Critiques/2009-05-05
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| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|6}} Suggest have minimum of 2 people approach door for member safety and to give assurance of legitimacy to resident. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|7}} Suggest when urban searching at night have patrol vehicle or other equipped with alley lights and search lights accompany teams to speed up searching of front yards and vehicles. Could expect Pincher RCMP to support in this way. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|8}} Suggest having roving support vehicle for urban search teams for food, water, warming, transport. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|9}} Suggest mark sidewalk with chalk in urban search to indicate what has/hasn't been searched by which team. Could make easier to recognize sweep boundaries. Could be tied to end of walking/tracking stick. Could develop convention for markings "X" like disaster search. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|10}} Suggest wear reflective vests for urban night search for higher visibility vs normal street clothes. Makes team seem less suspicious when seen by resident in their yard. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|11}} Suggest search areas that are difficult can be reexamined by strategically spotting from point of advantage. E.g. thick brush along creek spotted from other side. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|12}} Discussion of degree of discretion to work outside assigned segment. Suggest need for clarification of when should talk to command post vs. decide on own. |
| - | * {{sug| | + | * {{sug|13}} Suggest when spotting subject, maintain visual contact until part of party approaches. Can lose perspective as approach. |
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Revision as of 06:22, 6 May 2009
Suggestions coming from the May 5 critique and submitted separately regarding the May 5 mock search and the previous Anderson search.
Suggestions by functional area
first notification / tasking
call-out
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Suggestion #1:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Not able to get call-out people on incidents. Suggest have lead call-out coordinator on-call for month or 2 week period like manager-on-call. Suggest get more call-out people.
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Suggestion #2:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Using old call out list. Confusion when coordinating with other call-out person. Some people called twice. Suggest use same list. Suggest having index by name and split index.
investigation
communications
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Suggestion #3:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Merging teams can cause confusion in command/reporting structure. Suggest clear language of merging vs. working together. Suggest switch to single FRS channel for new team.
resources
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Suggestion #4:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest get gel pens which won't freeze.
family liaison
(de)briefing
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Suggestion #4:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Map becoming available only after given assignment relative to locations is sometimes confusing. Suggest map orientation should be first.
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Suggestion #5:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Debriefing forms don't match urban context. Suggest rework wording.
searching
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Suggestion #6:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest have minimum of 2 people approach door for member safety and to give assurance of legitimacy to resident.
-
Suggestion #7:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest when urban searching at night have patrol vehicle or other equipped with alley lights and search lights accompany teams to speed up searching of front yards and vehicles. Could expect Pincher RCMP to support in this way.
-
Suggestion #8:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest having roving support vehicle for urban search teams for food, water, warming, transport.
-
Suggestion #9:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest mark sidewalk with chalk in urban search to indicate what has/hasn't been searched by which team. Could make easier to recognize sweep boundaries. Could be tied to end of walking/tracking stick. Could develop convention for markings "X" like disaster search.
-
Suggestion #10:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest wear reflective vests for urban night search for higher visibility vs normal street clothes. Makes team seem less suspicious when seen by resident in their yard.
-
Suggestion #11:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest search areas that are difficult can be reexamined by strategically spotting from point of advantage. E.g. thick brush along creek spotted from other side.
-
Suggestion #12:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Discussion of degree of discretion to work outside assigned segment. Suggest need for clarification of when should talk to command post vs. decide on own.
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Suggestion #13:
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
Suggest when spotting subject, maintain visual contact until part of party approaches. Can lose perspective as approach.
extrication
- Having many people approach Alzheimer sufferer likely to cause trauma.
- Suggest use rope as tag line when extracting stretcher on slope.
stand down
CISM
prevention, public education
travel
- Suggest continued use of carpooling to search in e.g. Lethbridge. Better safety on way back when tired.
- Suggest having arrangement to call-in when driving alone back from a tiring search (e.g. night search). To confirm safe arrival.
logistics
planning
media
post ops
learning
(e.g., how this critique was organized, mock search goals, exercise techniques)
- Suggest encourage members in field to discuss overhead decisions after search as learning opportunity.
- Suggest everyone get experience of working comms and command post.
- Suggest better learning if everyone can see handling of first approach to subject.
Facts about Critiques/2009-05-05RDF feed
| Committee handling | Suggestion/Committee/List/unassigned + |
| Difficulty to implement | not rated + |
| Full page name | Critiques/2009-05-05 + |
| Sequence number | 1 +, 2 +, 3 +, 4 +, 5 +, 6 +, 7 +, 8 +, 9 +, 10 +, 11 +, 12 +, and 13 + |
| Value to PCSAR mandate | not rated + |
