SAR Fundamentals/SAR Role

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== Question bank ==
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A: Name 5 priorities in the order of the safety pyramid.
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* self
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* team
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* bystanders
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* subject
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* equipment
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Q: What should a searcher consider with all decisions and actions?
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A: Risk vs. Benefit
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Q: Name the core elements of a SAR incident (LAST).
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A:
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* Locate
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* Access
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* Stabilize
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* Transport
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Q: What qualities are looked for in a SAR worker?
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A:
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* Proficient
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* Humble
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* Able
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* Competent
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* Knowledgeable
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* Solicitous
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Q: Name 3 skills required in SAR?
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A:
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* navigation
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* first aid
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* survival
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* communications
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Q: What is the provincial SAR organization?
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A: SAR Alberta
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Q: What is a tasking agency?
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A: Agency which has jurisdiction & responsibility for initiating and paying for a search.
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Q: List at least three tasking agencies.
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A:
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* RCMP
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* city police
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* Parks Canada
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Q: How long is the search manager course?
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A: 5 days
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Q: What are the Basic SAR skills?
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A: a combination of search, rescue, and survival/support skills
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Q: Who determines what risk level you will work at during a search?
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A: Ultimately you will decide how far you are willing to go based on factors such as skill, fitness, present physical/environmental conditions and overall team ability. Overall safety for yourself, you team and the subject are always the primary concerns.
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Q: Who are you working for during a search operation?
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A: The lost person/subject.
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Q: What are the 3 types of searches and what area of government is responsible for each area?
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A:
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* Sea - federal
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* Air - federal
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* Ground - provincial
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Q: Are SAR workers covered by WCB?
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A: Yes.

Revision as of 23:17, 25 March 2011

Lesson plan

  • lesson plan (odt) (pdf)
  • include in discussion of SAR certification
    • ICS
    • FESTI
    • Team Leader
    • Safety
    • maybe this should all be a wiki page referenced

Aids

  • overhead projector
  • screen
  • overhead slides for this section
  • video projector
  • video player
  • video tape - Operation Ground SAR

Question bank

A: Name 5 priorities in the order of the safety pyramid.

Q:

  • self
  • team
  • bystanders
  • subject
  • equipment


Q: What should a searcher consider with all decisions and actions?

A: Risk vs. Benefit


Q: Name the core elements of a SAR incident (LAST).

A:

  • Locate
  • Access
  • Stabilize
  • Transport


Q: What qualities are looked for in a SAR worker?

A:

  • Proficient
  • Humble
  • Able
  • Competent
  • Knowledgeable
  • Solicitous


Q: Name 3 skills required in SAR?

A:

  • navigation
  • first aid
  • survival
  • communications


Q: What is the provincial SAR organization?

A: SAR Alberta


Q: What is a tasking agency?

A: Agency which has jurisdiction & responsibility for initiating and paying for a search.


Q: List at least three tasking agencies.

A:

  • RCMP
  • city police
  • Parks Canada


Q: How long is the search manager course?

A: 5 days


Q: What are the Basic SAR skills?

A: a combination of search, rescue, and survival/support skills


Q: Who determines what risk level you will work at during a search?

A: Ultimately you will decide how far you are willing to go based on factors such as skill, fitness, present physical/environmental conditions and overall team ability. Overall safety for yourself, you team and the subject are always the primary concerns.


Q: Who are you working for during a search operation?

A: The lost person/subject.


Q: What are the 3 types of searches and what area of government is responsible for each area?

A:

  • Sea - federal
  • Air - federal
  • Ground - provincial


Q: Are SAR workers covered by WCB?

A: Yes.

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