From PCSAR
Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug4:
Suggestion #4: Suggest get gel pens which won't freeze.
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: none
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
- preplan 2010-05-18
- no action
- can just keep pen in inside pocket
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug6:
Suggestion #6: Debriefing forms don't match urban context. Suggest rework wording.
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: medium
- Difficulty to implement: easy
- preplan 2009-05-19
- add vehicle as type of team
- critical spacing only applies to Type II or Type III
- need training for the debriefer
- preplan 2010-05-18
- Medium Value
- difficulty: easy
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug7:
Suggestion #7: Suggest have minimum of 2 people approach door for member safety and to give assurance of legitimacy to resident
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated
- Difficulty to implement: done
- preplan 2009-05-19
- Reflective vests or anything to show that we are not prowlers. Needs to be stressed don't fall into trap of assuming everyone recognizes we are there to help.
- preplan 2010-05-18
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug8:
Suggestion #8: 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.
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: none
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
- preplan 2009-05-19
- probably not enough vehicles available from police
- would not work well with many yards, too many fences, too high
- risk to night vision
- risk of people walking beside vehicle
- not effective back alleys
- preplan 2010-05-18
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug9:
Suggestion #9: Suggest having roving support vehicle for urban search teams for food, water, warming, transport
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: medium
- Difficulty to implement: easy
- preplan 2009-05-19
- effective for shifting priorities
- access to washroom facilities
- yellow flashing light would highten awareness that something is having, magnetic search and rescue decals
- preplan 2010-05-18
- not just urban searches, also at St. Mary's
- any situation where searchers are road accessible, use support vehicle
- also for injury
- put out as reminder for search managers
- easy
- Medium Value
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug10:
Suggestion #10: Suggest mark sidewalk with chalk in urban search to indicate what has/hasn't been searched by which team
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: low
- Difficulty to implement: medium
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.
- preplan 2009-05-19
- difficult to recognize from other end
- preplan 2010-05-18
- could be useful
- need to develop convention
- require training
- needs to be visible
- need enough chalk
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug11:
Suggestion #11: 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
- Committee handling: preplan
- Value to PCSAR mandate: medium
- Difficulty to implement: easy
- preplan 2009-05-19
- preplan 2010-05-18
- already policy
- put on search manager reminder list
- difficulty: easy
- Medium Value
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug12:
Suggestion #12: 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.
- Committee handling: training
- Value to PCSAR mandate: medium
- Difficulty to implement: easy
- preplan 2009-05-19
- should be brought up during training
- remind overhead to plan on macro scale
- preplan 2010-05-18
- need to maintain visual contact (e.g. spotting) while teams are moving in
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug13:
Suggestion #13: 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.
- Committee handling: training
- Value to PCSAR mandate: medium
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
- preplan 2009-05-19
- a quick burst doesn't need to be communicated
- should be reported in debriefing
- a diversion or abandoning original assignment does need to be communicated
- training issue
- preplan 2010-05-18
- give to training
- Medium Value
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug14:
Suggestion #14: Suggest when spotting subject, maintain visual contact until part of party approaches. Can lose perspective as approach.
- Committee handling: training
- Value to PCSAR mandate: medium
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
- preplan 2009-05-19
- should be brought up during training
- preplan 2010-05-18
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug15:
Suggestion #15: Having many people approach Alzheimer sufferer likely to cause trauma
- Committee handling: training
- Value to PCSAR mandate: high
- Difficulty to implement: easy
- preplan 2010-05-18
- should be part of briefing regarding subject if Alzheimer
- should be renewed in training
- Reviewed at 2010-11-16 Preplan meeting.
- We have a Training CD.
- We have information cards for dealing with Alzheimer sufferers.
- arrange training night.
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Critiques/2009-05-05/Sug16:
Suggestion #16: Suggest use rope as belay line when extracting stretcher on slope
- Committee handling: unassigned
- Value to PCSAR mandate: none
- Difficulty to implement: not rated
- preplan 2009-05-19
- agreed
- people have difficulty recognizing risk of low or short slopes
- training for recognition of risk
- preplan 2010-05-18
- reconsidered: by time subject is packaged, will have enough expertise on slope
- covered in training in 2010-05
- no action
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Other suggestions from
Critiques/2009-05-05
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| Committee handling | Suggestion/Committee/List/unassigned +, Suggestion/Committee/List/preplan +, and Suggestion/Committee/List/training + |
| Description | Suggest get gel pens which won't freeze. +, Debriefing forms don't match urban context. Suggest rework wording. +, Suggest have minimum of 2 people approach door for member safety and to give assurance of legitimacy to resident +, 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. +, Suggest having roving support vehicle for urban search teams for food, water, warming, transport +, Suggest mark sidewalk with chalk in urban search to indicate what has/hasn't been searched by which team +, 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 +, 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. +, 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. +, Suggest when spotting subject, maintain visual contact until part of party approaches. Can lose perspective as approach. +, Having many people approach Alzheimer sufferer likely to cause trauma +, and Suggest use rope as belay line when extracting stretcher on slope + |
| Difficulty to implement | not rated +, easy +, done +, and medium + |
| Full page name | Preplan/Committee/To prioritize + |
| Sequence number | 4 +, 6 +, 7 +, 8 +, 9 +, 10 +, 11 +, 12 +, 13 +, 14 +, 15 +, and 16 + |
| Suggestion list | Preplan/Committee + |
| Value to PCSAR mandate | none +, medium +, not rated +, low +, and high + |
