2016 Fall SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is a sample schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Each section links to a lesson plan.

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.

1 Evening 1
2 Day 2
3 Day 3
4 Assigned Reading
5 Evening 4
6 Day 5
7 Evening 5
8 Day 6
9 not covered
10 Filler

[edit] Evening 1

Friday October 28, 18:00-21:30

Brett Wuth
Jeff Feist (may be called away)

18:00-18:30 0.50hr Introductions and Registration - Brett
18:30-19:30 1.00hr The SAR Role - Brett with Jeff
19:30-21:00 1.50hr Anatomy of an Incident - Brett
- (includes break 0.25hr)
21:00-21:15 0.25hr Navigation - overview - Brett
21:15-21:30 0.25hr Navigation - map - features - Brett

Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

[edit] Day 2

Saturday October 29, 09:00-17:00

Brett Wuth
Claus Burchert (travelling from Blairmore)
Jeff Feist (may be called away)

09:00-09:30 0.50hr Start-up - Brett
09:30-11:00 1.50hr Navigation - map - topography - Brett
11:00-12:00 1.00hr First Aid - Claus
12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
12:30-13:00 0.50hr Evacuation - Claus
13:00-13:30 0.50hr Evidence handling - Jeff
13:30-14:00 0.50hr Navigation - map - UTM - Brett
14:00-14:30 0.50hr Anatomy of an incident (continued video) - Brett (missed)
14:30-14:45 0.25hr break
14:45-15:00 0.25hr Navigation - map - distance - Brett
15:00-15:45 0.75hr Navigation - map - direction - Brett
15:45-16:45 1.00hr Ready Pack - Claus
16:45-17:00 0.25hr flex

buffer for overruns

questions

[edit] Day 3

Sunday October 30, 09:00-17:00

Brett Wuth
Claus Burchert (travelling from Blairmore)
Jake Waiboer (travelling from Lethbridge)
Spencer Manweiler (travelling from Lethbridge)

09:00-09:15 0.25hr Start-up - Brett
09:15-09:45 0.50hr Anatomy of an incident (continued video)
09:45-10:45 1.25hr Navigation - instruments - theory - Brett
10:30-10:45 0.25hr includes break
11:00-12:00 1.00hr Search Techniques - theory - Jake
12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
discuss student's clothing choices one-on-one
12:30-17:00 4.50hr Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass - Spencer, Claus, Brett, Jake

[edit] Assigned Reading

See Readings.

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5h

further built upon in a later presentation

clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading

otherwise 0.8h

Field Health and Hygiene

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5 hr

Hazards

otherwise 0.5 hr

further built upon in a later presentation

Communications

further built upon in a later presentation

Inland Water Search

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5hr

SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading

otherwise 0.5 hr

Urban SAR

assigned reading

[edit] Evening 4

Friday, November 18, 18:00-21:30

Brett Wuth
Claus Burchert (travelling from Blairmore)
potential substitutes:
- Chris Jorgensen (travelling from Lethbridge)
- Paul Carolan (travelling from Medicine Hat)
- DeLea Mapstone (travelling from Medicine Hat)

18:00-18:30 0.50hr Start-up - Brett
(includes written exam reviewing assigned reading)
18:30-19:30 1.00hr Communications (follow-up to assigned reading) - Brett
19:30-20:00 0.50hr Hazards (follow-up to assigned reading) - Brett
20:00-20:15 0.25hr break
20:15-21:30 1.25hr Navigation - instruments - practical - GPS - Brett

[edit] Day 5

Saturday, November 19, 09:00-17:00

Brett Wuth
Chris Jorgensen (travelling from Lethbridge)
Michael Taje (travelling from Blairmore)
Jake Waiboer (in early from Lethbridge, travelling with Chris)
potential substitutes:
- Paul Carolan (travelling from Medicine Hat)
- DeLea Mapstone (travelling from Medicine Hat)

09:00-09:30 0.50hr Start-up - Brett
09:30-10:15 0.75hr Navigation - map - triangulation - Brett
10:15-10:30 0.25hr Navigation - map - route selection - Brett
10:30-10:45 0.25hr break
10:45-11:00 0.25hr Foot Travel Skills - Michael
11:00-12:00 1.00hr Cold Weather SAR - Brett
12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
- try getting people standing
12:30-13:15 0.75hr Search Probability Theory - Chris
- could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides
13:15-13:45 0.50hr Lost person behaviour - Michael
13:45-14:15 0.50hr Organization and Incident Command - Chris
14:15-14:30 0.25hr break
14:30-15:15 0.75hr Briefing and debriefing - Michael
15:15-15:45 0.50hr Search Team Leader - Chris
15:45-17:00 1.25hr flex
buffer for overruns
Q's, prep for mock search

[edit] Evening 5

Saturday November 19, 18:30-~22:00

Brett Wuth
Eric Bruder
Chris Jorgensen (already in for the day)
Michael Taje (already in for the day)
Jake Waiboer (already in for the day)
potential substitutes:
- Paul Carolan (travelling from Medicine Hat)
- DeLea Mapstone (travelling from Medicine Hat)

18:30-~22:00 3.50hr Mock search

[edit] Day 6

Sunday November 20, 09:00-17:00

Brett Wuth
Jake Waiboer (travelling from Lethbridge)
Roy Davidson (travelling from Lethbridge)
Pat Neumann
potential substitutes:
- Paul Carolan (travelling from Medicine Hat)
- DeLea Mapstone (travelling from Medicine Hat)

09:00-10:00 1.00hr Stress - Jake
10:00-10:30 0.50hr Start-up - Brett
10:30-10:45 0.25hr break
10:45-11:45 1.00hr Critique - Pat
11:45-12:30 0.75hr Helicopter - Brett
12:30-13:00 0.50hr lunch
13:00-13:30 0.50hr Survival skills (follow-up to assigned reading) - Jake
13:30-14:00 0.50hr Air Observer Guidelines - Brett
14:00-14:30 0.50hr External influences - Jake
14:30-14:45 0.25hr break
14:45-15:30 0.75hr Legal Aspects - Roy
15:30-16:00 0.50hr Tracking - Jake
16:00-16:15 0.25hr break
second afternoon break needed due to student exhaustion
16:15-16:45 0.50hr Review - Brett
exam on day's material
16:45-17:00 0.25hr Wrap up - Brett

[edit] 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

Legal Land Description

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