Preplan/Committee/To prioritize

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.

2005-05:

Bryan reported that he hasn't received any calls for any incidents recently although he is listed as available in the database. There was also a concern that cell phone numbers were not being tried during call-out. We should meet with the call-out people at the next preplan meeting to understand call-out procedures. It was proposed that any specialized knowledge (such as who doesn't want to be called, which numbers not to call) should be written down in a way that allows the members to make sure the information is up to date and allows others to use the written information to perform call out.

2010-06-15 preplan

numbers are listed in call order

resolved.

Resulting from last meeting's discussions, Brett distributed "operating profile" documents for Snowmobile and Traffic Control. The points were discussed in detail. The value of such operating profile documents was agreed. We will try to do a new one each meeting preparing for the likely activities in the season ahead.

• Snowmobile Operating Profile
• Overhead Operating Profile Task : Brett Wuth

2010-06-15

to do: Brett to bring examples of profiles