Preplan/Committee/To prioritize

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: done

preplan 2009-05-19

• agreed

preplan 2010-06-15

• no value: already doing

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: high

Difficulty to implement: done

• • preplan 2009-05-19
    • someone on team should take responsibility to arrange for call-in
• preplan 2010-05-15
  • already policy
  • should practice in night mock search
  • should be on list for search managers
• preplan 2011-11-15
  • focus on issue of driving alone
  • what does the call accomplish after the accident, doesn't address safety issue.
  • if balking from tasking agency, we can rent room and charge tasking agency. Or we can pay out of contingency fund.
  • similar issue if the roads are bad
  • training?
  • everyone is responsible for safety, everyone should feel free to make the suggestion
  • make it really easy for them to stay
  • ultimately it's their call
  • when safety issue is handled, no need for accountability
  • notification on return, only if traveling against safety suggestion to wait
    • alternative can let spouse know when should arrive
  • (review tasked: Brett Wuth) write up as rule of thumb

Committee handling: training

Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated

Difficulty to implement: not rated

• preplan 2009-05-19
  • give big picture briefing, rationale

Committee handling: training

Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated

Difficulty to implement: not rated

Committee handling: training

Value to PCSAR mandate: not rated

Difficulty to implement: not rated

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: none

Difficulty to implement: done

focus on strengths of certain people as command post radio operator

• already doing, never comes up in real searches

Committee handling: unassigned

Value to PCSAR mandate: none

Difficulty to implement: not rated

• use of "no duff"
• focus on safety
• on mock confusing "track" as human vs. sled
• doesn't come up as issue

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: low

Difficulty to implement: done

• repeat
• new trainees were the ones that were confusing
• should be straigtened out right away by radio operator or search manager

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: low

Difficulty to implement: hard

• shutdown highway to get SAR teams into resort
• difficulty of dust
• tasking agency

only the RCMP can shut down road, we might request

• only one incident where has came up
• lots of other possible entries onto the road
  • could assume road closed, when unexpected traffic

Committee handling: unassigned

Value to PCSAR mandate: none

Difficulty to implement: not rated

• search management team reluctant to use land owner because he was also family member. Very useful to use people that know area. Could have explained roads and trails. Transport.
• overhead team discuss how much to include family members
• be prepared to deal with consequences of including family
• hasn't occurred on any real searches

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: low

Difficulty to implement: done

• incident specific (don't expect to ever happen again)
• use CMR Safety Office

2013-01-15 preplan: MOU with CMR should solve further issues

Committee handling: equipment

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: medium

See also Critiques/2010-03-21/Sug25.

$600.

E-Z Up: From Kite Festival. Takes longer to set up than awning.

Is there room to store in SARCAR? Or have in equipment trailer.

Often have other forms of shade.

Can be difficult to use in weather.

Have radios and table outside to get rid of crowd inside.

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: medium

2010-05-18

• to do: Ron will provide Brett list of what's needed
• to do: Brett will print

2010-06-15

Committee handling: preplan

Value to PCSAR mandate: high

Difficulty to implement: medium

Current:

Idling burns gas. Noisy.

Option 1:

RV heater. Use 20 or 30lb bottle of propane. Can be ducted (fan forced, e.g. into the back) or not.

Compartment in back driver side for propane, vented to outside.

Have to idle the bus to use existing heaters. With wind, risk of carbon monoxide.

Can extend exhaust to take it further away.

Self contained, don't have to set up other stuff (like generator).

RV heater would be much quieter

Would have to get professional installer. material guess: $1200.

Total guess: $2500.

Reluctant to sink too much money in heating system in old bus.

Option 2: Electric

Consider portable electric heaters and bigger generator.

To Do: Ron to get idea of costs.

Committee handling: equipment

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: medium

Already have draft copy from ~5 years ago.

Committee handling: equipment

Value to PCSAR mandate: medium

Difficulty to implement: easy

2 off old ambulances. Needs to be permanently mounted.

$0 cost.

Used to address searchers. Bring search time from area to base. Searchers waiting in vehicles for further instructions.

Possible attraction.