2018 Fall SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is a sample schedule (master) 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.

Contents

Evening 1

Friday November 23. 18:00-21:30

  • Instructors: Brett
Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

Day 2

Saturday November 24. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett, Chris (available after 09:30)


Day 3

Sunday November 25. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett, Chris (available after 09:30), Jake
  • Assistants: Igor


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

Evening 4

Friday December 7. 18:00-21:30

  • Instructors: Brett, Roy


Day 5

Saturday December 8. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett, Matt, Roy, Chris (available after 09:30), Jake


  • 12:15-12:45 0.50hr lunch
  • 12:45-13:45 1.00hr Tracking - Jake
  • 13:45-14:30 0.75hr Search Probability Theory - Chris
    • could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides
  • 14:30-14:45 0.25hr break

Evening 5

Saturday evening December 8. 18:30-~22:00

  • Instructors: Brett, Matt, Chris, Jake
  • Exercise: Russ, Eric, Pat, Igor


  • 18:30-~22:00 3.50hr Mock search - Brett, Matt, Chris, Jake

Day 6

Sunday December 9. 09:00-17:00

  • Instructors: Brett, Roy
  • 09:00-10:00 1.00hr Stress - Brett
  • 10:00-10:30 0.50hr Start-up - Brett
  • 10:30-10:45 0.25hr break
  • 10:45-11:45 1.00hr Critique - Roy
  • 11:45-12:15 0.50hr External influences - Brett
  • 12:15-12:45 0.50hr lunch
  • 12:45-13:15 0.50hr Survival skills (follow-up to assigned reading) - Roy
  • 13:15-14:00 0.75hr Legal Aspects - Roy
  • 14:00-14:15 0.25hr break
  • 14:15-14:45 0.50hr Evidence handling - Brett
  • 14:45-15:45 1.00hr Cold Weather SAR - Roy
  • 15:45-16:00 0.25hr break
    second afternoon break needed due to student exhaustion
  • 16:00-16:30 0.50hr Review - Brett
    exam on day's material
  • 16:30-16:45 0.25hr Wrap up - Brett
  • 16:45-17:00 0.25hr flex

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


Specialty teams

good idea. Try to work in in future years.


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.

Filler

Personal tools