 17:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13

map reading:

• features, contours, land forms,
• route selection
• UTM
• scales, measurements, directions

locating:

• distance and bearing,
• triangulation

Day 3

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

sign in

exam on previous day's material

Navigation, part 2, instruments - indoor

1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:30

includes break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

SAR Fundamentals Ch.13

stride count

compass

GPS

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - stride count

0.25hr - 11:30-11:45

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3, Ch. 24 "Survival (Body Management)"

otherwise 0.5h

clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.6

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.4

otherwise 0.8h

reading assignment:

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7 12

FOG SAR Manual: Chapter 24, 25, 8, 6, 10

Field Health and Hygiene

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.6

otherwise 0.5 hr

Environmental Hazards in SAR

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.9

otherwise 0.25 hr

Animal, Insect, Snake Hazards

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.10

otherwise 0.25hr

Communications

assigned reading

distribute Communications Handbook

Inland Water Search

assigned reading

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.19 "Inland Water Search"

otherwise 0.5hr

2005-02 13:20 - 13:38

SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.15

FOG SAR Manual: F-05 "SAR Technology", F-11 "SAR Transportation"

otherwise 0.5 hr

2005-02 10:22 - 10:40, 15:05 - 15:20

lunch

12:00-12:30

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - compass

1 hr - 12:30-13:30

Search Skills

3 hr - 13:30-16:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17, Ch.19

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15, Ch.16 "Search Principles & Techniques (How to Search)"

Search skills 0.5hr

Exercise- search skills 2.0hr

Debriefing 0.5 hr

Clue consciousness

break

incorporated in above

0.25 - brings to 16:45

flex

0.25 - 16:45-17:00

buffer for overruns

questions, review what's needed for next weekend

Evening 4

Typically a Friday, 2 weeks after the previous weekend. 18:00-21:30

Start-up

0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30

sign in

exam on previous day's material

Review assigned reading

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30

• Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness
• clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip
• Communications

2nd half of SAR Mgmt.Video

0.5 hr - 19:30-20:00

"Expanding the Search" 20:00

break

0.25 - 20:00-20:15

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS

1.25 hr : 20:15-19:00

Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

sign in

exam on previous day's material

First Aid

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.9, appendix B

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.11, F-09

Hypothermia

break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45

Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.26

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.23

[include litter carry / perhaps patient packaging]

Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00

• Snowmobile / Winter SAR

  FOG SAR Manual: F-10

• Cold Weather Nutrition

  FOG SAR Manual: F-08

• Wind Chill Calculation

  FOG SAR Manual: G-25

lunch

12:00-12:30

Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14

Exercise

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/05-communications

Lost person behavior

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.21

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.14

Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise

Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12, Ch.13 "Search Area/Confinement"

Search Area / Confinement

break

0.25hr - 14:45-15:00

Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Appendix D

FOG SAR Manual: F-01

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/07-briefing-debriefing

Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15

2005-02 09:55-10:20 : 0.4h

(add marshalling, sign-in)

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/06-team-leader

Tracking

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.23, Apdx C

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.18

Tracking Form.

Exercise

flex

buffer for overruns

0.25hr - 16:45-17:00

Q's, prep for mock search

Evening 5

Typically the same Saturday evening. 19:00-22:00

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Stress

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch16

(Floating Stone Video)

critique

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

2006-09-30 09:26 - 10:15

2005-02 08:50 - 10:05

2008-02-07 10:00 - 2008-02-07 10:34

critique of night search

break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Review

0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15

verify sign in

distribute course evaluations

exam on previous day's material

Survival

0.75 - 11:15-12:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7

FOG SAR Manual: 25, F-17 "PSAR"

prevention, trip plan

improvising

video Share The Responsibility

lunch

12:00-12:30

Helicopter

0.75hr - 12:30-13:15

2005-02 10:40 - 11:40

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 29

FOG SAR Manual: F-06

Helicopter operations video

Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15

2005-02 12:45 - 13:20

2006-09-30 13:12 - 14:15

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 28

FOG SAR Manual: F-07

Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45

2005-02 15:20 - 15:41

2008-02-07 14:36-15:06

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 31

FOG SAR Manual: F-15

break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00

Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30

2005-02 09:05 - 09:38

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 18

FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 20

Exercise

External influences

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 30

(family, media, politics)

Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15

2006-09-30 14:15 - 14:27

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 12

FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 8

Review

0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45

exam on day's material

Wrap up

0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00

• certificates, congratulations
• log books
• going forward
  • maintaining certification
  • joining SAR groups
    • SAR Alberta
  • other training that is possible
• return lent texts, compasses
• return cheques

other

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

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

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.

Rope rescue

1.25 hr

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 25

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"

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.