SAR Fundamentals/SAR Role

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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

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Brett Wuth

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Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, the participants:

  1. will be able to describe what is needed of a SAR worker
  2. will be able to explain the priorities of safety
  3. will be able to list the broad stages of an incident
  4. will be able to describe what being tasked means and give examples of Tasking Agencies and SAR Responders
  5. will be able to list the major SAR certifications

Time Plan

Total Time: ?? minutes


Time Material


00:00

3 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

SAR Fundamentals chapters 1 & 2[3] or FOG SAR chapters 1 & 2[1]

Present Objectives

distribute blank question bank cards

00:03

5 min

  • Realistic as to why you are here:[2]
    • no glory
    • no thanks
    • no sleep
    • no recognition
    • time consuming
    • stress family relations
    • expensive
    • hazardous
  • Ask around room why people are here
  • Some of the positives are[2]
    • good to work as part of a team
    • common goal, camaraderie
    • might just save someone's life

00:08

3 min

  • What is SAR?
  • typical situations
  • Search vs. Rescue
    • Slide Basic SAR 7


00:11

5 min

  • What skills do you need - list on flip chart
  • Slide Basic SAR 29
  • Slide Basic SAR 5


00:16

3 min

  • Slide Basic SAR 21
  • PHACKS overhead[3]
    • P - Proficient
    • H - Humble
    • A - Able
    • C - Competent
    • K - Knowledge
    • S - Solicitous


00:19

12 min

  • play video
  • "Incident Commander" vs. "Search Manager"
  • volunteer vs. professional
  • term: �$B!H�(BHasty Team�$B!I�(B


00:31

3 min

  • Slide Basic SAR 3

Stages of an incident

  • L - Locate
  • A - Access
  • S - Stabalize
  • T - Transport

No stage can happen until the previous stage is complete

Times will vary with each incident

e.g. missing child / injured climber / car accident

Phases:

  • SAME [1]
    • Search
    • Access
    • Medical
    • Evacuate


00:34

2 min

SAR Process Preplan to preplan overhead

  • Slide Basic SAR 6


00:36

5 min

Safety

  • Slide Basic SAR 22
  • Risk vs. Benefit
    • 1-10 scale
      • on chance of happening
      • severity if it happens
  • e.g. russian roulette 1 in 6 / crossing a stream
  • Priority
    • 1/ Self
    • 2/ Team Members
    • 3/ Bystanders
    • 4/ Subject
    • 5/ equipment

Individual acts and how they affect the group and search functions

  • Slide Basic SAR 26


00:41

1 min

  • Wanting to help is not enough - you need to be trained
  • Some volunteers don't know that they don't know


00:42

2 min

SAR Responders

  • SAR Groups
  • SAR Alberta
    • 54 member organizations
    • volunteer run
  • Organizations with broader mandate
    • police
    • fire departments
    • parks
    • Ad-hoc: community, friends, family


00:44

2 min 2,4

Tasking

  • legal authority to conduct operation
  • lines of responsibility
    • completion
    • problems
    • financial

Not being tasked

  • on behalf of family


00:46

3 min

Canada SAR responsibilities

  • Sea
    • federal
    • Coast Guard
    • Coast Guard Auxiliary
    • Navigable waterways
      • St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes
      • Peace River, Athabasca River, North Saskatchewan River?
  • Air
    • federal
    • Department of Defense
    • CASARA - Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association
    • missing / downed aircraft
      • when does it become a ground SAR operation?
      • value of ground SAR
  • RCC - Rescue Coordination Centres
    • Victoria, Trenton, Halifax
  • Land
    • federal land: national parks
    • Provinces
      • minister/department
      • delegation to agency
        • usually police force(s) under provincial contract
        • BC: PEP - Provincial Emergency Program


00:49

5 min

Alberta SAR responsibilities

  • only recently assigned
  • Alberta Emergency Management Agency
    • responsibility for emergencies / disasters
    • training funding
    • WCB
    • national representation
  • Solicitor General
    • RCMP oversight
  • agencies, mostly police, act as Tasking Agencies based on related responsibilities: missing (as opposed to lost) persons.

Tasking Agencies

  • RCMP
  • City Police / Town Police
  • Tribal Police
  • National Parks
  • Kananaskis Country
    • special agreement with RCMP
  • Municipalities (disasters)
  • Department of Defense (downed aircraft)
  • auspices of Agencies: Provincial Parks, Conservation Officers, Fire Department, Emergency Management (Disaster Services)
  • BC PEP


00:54

3 min

SAR Certification Standards

  • SAR Fundamentals
    • SAR Basics
    • ERI
    • NASAR
  • new federal standards
  • Civil Emergency Response
  • SAR Management
  • Man Tracking
  • Dog team
  • Quad Safety
  • Snowmobile Safety
  • Air Spotter

RCMP requirements

SAR Alberta requirements


00:57

3 min

Questions

collect question bank cards

review objectives


01:00




Aids

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

Question bank

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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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Copyright (c) 2012, 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.

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