2012-02 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule
From PCSAR
This is the schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Compare with the generic schedule.
It is intended to help instructors schedule their sections. It is not intended for students as a commitment of what will be taught when. Times are only approximate. Elements may be moved around.
It may have to be adjusted to instructor availability, etc.
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Evening 1 - Feb 10
Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30
Introductions and Registration
- 0.5hr - 18:00-18:30
- 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
break
- 0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45
- 1.5hr 19:45-21:15
flex
- 0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30
- buffer for overruns
- Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up
Day 2 - Feb 11
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
- This time at the firehall.
- crowded if full class of 15
- equipment required: maps
- 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30 - Brett
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30 - Eric
break
- 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45
- 0.25hr - 10:45-11:00 - Brett
- 0.25hr - 11:00-11:15 - Brett
Navigation - Map - Elevation first 30 of 90min
- 0.5hr - 11:15-11:45 - Brett
flex
- 0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
- buffer for overruns
- questions
lunch
- 12:00-12:30
Search Skills and Compass Practical
- 4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00 - Ron with Spencer, Brett, Eric
Day 3 - Feb 12
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00
- 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30 - Brett
Navigation - Map - Elevation last 60 of 90min
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30 - Brett
- 0.5 hr - 10:30-11:00 - Brett
break
- 0.25 hr - 11:00-11:15
- 0.25 hr - 11:15-11:30 - Brett
- 0.75 hr - 11:30-12:15 - Brett
lunch
- 0.5 hr - 12:15-12:45
Anatomy of an incident (cont)
- 0.5 hr - 12:45-13:15
Organization and Incident Command
- 0.5hr 13:15-13:45
Navigation - Map - Triangulation
- 0.75 hr - 13:45-14:30 - Brett
Navigation - Map - Route Planning
- 0.25 hr - 14:30-15:00 - Brett
break
- 0.25 hr - 15:00-15:15
- 0.25 hr - 15:15-15:30 - Brett
Navigation - instruments - indoor
- 1.5 hr - 15:15-17:00
Assigned Reading
See Readings.
Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness
- assigned reading
- otherwise 0.5h
clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip
- assigned reading
- otherwise 0.8h
- assigned reading
- otherwise 0.5 hr
- otherwise 0.5 hr
- assigned reading
- otherwise 0.5hr
SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools
- assigned reading
- otherwise 0.5 hr
- assigned reading
Evening 4 - Mar 2
Typically a Friday, 2 weeks after the previous weekend. 18:00-21:30
- 0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30
- 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
flex
- 0.5 hr 19:30-20:00
break
- 0.25 - 20:00-20:15
Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS
- 1.25 hr : 20:15-21:30
Day 5 - Mar 3
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
- 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30 - Chris
break
- 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45
- 0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00 - Chris
- 1 hr - 11:00-12:00 - Roy
lunch
- 12:00-12:30
- 1 hr - 12:30-13:30 - Chris
- 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00 - Janet
- 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45 - Chris
break
- 0.25hr - 14:45-15:00
- 0.75hr - 15:00-15:45 - Janet
- 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15 - Roy
- 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45 - Chris
flex
- buffer for overruns
- 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
- Q's, prep for mock search
Evening 5 - Mar 3
Typically the same Saturday evening. 18:30-~22:00
- 3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00 - Eric, Brett, Chris, ...
Day 6 - Mar 4
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00
- 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
break
- 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
Review
- 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
- verify sign in
- distribute course evaluations (form)
- exam on previous day's material
- 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00
lunch
- 0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30
- 0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15
- 1 hr - 13:15-14:15
- 0.5hr - 14:15-14:45 - Roy
break
- 0.25 - 14:45-15:00
- 0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30 - Roy
- 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
- 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
Review
- 0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
- exam on day's material
- 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00
not covered
The following material is not explicitly scheduled and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.
Navigation - Lat/Long
- 0.75 hr
- SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13
- SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
- Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
Rationale to not include: SAR workers only use lat/long when interfacing with members of the public and air searchers. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.
Navigation - Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System
- 1.5 hr
- 2006-09-30 10:15 11:45
- SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
- Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
Rationale to not include: SAR workes only use LLD and its derivatives when navigating to the search site and interfacing with the public and municipal workers. Navigation by LLD is a difficult skill to maintain. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.
Navigation - GPS - practical - waypoints
- See lesson plan after 1:13
Rope rescue
- 1.25 hr
- SAR Fundamentals Manual:
- Ch.24 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
- Ch.25 "Rope Related Skills"
- Basic SAR Skills Manual:
- Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
- Ch.22 "Rope Knots and Skills"
- related skills-exercise on knots
Rationale to not include: To assist in a rope rescue takes considerably more training than can be included in this course.
Mountain Bike SAR
- Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-12 "Mountain Bike SAR"
Rationale to not include: A speciality not often encountered.
