SAR Fundamentals/Lost person behaviour

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Contents 1 Subject 2 Authors 3 Scope 4 Prerequisites 5 Objectives 6 Time Plan 7 Aids 8 Question bank 9 Frequently Asked Questions 10 Feedback 11 License 12 Reference Material 13 Notes

Subject

What is this lesson plan about?

Authors

List who wrote this lesson plan.

Scope

What is included in this lesson, what's not and why.

SAR Fundamentals Manual:

• Ch.21 "Lost Person Behavior"
• Appendix F "Lost Person Questionnaire"

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.14 "Lost Person Behavior"

Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise

Prerequisites

What should students already know/have accomplished before the lesson is presented.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:

1. will be able to ...

Time Plan

Total Time: 30 minutes

• 2006-09: 40 minutes

Time	Material
00:00 3 min	Introduce topic title SAR Fundamentals chapter 21[3] or FOG SAR chapters 14[1] Introduce Instructor Present Objectives Distribute lost person questionnaire
00:03	slide 270 Why analyse lost person behaviour? Helps refine search urgency / survivability profile Helps know where to look first Helps searchers know what terrain features to concentrate on Helps searchers recognize clues Helps decided how to attract subject Helps determine how to interact with found subject
	What information is needed? Where, what direction is subject likely to head? How far are they likely to travel? How are they likely to have acted prior to their trouble? How are they likely to act when once they realize their trouble? How will they interact with each other? How will they respond to search activities? How knowledgable are they of this environment? How skilled are they in this environment?
	Sources of information Family Friends Colleagues / Co-workers Doctor, medical professionals Police Activity experts Area experts Statistics: general, local Often conflicting
	Statistics What statistical categories can say Range of distances from IPP where found Variance from intended direction Features often found in association with Objects / features that attract Typical root cause of trouble Strategies used to get out of trouble Reactions to searchers Survival rates over time
	Major categories Children age 1-6 Children age 7-12 Youth age 13-15 Despondents Psychotics Mentally retarded Alzheimer's Hunters Fishermen Hikers Mountain Bikers Cross Country Skiers Off Highway Vehicle Users Miscellaneous Adults
	Search team briefings Not usually available for first assignment Areas to focus on Activities to watch for How to approach
	Search strategies Put yourself in subjects shoes, mindset, look through their eyes Look at things from their height What would attract you? What would you do? Use 2 examples from powerpoint slides
	Family liaison Frequent role Understand family dynamic Get complete story Past incidents
	Overhead team support Compile behaviour information Summarize on briefining information
	Done

Aids

What materials are needed or useful in presenting this lesson.

• non-publishable material
• video projector
• laptop
• SAR SKILLS V1.1.pdf, slides for FOG SAR instructors, page 269-322
• PCSAR DOC-13 Lost/Missing Person Report and Search Results

Question bank

List of questions suitable for an review/exam of this section.

See Question bank

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some of the questions that students typically ask. Include the answers.

Feedback

When has this lesson been presented. What was the feedback.

• 2006-09-16 Wuth presentation at PCSAR SAR Fundamentals

License

What can others do with this lesson?

Original content copyright © 2006-2013, Brett Wuth.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Reference Material

If you need to cite sources, do so here.

• [1] SAR Skills Handbook: FOG SAR, Field Operating Guide To Search and Rescue, Richard Smith et al., (c) ERI Canada et al., 2003, first edition, ISBN 0-9734135-0-6, chapter 14
• [2] some material from Jake Waiboer developed for this section, provided personally.
• [3] Search and Rescue Fundamentals: Basic Skills and Knowledge to Perform Wilderness, Inland, Search and Rescue, D. Cooper et al., 3rd Edition, revised., (c) 1996 Emergency Response Institute, Inc. et al., ISBN 0-913724-37-8, chapters 21
• [4] Overhead slides distributed for [3]
• [5] Instructor's Outline for Search and Rescue Fundamentals, Draft only for Provisional Use, Donald C. Cooper, Emergency Response Institude, Inc., and National Rescue Consultants, Inc., 4537 Foxhall Drive, N.E., Olympia, WA 98506, pg 141-144
• [6] "SAR SKILLS V1.ppt" Powerpoint presentation distributed for [1]. dated Feb 8, 2005, size: 29,540,352, slides 269-322

Notes

Any additional notes, etc.